Posts tagged "accc"

Small Business Ombudsman and ACCC call for protections from unfair contracts for businesses to be strengthened, amid concern that many SMEs are vulnerable.

Outdoor power tools company Husqvarna Australia has admitted it likely misled its franchisees when it told them that the Franchising Code of Conduct did not apply to their dealership agreements.

Australian small businesses and franchisees may soon be able to freely collectively bargain with big business and suppliers, with the ACCC considering collective bargaining class exemptions for the sector overall. 

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.

"We hope the parliament will agree that higher penalties are badly and urgently needed to improve the behaviour of companies and protect consumers."

MyRepublic have been fined for running misleading online advertisements with insufficient fine-print disclaimers for a five-month period.

A national motorhome rental company has paid a fine of $12,600, after the consumer watchdog said the company was charging excessive payment surcharges.

The ACCC has called for sweeping reform of the national electricity market to lower power prices and restore confidence for consumers and small businesses.

There has been a massive surge in dodgy operators using so-called ‘celebrity endorsement’ to scam consumers into buying products. Shark Tank investor Naomi Simson is just one high-profile Australian to be affected.

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.

A group of domain name companies who scammed Australian small business owners out of a collective $2.3 million have been penalised by the Au…