New car industry in the ACCC’s headlights
8 January 2018
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
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
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
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
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
No major surgery required to the Australian Consumer Law says CAANZ – but rehab likely
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Fining, naming, shaming
18 April 2017
The Productivity Commission's recommendations for the reform of ACL enforcement and administration
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Guiding the way to ACL Compliance and Enforcement
9 March 2017
Last month the Compliance and Enforcement Guide to Australian Consumer Law was released, covering how State and Commonwealth regulators enforce the ACL
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Big data, big risk – investing in a “largely theoretical” industry
24 February 2017
Between 31 May 2012 and 26 March 2013, an Australian husband and wife (Mr and Ms Vinson), through their self-managed superannuation funds, invested $1,250,000 and $1,625,000 respectively in a company that never earned any operating revenue.
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Show me the money
15 February 2017
ACCC Chairman Rod Sims promises to seek higher pecuniary penalties in the courts.
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