Penalty units balloon
26 July 2021
Commonwealth penalty units increased on 1 July 2020 for the first time in three years.
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Don’t “soil” your business: ACCC issues infringement notices in agribusiness sector
12 July 2021
Consistent with its priorities, the ACCC has investigated businesses in the agribusiness sector for allegedly breaching the Horticulture Code.
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Bringing contempt to ACCCount
27 October 2020
The ACCC has demonstrated once again that it will pursue contempt actions in a range of contexts.
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ACCC pays the price – TPG wins against the ACCC in prepayment case, again
24 August 2020
The Full Federal Court dismissed the ACCC’s appeal against TPG Internet regarding the marketing and sale of certain TPG services with a “prepayment” of $20
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Sony “takes the L” for misrepresenting gamers’ rights
12 June 2020
Court orders Sony to pay $3.5 million penalty and $100,000 for ACCC legal costs for misrepresenting gamers' rights and breaches of Australian Consumer Law
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A lasting lega-sea: High Court rules that disappointed cruise passengers can recover in Scenic Tours class action
22 May 2020
Scenic Tours: High Court finds damages for disappointment and distress for breach of contract or consumer guarantees not precluded by Civil Liability Act non-economic loss provisions
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Misleading promise of ocean views leaves home owners feeling salty
22 October 2019
Misleading promise: Court awards damages for misleading conduct and tort of deceit in relation to sale of land in undeveloped, subdivided estate
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Sounds like a Plan? The ACCC and AER announce strategic priorities
22 August 2019
The ACCC and AER's Corporate Plan highlights strategic priorities and areas of focus for 2019-20. Here's a helicopter overview of what you need to know.
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Let’s get clinical: Federal Court of Australia examines representations about ‘clinical’ efficacy of over-the-counter deodorants
25 January 2019
Whether certain implied representations as to the clinical efficacy of deodorant products amounted to misleading or deceptive conduct for the purposes of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) was examined by the Federal Court of Australia in its recent decision in Unilever Australia Ltd v Beiersdorf Australia Ltd [2018] FCA 2076.
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No Wiggle Room for Overseas Providers
19 December 2018
Wiggle has paid a penalty after wrongfully representing that it was not liable for its faulty products under Australian law because it was based overseas.
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