Tag: Accc

Online computer retailer Mwave has been forced to amend its website and warranty policy in accordance with the Trace Practices Act 1974 by the ACCC.

The Australian Government will bring forward a scheduled review of airport regulation and pricing after the ACCC released a report yesterday which suggested Sydney Airport may be using it’s monopoly position to generate unfair returns by charging higher prices. Sydney International Airport, of which 74 percent is owned by Macquarie Airports Group was for the […]

Sydney Airport has come in last place for the forth year running in a report by the ACCC to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. The ACCC monitors a number of airports across Australia due to the potential for these airports to engage in anti-competitive behavior due to their market position and geography. […]

The Federal Court of Australia has declared that Prime Carbon Pty Ltd made false or misleading representations concerning the supply of its services in relation to the sale of carbon credits. The representations were made in Prime Carbon’s promotional brochures and on its website, www.primecarbon.com.au. Prime Carbon sells a ‘soil carbon and sequestration program’ to […]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft decision not to accept the proposed access arrangements lodged by the Australian Rail Track Corporation for the Hunter Valley rail network in their current form, on the basis that they are unlikely to be appropriate under the Trade Practices Act 1974. The Hunter Valley rail […]

The ACCC has issued scam warnings for both online shoppers and small businesses in conjunction with two new publications on the issue. “The internet is a great way to get things done, especially shopping. It can save you a lot of time and can be very convenient, but consumers need to be careful when online,” […]

People Telecom Pty Limited has admitted its sales agents transferred customers from rival carriers without consent and made other potentially misleading claims in order to signup customers. As part of a court enforceable undertaking People Telecom will now offer affected consumers refunds and waive debts arising from telemarketing and door-to-door sales on its behalf. For […]

Australians lost over $70 million to online fraud in 2009, with that figure just the tip of the iceberg reports the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. “Scams continue to make up a large proportion of total complaints that the ACCC receives and more than 20,000 scam reports were made to the ACCC in 2009 – […]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) invites comment on a proposal to require the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to streamline processes for composers dealing directly with music users. APRA currently collects royalties for songwriters for the public performance of music and most composers in Australia assign their rights to APRA to issue licences […]

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today announced further agreements with major supermarket operators to phase out restrictive provisions in supermarket leases. The ACCC has reached agreement with ALDI Foods, Franklins, SPAR Australia, Australian United Retailers Limited (trading as Foodworks) and Metcash Limited that they will not enter into any new leasing agreement which includes […]