The Australian Government, with the agreement of Council of Australian Governments (COAG)’s Business Regulation and Competition Working Group, has requested that the Productivity Commission undertake a benchmarking study into regulatory impact analysis (RIA) processes.
Read More Regulatory Impact Analysis: Benchmarking study
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The ACCC is currently reviewing the mandatory standard for baby walkers and inviting submissions from stakeholders.
Read More Review of mandatory standard for baby walkers – open for submissions
CHOICE has met with officials from state and territory governments, along with key industry and health group representatives, to discuss the development of a single front-of-pack food labelling system.
Read More Governments and stakeholders turn attention to front-of-pack labelling
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ASIC and the Territory Insurance Office (TIO) have launched a joint Indigenous financial literacy strategy involving audio posters with messages about ATM fees in 12 Aboriginal languages.
Read More ASIC and TIO launch Indigenous audio posters
CFA Member CHOICE is calling for proposed rules that would restrict ‘fat free’ and ‘% fat free’ claims on food packaging to be extended to cover all claims about fat content.
Read More Big fat loophole for food claims
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A wide variety of activities took place in more than 60 countries for World Consumer Rights Day. Read about some of the highlights.
Read More Consumers International: Six highlights from World Consumer Rights Day
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CFA member, the Consumer Action Law Centre has challenged Australia’s energy retailers to put an end to door-to-door energy sales.
Read More Energy retailers urged to end to door-to-door sales
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The Full Federal Court has declared that Google, by publishing the four advertisements on result pages of the Google Australia website, engaged in conduct that was misleading or deceptive, or likely to mislead or deceive, in breach of section 52 of the Trade Practices Act 1974*. The Court unanimously upheld the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s…
Read More Google misleading ads: ACCC wins appeal
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The report outlines categories of gatekeepers against whom ASIC has taken action including financial advisers, responsible entities, credit licensees, market participants, directors, company officers, insolvency practitioners and auditors. It includes detailed statistics over a six month period.
Read More ASIC releases first six-monthly enforcement report
Dr Ken Harvey has been chosen as Choice’s consumer champion for his work on consumer rights and therapeutic goods, especially “complementary” medicines.
Read More Consumer champion’s long fight for better use of medicines
Consumer Action Law Centre has welcomed proceedings initiated by the ACCC against energy retailers in relation to door-to-door selling practices. The cases will seek clarification on whether a Do Not Knock sticker amounts to a request for salespeople to leave under the Australian Consumer Law.
Read More ACCC to clarify legal position of Do Not Knock sticker: Consumer Action
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed proceedings against three energy retailers and the marketing companies engaged by them in relation to their door-to-door selling practices.
Read More ACCC court action against energy retailers’ door-to-door sales tactics
