The Federal Court has found that We Buy Houses Pty Ltd and its sole director, Rick Otton, made false or misleading representations in promoting a number of wealth creation strategies involving real estate, following ACCC action.
The Federal Court has ordered Snowdale Holdings Pty Ltd (Snowdale) to pay penalties totalling $750,000 for making false or misleading representations that its eggs were ‘free range’, in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
A Glen Waverley estate agency will contribute $75,000 to the Victorian Consumer Law Fund after acknowledging contraventions of Victorian consumer and property laws relating to property sales.
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Huntley Management Limited (Huntley) to pay a penalty of $50,000 for false and misleading advertising that its investment projects were 'approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission'.
This Guideline provides an overview of how graphics, words and phrases associated with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games may and may not be used.
Whether an advertisements appears in print or on a digital platform it must comply with the relevant legislation. See our new 'Cheat Sheet for Classies' for more information.
Under the Tobacco Act 1987, the sale, advertising and use of shisha tobacco that contains any amount of tobacco will be treated the same as other tobacco products, such as cigarettes and cigars from 1 August 2017.
The Federal Court has sentenced the former company director of a parcel distribution business for 'Heartlink' branded products, Laurence Hann, to five months imprisonment for failing to comply with court orders made against him in May 2012, following ACCC action for contempt of Court.
Capital Debt Solutions Australia has paid an infringement notice of $10,800, and Debt Assist Aust and Bankruptcy Experts have removed misleading statements online, following an ASIC crackdown on misleading advertising by debt resolution firms.
Consumer Affairs Victoria has begun civil proceedings against Melbourne South Eastern Real Estate Pty Ltd in the Federal Court of Australia, for alleged contraventions of the Australian Consumer Law.