The Federal Court has ordered that Domain Corp Pty Ltd and Domain Name Agency Pty Ltd (also trading as Domain Name Register) pay combined penalties of $1.95 million for breaching the Australian Consumer Law. From November 2015 to at least April 2017, the two Domain Companies sent out approximately 300,000 unsolicited
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Today the WA Industrial Relations Commission increased the state minimum wage for adult award free employees and all pay rates in WA awards effective from the first pay period on or after 1 July 2018. The Commission has awarded a $18 per week increase in the state minimum wage for award free
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A personal and business development seminar organising company has been ordered to pay a total of $6,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court after being found guilty on 8 June 2018. Success Resources Australia Pty Ltd, registered and based in Sydney, was fined $5,000 and ordered to pay $1,000 in costs for failing to
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Consumer Protection has issued advice to Kambo’s and Liebe + Haus customers who may be affected by the closure of the stores after they were placed into administration on Friday, 8 June 2018. Customers affected include those who: have paid either partly or fully for goods yet to be delivered; have
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A Leschenault builder Agostino Ietto has been ordered to pay a fine of $5,000 to the Building Commissioner for negligence as a result of an East Bunbury house that was not constructed in accordance with the plans that were approved in 2015. The Building Services Board imposed the fine against Agostino Ietto, the
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The ACCC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from home builder Wisdom Properties Group Pty Ltd (Wisdom) to remove contract terms contained in its standard home building agreements which are unfair under the Australian Consumer Law. From October 2008, Wisdom’s Home Building Agreement contained non-disparagement clauses that allowed it to control
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The Building Services Board has officially cautioned Fremantle builder Barry Douglas Windsor (BP11375)because he failed to ensure that the correct permit was in place prior to carrying out building extension work at a Fremantle property. This is the second time that Mr Windsor’s conduct has come to the notice of the Building
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Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Limited (Citigroup), Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) have been charged with criminal cartel offences following an investigation by the ACCC. Criminal charges have also been laid against several senior executives: John McLean, Itay Tuchman and Stephen Roberts
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Jenny Craig Weight Loss Centres Pty Ltd (Jenny Craig) has paid $37,800 in penalties following the ACCC issuing three infringement notices for alleged false or misleading representations in breach of the Australian Consumer Law. From December 2017 to February 2018, Jenny Craig represented in television advertisements people could lose up to
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An Aubin Grove real estate agent has had his licence and triennial certificate suspended for six months and the agency was fined $5,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) over the misuse of a trust account. James Ademola Oladejo is the person in bona fide control of Jim’s Realty Pty Ltd. Both the
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