B5 booklet: Corporate trade practices compliance programs: compliance guide is for the benefit of medium to large companies implementing or updating their trade practices compliance program.
The application of the Trade Practices Act 1974 to government
This booklet discusses the doctrine of Crown immunity and the conditions under which Commonwealth, state and territory governments are subject to, or protected from, the operation of the Trade Practices Act.
Published: 9 December 2005
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News for business—price fixing
A4 brochure: This News for business discusses price fixing—one of the most misunderstood areas of trade practices law.
A4 brochure: This News for business discusses illegal pricing practices known as resale price maintenance—vertical agreements made between suppliers and sellers on the price goods and services will be sold to consumers. Resale price maintenance is prohibited under s. 48 of the Trade Practices Act and is one of the largest areas of litigation for the ACCC.
Some businesses, particularly those with mobile operators, may list multiple suburban contact numbers in the White/Yellow Pages, even though they have no physical presence in those suburbs. This is generally facilitated through phone diversions. These types of listings can mislead the public into thinking that the business not only services those areas, but has actual branches in all the listed suburbs.
Published: 8 December 2005
Availability: Electronic version ‘Multiple listings’—download for free Printed version: free
