About Us
The Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC) is an independent regulator established under the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission Act 2002 (the Act). The ICCC is responsible for protecting consumers’ interests, promoting and safeguarding competition, and regulating declared industries, entities and goods and services. The ICCC’s primary objectives are set out in Section 5 of the Act. These are:
To enhance the welfare of the people of Papua New Guinea through the promotion of competition, fair trading and the protection of consumer’s interests.
To promote economic efficiency in industry structure, investment and conduct; and
To protect the long-term interests of the people of Papua New Guinea with regard to the price, quality and reliability of significant, essential, and basic goods and services.
Our Vision
Promote the welfare of the people of Papua New Guinea by ensuring an economy in which markets are competitive, consumers’ interests are protected, and regulated industries are efficient.
Our Mission
To enhance the welfare of the people of Papua New Guinea, by ensuring that:
- Markets are competitive, efficient and informed;
- Consumers are effectively protected from misleading and deceptive conduct and unsafe goods;
- Regulated goods and services are delivered efficiently; and
- Our work is aligned with national development plans and strategies such as the Medium-Term Development Plan 2024 – 2027 (MTDP IV), Development Strategic Plan 2020-2030, and Vision 2050 and conducted independently, transparently and accountably.
Our Values
- Independence - Objective and evidence base decision making
- Inclusive - Welcoming all voices and perspective
- Integrity - Acting Honestly and with Principle
Our Goals
- Protect consumers' rights - by expanding enforcement, improving complaint handling, and ensuring product safety.
- Keep markets competitive - by reviewing mergers, tackling cartel behaviour, and stopping abuse of market power.
- Regulate industries and prices where necessary - to make sure essential goods and services remain affordable and reliable.
- The ICCC will be recognised as independent expert regulator - to maintain high level of integrity, transparency and accountability.
Our Corporate Plan
Corporate Plan
2026 - 2030
Our Leadership and Management
Commissioners
Senior Management
Our Legislations
ICCC is established under the Independent Consumer and Competition Commission Act 2002 and it also administers the competition, consumer, and regulatory functions of the Commission that are set out under the ICCC Act. In addition to that, the Commission also administers other legislations namely:
Primary Legislation
Independent Consumer & Competition Commission Act 2002
Independent Consumer & Competition Commission (Amendment) Act 2014
Price Regulation Act 1949
Trade Measurement Act 1973
Weights and Measures Regulation 1974
Bread Regulation 1974
Commercial Advertisement (Protection of the Public) Act 1976
Packaging Regulation 1975
Packaging Act 1974
Related Legislation
Trade Marks Act 1978
Food Sanitation Act 1991
Goods Act 1951
Motor Car Dealers Act 1976
Harbours Act 1963
Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1974
Postal Services Act 1996
Related Legislation Refers to Legislation that may:
- Be related or read alongside the primary legislation ICCC Administers; and
- Being related to the work/functions of the ICCC e.g. regulatory work with the PNG Power, PNG Ports, Postal Services, MVIL, etc. would require consultation of the legislation relating to those industries. This does not mean the ICCC administers.










