Regulations and Standards
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International competition regulators sign new competition framework
First 5000 | May 27, 2019The ACCC has joined the International Competition Network’s ‘Framework on Competition Agency Procedures’ (CAP) alongside more than 60 other global agencies.
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Tomago director fined
First 5000 | March 23, 2019A director of a company that illegally stored waste, including asbestos, has been convicted and fined $33,750 and ordered to pay $24,500 in legal costs by the NSW Land and Environment Court, following a successful prosecution by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
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Food recall statistics released for 2018
First 5000 | March 13, 2019Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has released data on Australian food recalls in 2018, including new information on the causes of allergen labelling-related recalls.
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Changes to corporate offence penalties must be carefully considered: Business Council
First 5000 | January 2, 2019Labor’s plan to ignore the expert ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce and arbitrarily increase penalties for corporate offences is unnecessary regulatory overeach, according to Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott.
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Service Seeking in court for helping businesses write ‘customer’ reviews
First 5000 | December 14, 2018The ACCC has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against online tasking platform, Service Seeking Pty Ltd (Service Seeking), for engaging in misleading conduct relating to customer reviews.
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Empowering consumers against companies
First 5000 | November 9, 2018ACCC Chair Rod Sims has told the West Australian Australian-Israeli Chamber of Commerce in Perth that the ACCC will continue to give a voice to consumers and push companies to live up to their responsibilities.
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Stronger penalties required for franchising codes and UCT laws
First 5000 | October 15, 2018ACCC Deputy Chair Mick Keogh has called for changes to protect franchisees in a speech delivered at the National Franchise Convention Legal Symposium in Melbourne.
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NSW Small Business Commissioner re-appointed for second term
First 5000 | September 26, 2018New South Wales’ Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business John Barilaro has announced the re-appointment of Robyn Hobbs OAM to a second term as NSW Small Business Commissioner to commence on 6 February 2019.
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Victoria slashes red tape for small business
First 5000 | September 16, 2018The Victorian Government claims it is making things easier for businesses, councils and industries across the state by slashing their regulatory burden, helping to grow the economy and create jobs.
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Tackling unfair contract terms
Rod Sims | September 1, 2018ACCC Chair Rod Sims has told the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia’s National Small Business Summit how the ACCC is tackling unfair contract terms and looks to strengthen codes of conduct.
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Cross border licence scheme will boost job opportunities
First 5000 | August 16, 2018Kate Carnell has urged Australia’s state governments to support the proposed NSW Automatic Mutual Recognition (AMR) program for architects, plumbers, drainers and gasfitters.
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ACCC to increase enforcement efforts
First 5000 | August 4, 2018The ACCC will further increase its enforcement action, expand its work on data, algorithms and digital platforms, and increase the use of its powers to gather evidence in complex merger investigations over the next 12 months.
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Menu labelling on the table as obesity battle ramps up in W.A.
First 5000 | July 17, 2018The McGowan government is pushing to introduce kilojoule labelling at all WA fast food restaurants to help tackle the state’s growing obesity problem.
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Companies behaving badly?
First 5000 | July 15, 2018ACCC Chair Rod Sims shared his observations on the types of company behaviour that drive breaches of Australia’s competition and consumer laws in delivering the Giblin Lecture in Tasmania.
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Judging intervention in markets
First 5000 | July 13, 2018The Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Rod Sims, has outlined the ACCC’s approach to market intervention in a speech to the Australian Conference of Economists in Canberra.