AUSTRALIA | ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb has welcomed the appointment of Luke Woodward as a Commissioner for a 5-year term at the ACCC, commencing from the 10th of October 2025.
Woodward is regarded as one of Australia’s leading practitioners in competition and consumer law. He has over 30 years of experience spanning competition and consumer matters, mergers and acquisitions, and infrastructure regulation across various sectors.
He also worked at the ACCC between 1993 and 2000 in various roles, including executive general manager, general counsel, and senior assistant commissioner and was most recently a competition and regulation partner and national head of competition law at King and Wood Mallesons.
“I am delighted to welcome Luke back to the ACCC. His expertise and experience across a wide range of fields relevant to the work of the ACCC is recognised not only in Australia but globally,” ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said.
“Luke’s strong litigation experience will be an asset to the ACCC’s work, particularly in our enforcement program and in Australia’s new merger regime.”
Woodward holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and degrees in economics and law from the University of Sydney. He filled a position left vacant after the departure of former ACCC Commissioner Liza Carver.
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