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Fair warnings from February: Priorities, Penalties and Powers!

7 March 2018

February was a frenetic month: the ACCC released its 2018 priorities, two Bills on the ACL were released and the Productivity Commission released its draft report on competition in the Australian Financial System.

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Not playing any games: Valve’s appeal evaporates

12 January 2018

By James Gould

The Full Federal Court of Australia has upheld the finding of a single judge of the Federal Court that US-based Valve Corporation engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct and made false or misleading representations about consumers’ rights.

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Large fines to Red Balloon proof that ban on excessive surcharges isn’t all hot air

11 January 2018

By Mac Greedy

How amendments to the regulation of excessive surcharges will affect both businesses and consumers in Australia

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Voltaren feeling the burn as advertising inflames the ACCC

10 January 2018

By Mac Greedy

The consumer regulator is once again cracking down on products that claim to provide ‘targeted pain relief’

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New car industry in the ACCC’s headlights

8 January 2018

By Rob Hirst

The ACCC’s latest market study recommends that changes be made to improve consumer outcomes in the new car retailing industry.

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ACCC demonstrates the new B2B unfair terms regime is not rubbish with first litigation

19 October 2017

By Stephanie Swan

The ACCC has moved swiftly from education and industry reviews to enforcing and testing the new business-to-business unfair terms regime

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Ministers agree – penalties to go up and minor changes to be made to the ACL

7 September 2017

By Stephanie Swan

It seems that Fair Trading/Consumer Affairs Ministers across the country have put aside their political differences to reach agreement on recommended changes to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

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New sting in the tail of penalty provisions

15 May 2017

By James Corrigan

Penalty units set to increase from $180 to $210 from 1 July 2017

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2017 Federal Budget: No lack of jobs for ACCC and ACL grows more teeth

10 May 2017

By Ben Wighton

The Budget gives the ACCC new funds for new jobs, hikes ACL penalties for and introduces measures for more competitive and fairer energy and banking sectors

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Release of the Final Report on the Australian Consumer Law

27 April 2017

By William Osborn

No major surgery required to the Australian Consumer Law says CAANZ – but rehab likely

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