Tough new penalties on the way for companies that breach consumer law
Companies that are found to have breached Australian Consumer Law now face significantly higher penalties, under changes passed by the Federal Parliament.
Australia is one step closer to seeing an effects test introduced into competition law, with the government today releasing a draft bill to …
By Rob Nicholls, UNSW Australia
Controversy has courted the Australian banking, finance and the business sectors throughout the election…
The end of the financial year can be a stressful time to be a small business owner.
To make matters worse, important legal changes often …
The chair of Australia’s competition watchdog will likely receive a second term, with the government praising his role in enforcing consum…
It’s not often the small business community can say it’s happy with Canberra.
Whether it’s easing Sunday penalty rates or convincing th…
Small businesses will have fewer financial disincentives to take on big companies if Labor’s answer to the effects test becomes law.
The…
Small businesses will know whether or not Australia’s competition laws will be strengthened before the Turnbull government hands down its …
Small businesses need to be better protected from large companies but introducing an effects test is not the way forward, according to Labor…
Big business groups continue to claime the introduction of an effects test into Australian competition law could stifle new innovations such…
Australia’s love affair with oligopolies needs to finish.
There will always be some huge companies; the air transport industry seem…
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has combined its small business and franchising consultative committees into a single …
