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StoresOnline conducted seminars and workshops throughout Australia to promote its home business e-commerce software.
The ACCC formed the view that representations made by StoresOnline in promoting their website packages were misleading and deceptive in contravention of sections 51A, 52, 53(aa), 55A and 59 of the TPA.
The ACCC has a accepted court enforceable undertaking from StoresOnline that it will:
not make representations about the level of customer support available;
notify purchasers that there is a 3 day cooling off period before and at the time of purchase;
provide a refund to purchasers;
only use testimonials from persons who have made a declaration that the statements are accurate and not misleading;
not make statements that the packages are easy to use or can be used to quickly develop a profitable internet retail business unless a further statement is made of other factors which are relevant to their decision to purchase a website package;
distinguish between products and services which are included and not included in the price of the packages; and
only sell packages which can generate tax invoices, include "Australia Post" as a shipping option, have Australian dollars as a currency option and have a credit card processing facilities that can accept and process payments in Australian dollars.
The undertaking includes the payment of refunds to persons who assert in a Statutory Declaration that they purchased a package in reliance on a representation of the kind alleged in the Amended Statement of Claim filed by the ACCC.
Priceline Pty Limited stores supplied certain cosmetic products which did not comply with the Cosmetic Information Standard in that they did not have the ingredients listed on the containers, nor did they supply in-store signage or listings of ingredients as an alternative reference for customers.
Accordingly, Priceline has undertaken that it will:
implement and maintain a permanent fixture, developed by Priceline, which will be affixed to cosmetic display units in all Priceline stores, and that has plastic pockets for insertion of ingredients lists.
The section 87B undertaking was offered by Patrick Corporation Limited (Patrick) in connection with its proposed acquisition of FCL Interstate Transport Services (FCL).
The undertaking is designed to ensure that Patrick is required to divest FCL in the event that the other s87B undertaking given by Patrick in connection with the acquisition of FCL were to be successfully challenged.
The section 87B undertaking was offered by Patrick Corporation Limited (Patrick) in connection with its proposed acquisition of FCL Interstate Transport Services (FCL) in order to alleviate competition concerns identified by the ACCC under section 50 of the TPA.
The ACCC decided to oppose the proposed acquisition of FCL on 7 September 2005.