Commercial deviance in Australia has not been regarded seriously because, in one sense, it was perceived of as only paper crime; there was nothing emotive about it, no physical violence and very little premeditated action. As a result, responsibility for white collar crime has not been associated with an individual's actions, and no stigma of moral reprehensibility has naturally been associated with this behavior, behavior to which it was jurisprudentially and philosophically inappropriate to apply criminal sanctions. The following changes to existing procedures were made between the early 1970s and the mid-1980s: (1) Three government agencies were assigned responsibility for regulating commercial deviance; (2) Major legislative changes occurred and Special Prosecutors were appointed; (3) Additional police personnel were assigned to relevant units; and (4) Antitrust Acts of Parliament were enacted to regulate restrictive and monopolistic business practices. The major changes were enacted by the commonwealth government; few changes have been enacted by state governments. Endnotes, references