Posts tagged "penalties"

Preliminary investigations by administrators have suggested one of the entities in administration could have been trading while insolvent.

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

For small businesses, the idea of being hit by a cyber attack is probably an unpleasant one. Here's what cyber attacks in Australia look like, by numbers.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling for powers to seek million-dollar penalties for poorly behaved franchisors.

Corporate gift company Red Balloon  has been fined $43,200 by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly overc…

Australian companies found to be engaging in corporate wrongdoing could soon face penalties of up to $3 million, but small business groups s…

A former 7-Eleven store operator has been penalised $168,000 as a result of legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman, with the Federal Circui…

Companies and individuals that are found to have breached Australian Consumer Law could face tougher penalties from July 2018 under a pl…

A Melbourne-based electrical equipment company and one of its directors now owes almost $60,000, after being hit with more than $30,000 in a…

A Queensland business and its director and former payroll manager have been hit with $143,000 in penalties after the Fair Work Ombudsman (F…

Confused business owners and tax professionals continue to express frustration with the Australian Taxation Office, with complaints of phone…

The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against the operator of a roadhouse in regional New South Wales who allegedly withhe…