The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics is empowered to inquire into, and report on, the annual reports of government departments and authorities tabled in the House that stand referred to the committee in accordance with the Speaker’s Schedule.
The The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission annual reports stand referred to the committee in accordance with this schedule. The committee resolved to conduct an inquiry into the ACCC's 2019 Annual Report on 7 October 2020, and extended the inquiry to cover the 2020 Annual Report on 11 August 2021.