Displaying items by tag: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

The ACCC has instituted legal proceedings in the Federal Court against The Bradford Exchange Ltd for allegedly making false or misleading representations in its advertising of collectable coins and ingots in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.

The ACCC has raised concerns that business’ return policies and website terms and conditions may potentially be misleading for consumers.

The competition watchdog the ACCC has conducted a sweep of sales advertising by Australian businesses online and in store and says it is concerned that a number of claims about the size and scope of discounts may be misleading consumers.

Consumers are being warned to beware of anyone instructing them to download software or an app over the phone, following a recent rise in reported losses to remote access scams.

Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has asked Australian consumers to share information about how they shop and what they experience through an online survey published today as part of its supermarkets inquiry.

Australia’s competition watchdog the ACCC has issued a warning that it is aware that scammers have been calling people, falsely claiming to help them get a refund from various businesses.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, is encouraging businesses to review their standard form contracts and remove or amend any unfair contract terms before new penalties take effect.

National Broadband Network operator NBN Co has withdrawn its proposed November 2022 variation to its Special Access Undertaking (SAU) and simultaneously submitted a revised variation proposal to the ACCC.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, is set to begin enforcing the new gas market code from mid-September following completion of the current two-month transition period which commenced on 11 July.

The Federal Court has ordered that Dell Australia Pty Ltd pay $10 million for making false and misleading representations on its website about discount prices for add-on computer monitors

The ACCC has urged households and small businesses to contact their energy company and ask if a cheaper electricity plan is available, in light of recent price increases above the regulated safety net for some customers.

Retailers The Reject Shop and Dusk have paid a total of nearly $240,000 after the competition watchdog, the ACCC, issued them with infringement notices related to the supply of Halloween novelty products containing potentially lethal button batteries.

Google has settled a case over location tracking brought by 40 attorneys-general in the US, paying US$391.5 million (A$578.95 million) in what is claimed to be the biggest multi-state attorney-general privacy settlement in the US.

Australia’s compeitition watchdog the ACCC has released a statement of preliminary views on the authorisation sought by Telstra and TPG for their proposed regional mobile network arrangements.

Former ACCC chair Rod Sims says under the terms of an ongoing Treasury review into the News Media Bargaining Code, social media giant Facebook should be forced to negotiate and strike content deals with outlets like SBS and The Conversation.

The Australian consumer watchdog has taken Facebook parent Meta to the Federal Court, accusing the company of placing false, misleading or deceptive ads for cryptocurrencies featuring Australian celebrities.

Australia's consumer watchdog is seeking input from consumers, businesses and others as it examines legislative options to address the dominance of digital platforms.

A well-known telecommunications consultant has thrown his support behind a call by ACCC chairman Rod Sims for the government to treat the costs of the NBN as sunk and focus on getting the best use out of the network.

Over 90% of identified unsafe product listings were removed within two business days by online businesses signed up to the Australian Product Safety Pledge, according to Australia’s competition and consumer watchdog the ACCC.

Google's dominance in the advertising technology supply chain is harming both companies and individuals, the ACCC says in a report published on Tuesday.