Tag: Consumer Protection

Australia’s top consumer watchdog has once again warned businesses against corporate greenwashing amid growing concerns.

The fastest growth rate in Australia for start ups is the online business. This range from selling goods such as make up or skin care, to children’s clothing and toys. However, before you rush ahead and set up your business online, there are a few legal issues that you need to be aware of when […]

As Australian retailers gear up for the Christmas shopping season, they must be diligent in ensuring their compliance with the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

Online trader, Philip Robinson, has been convicted and ordered to pay nearly $15,000 in fines and costs for selling non-compliant infant sleep bags known as Grobags.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has launched an online education module that explains the new consumer guarantees to business owners, managers and sales staff.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will run free product safety seminars for businesses to explain the product safety system changes under the Australian Consumer Law reforms.

Business owners need to be aware and prepared for new mandatory product safety reporting requirements that begin 1 January 2011 ACCC deputy chair Peter Kell has warned.

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) will launch a shadow-shopping program in the 2009/10 financial year to review the methods of financial advisers. A shadow shop is an anonymous visit to an adviser to experience what an ordinary consumer would experience when seeking advice. David Whiteley, executive manager of Industry Super Network, says the […]