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ACCC emphasises changes to contracts

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is concerned that many sectors remain unprepared for changes that will take effect in November, when existing unfair contract provisions for consumers are extended to include...

SME concerns continue to rise

Inquiries and complaints made to the ACCC from small businesses continue to grow, topping more than 7,600 contacts in the first half of 2016. The findings are from the ACCC’s six-monthly Small Business...

Competition to lower Launceston fuel prices

A report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found that a more competitive fuel market in Launceston could save motorists 4¢-5¢ per litre on a sustainable basis. The ACCC’s analysis...

ACCC takes action against e-cigarette suppliers

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges two e-cigarette online retailers made false or misleading representations and engaged in misleading conduct by making statements on their websites that their e-cigarette products did...

March quarter petrol prices at 17-year lows

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s sixth quarterly report on the Australian petroleum industry shows that petrol prices decreased significantly in the March quarter of 2016. The average petrol price in the five...

ACCC and ASIC to host small business webinar

‘The new business-to-business unfair contract terms law – what you need to know and do now’ will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 7pm (AEDST). The webinar will provide a general...

ACCC says report is further impetus for improving price transparency

Average petrol prices for the quarter up to the end of December 2015 were lower than previous quarters, but not as low as might have been expected given lower crude oil prices,...

Price-signalling case dropped: real-time price boards to come into play

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has resolved Federal Court proceedings against Informed Sources (Australia) Pty Ltd and four petrol retailers in relation to the petrol-price-information-exchange service operated by Informed Sources. The ACCC...
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