Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a proposal to extend country of origin labelling to unpackaged beef, sheep and chicken meat.
Read More Country of origin labelling extended to unpackaged meat
ACCC court action results in the Federal Court finding that Energy Watch misled consumers about its energy price comparison service and the savings that could be achieved.
Read More Court finds energy watch advertising campaign misleading
TPG Internet has paid fines of $13,200 in relation to advertisements for its ‘500 free VoIP Minutes’ offer which the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission believed to be misleading.
Read More TPG pays ACCC infringement notices for misleading free VoIP minutes claim
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The Federal Court has made declarations that of misleading and deceptive conduct and third line forcing in relation to bundled deals of telecommunication services and equipment rental to small businesses in 2008.
Read More Telecommunications bundling to small business breaches law
HSBC Bank Australia has changed the advertising for its current ‘Let’s Bankercise’ campaign, in response to ASIC concerns that ads promoting a home loan discount were potentially misleading.
Read More ASIC concerns lead to HSBC to change home loan advertising
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Elders Insurance has repaid customers approximately $5.3 million as part of a program to rectify underpayments on motor vehicle insurance claims.
Read More Elders Insurance repays customers $5.3 million following underpayment error
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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
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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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Button batteries found in remote controls and other household electronic devices are a severe and little known risk for young children, a joint campaign by Energizer, Kidsafe, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned.
Read More Button batteries: A little known risk
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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
ASIC has released the full findings of ‘shadow shopping’ research which examined financial advice given to people to help them plan for retirement.
Read More ASIC releases full report on retirement advice shadow shopping research
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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
