The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed that criminal cartel charges are expected to be laid by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) against ANZ, ANZ Group Treasurer Rick Moscati, Citigroup Global Markets Australia, Deutsche Bank AG and a number of other individuals. “The charges will involve alleged cartel
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The ACCC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Fitbit to amend information they provide to customers about their consumer guarantee rights under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). From November 2016 to March 2017, Fitbit told customers that its warranty against faulty products was only available for one year. Fitbit also
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The completion of detailed designs for the $10.9 million upgrade of the Jetty Road causeway at Casuarina Boat Harbour in Bunbury has enabled tenders to be called for the first phase of work. The Department of Transport project will be delivered in two phases, with the first expected to see about
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Rand Transport has been handed a $45,000 fine and a $2900 costs penalty in the Perth Magistrate Court following serious ammonia gas burns to a contract worker. Rand, a cold storage food distributor, pleaded guilty to failing to provide and maintain a safe workplace where contractors were not exposed to hazards. On
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Wilson Security Pty Ltd (Wilson Security) will refund 320 Western Australian customers a total of $740,000, after charging for security patrols that were not provided in breach of Australian Consumer Law. Wilson Security was contracted to provide internal premise security patrols. However in many cases, when replacing scheduled internal security patrols
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Three brothers have been fined $12,500 each by the Perth Magistrates Court for their involvement in a major unlicensed motor vehicle dealing operation. They were also ordered to pay $267.10 each in costs when they pleaded guilty on 25 May 2018 to breaching the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. Ali Mohammed Yas of Balga
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Scammers swindled nearly $4.7 million from Australian businesses in 2017 according to the ACCC’s latest targeting scams report – a 23 per cent increase compared to 2016. The ACCC’s Scamwatch service received 5432 reports from businesses about scams in 2017. Businesses that fell victim to scammers lost an average of nearly $11,000. “Scammers don’t discriminate
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Consumer Protection has issued advice to Toys R Us customers who may be affected by the 44 Australian stores being placed into administration on 21 May 2018 whilst continuing to trade. Customers affected include those who: wish to redeem a gift card; have paid either partly or fully for goods yet
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Businesses in the Perth metro area will be able to open from 8am to 6pm during the public holidays of WA Day (Monday, 4 June 2018) and the Queen's Birthday (Monday, 24 September 2018). These hours are consistent with previous retail trading extensions on public holidays. An application for additional trading hours was
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A Dalyellup tradie who took deposits from consumers but did nothing or very little in return has been fined and ordered to pay compensation by the Bunbury Magistrates Court. Blake Ball, trading as Balls Walls Constuction(sic), was fined $5,000 on 21 May 2018 after pleading guilty to three charges under the Australian
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