Legal affairs
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5,000 small firms report misconduct to the ACCC
First 5000 | March 25, 2018Nearly 5000 small businesses reported various issues to the ACCC last year, with the most common areas of concern being alleged misleading conduct, consumer guarantees issues and wrongly accepting payments.
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Why 2018 will be a great year for Australian competition
First 5000 | January 26, 2018Australia is a wonderful country to live and do business in. This Australia day ACCC Chairman Rod Sims explains how recent changes to the Competition and Consumer Act will protect smaller firms from unfair and anti-competitive corporate practises.
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A busy 6 months for the ACCC
First 5000 | January 23, 2018Almost 5,000 small firms contacted the ACCC in the last 6 months of 2017, and action was taken against a number of larger firms for abusing laws regarding competition and contracts.