Professor David Cousins

Professorial Fellow
PhD, M Eco, B Eco (Hons), Dip Ed,

Professional Profile

David joined the Centre for Regulatory Studies in the Faculty of Law in July 2008 after a long career in senior Victorian and Australian Government regulatory positions.  From 2002 until joining the faculty he was the Executive Director Consumer Affairs with the Victorian Department of Justice and the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria.  Prior to this he was a Commissioner with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Chairman and Member of the Prices Surveillance Authority.  He has worked in private consulting as a Director of KPMG Consulting.  He is an economist and has previously taught in the Economics Department at Monash University. David is a part-time Commissioner with the Victorian State Services Authority.

Areas of Expertise

Economic regulation
Competition
Prices and consumer protection policy