Posts tagged "federal court"

Westpac has admitted to contravening consumer credit protection laws in relation to around 10,500 home loans.

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

The operator of six Daiso franchise stores in Melbourne has been fined $355,000 by the Federal Court of Australia for selling thousands of unsafe products.

An unprecedented decision by Australia’s Federal Court could have huge ramifications for a huge number of Australian SMEs who employ casual workers.

A recent decision by the Fair Work Commission could have widespread ramifications on how sick leave for shift workers is calculated and lead to millions of dollars in backpay

An Indian restaurant in Perth and its owner have been fined a combined $200,000 for not paying a worker for close to four months, and then f…

The Federal Court has fined ABG Pages $300,000 and its sole director $40,000 for misconduct, undue harassment and making false and misleading representations when advertising its services.

After 18 months of legal action, food company Heinz Australia has lost a court case over whether its Shredz snack product packaging misled c…

Discount retailer The Reject Shop has been ordered to pay a penalty of $140,000 and court costs of $15,000 after Consumer Affairs Victoria dragged it to the Federal Court over concerns the labelling on "UFO" and balloon projectile toys it sold breached safety standards.

The Federal Court of Australia has ordered logistics business Toll Transport to pay a worker more than $42,000 after finding the company was…

A Federal Court judge says Aldi’s business practices have been brought into “sharp focus”, after finding the discount supermarket chai…

Unions United Voice and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association have submitted two last-minute appeals to the Federal Court …