Tag: Australian Competition And Consumer Commission

The ACCC is continuing to target energy retailers misleading customers, this time penalising Simply Energy for allegedly misleading door-to-door sales misconduct.

Origin Energy Limited and two of its subsidiaries will have to pay a penalty of $325,000 after the Federal Court of Australian found the company guilty of making false or misleading representations.

Fisher & Paykel and Domestic & General will have to pay a penalty of $200,000 each after the Federal Court declared they had made false or misleading representation when offering extended warranty to customers.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be releasing eight reports monitoring petrol prices and the movements of the overall fuel market in 2015.

The ACCC continues to crack down on egg suppliers that may be misleading customers with ‘free range’ claims.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have released a guide to help customers deal with debt collectors and creditors.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have today published their seventh annual report looking into the prices, costs and profits of unleaded petrol in Australia.

Hume Import & Export (Australia) Pty Ltd, trading as Bera Foods, has paid a penalty of $10,200 after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued the company an infringement notice for misrepresentation.

Australia’s comparator website industry is the focus of a new report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

The ACCC alleges the companies contravened Australian Consumer Law by “making false and misleading representations and engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct” when selling electricity and gas plans.