Posts tagged "consumer law"

The ACCC has warned businesses about making claims which may be understood differently by customers after reaching an agreement with GPS giants.

An ACCC blitz has prompted Visy, Cleanaway and Suez to change their contract terms, over concern several clauses may have been unfair.

Only one in six major buy-now-pay-later providers are examining the income and existing debts of their customers, ASIC says.

Ugg boot manufacturer Ozwear Connection has been fined $25,200 over ACCC allegations it misrepresented its products as Australian-made.

Afterpay has had a tumultuous week as some of its clients welcome an inquiry that will cover its business.

Android Enjoyed is the subject of injunction proceedings by NSW Fair Trading after receiving hundreds of complaints about damaged goods and missed deliveries. 

Companies that are found to have breached Australian Consumer Law now face significantly higher penalties, under changes passed by the Federal Parliament.

Global technology giant Apple has been fined $9 million by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the infamous 'error 53' debacle which occurred last year, disabling a number of users' devices after they had them repaired by third party repairers.

Tech retailer Android Enjoyed has found itself on top of the NSW Fair Trading Complaints Register for the second month running.

Fraud and legal experts say it's not surprising that state consumer watchdogs are cracking down on the real estate sector and chasing fines for agents who have misused trust money or failed to obey regulations for how they do business. 

A Queensland company and its former directors have been ordered to pay nearly $600,000 after pleading guilty to 11 different counts of makin…

Online real estate business Purplebricks will pay a $20,000 penalty after being pulled up by the Office of Fair Trading Queensland over comp…