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The ACCC raised concerns with GIO General Limited over 2 issues: misrepresentations as to the availability of benefits offered with GIO's comprehensive motor vehicle insurance in GIO brochures and policy documents, on the GIO Internet site and by GIO sales staff; and misrepresentations about hte conditions attached to benefits offered with GIO's comprehensive motor vehicle insurance in GIO borhcures and policy documents and by GIO sales staff.  GIO agreed to provide undertakings to address these issues accordingly.

British Airways and its advertising agency M&C Saatchi published advertisements offering free flights to the UK and Europe.

Contravention of Ss52, 53(e), 53(g) and 53C of the Trade Practices Act. Anythoughts broadcast three TV ads on Channel 10 in WA promoting Nortel 911, Nokia 3810 and Motorola Startac 70 mobile phones and service packages.

Breach of Sections 45 & 47 of the Trade Practices Act.

The Commission considers that a scheme marketing long distance telecommunications svcs to residential and business users promoted by DirectLink has breaches sections 57 and 61(I) of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

The ACCC has alleged, in substance, that refund policy signs and stickers displayed in Toys R Us stores made false/misleading representations regarding consumers statutory rights to a refund where goods, particularly video games and computer software, were not of merchantable quality, not fit for the purpose or did not match a sample or description.

s.87B CWW is one of three licensed corporatised water retailers in metropolitan Melbourne. Since January 1995 approx. 100 customers have reported their tap water being cloudy to blue-green tinge in colour and at times unpleasant to taste.

The Reject Shop supplied certain cosmetic products which did not comply with the cosmetics standard, in that they did not have their ingredients listed on their containers.

MNB imported "Sun and Fun Inflatable Swim Aids" and sunglasses but they did not conform to the mandatory product safety standards, being AS1900-1991 and AS 1067.1-1990 respectively.

The undertaking was provided to the ACCC to allay concerns that AGL was misusing its market power when AGL proposed to apply the Industrial and Commercial Tariff to some industrial gas users who terminated their AGL gas supply arrangements in anticipation of an Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal determination and had been placed on interim supply arrangements.

This undertaking is part of settlement of proceedings against Garden City Cabs in relation to its anti-double shift policy known as the five-day rule, whereby once a driver began to work a taxi, that driver had to operate that taxi for five days.

Incorrect labelling on packages of rice between March and May 1997. The labels represented that the rice was a "Product of Australia" when in fact the rice had been imported.

Labels on orange juice stated that the juice was made in Australia from reconstituted juice, whereas the concentrate juice was both "Made in Australia or Imported." Country Fresh undertook to remove the incorrect labels and not make claims that products are Made in Australia unless the concentrate is made exclusively in Australia.

Austereo proposes to acquire one or more wholly owned subsidiary radio station in Perth and then sell Triple M. Austereo undertakes to sell Triple M to an independent third party, if the acquisitions take place.

Various misrepresentations made in promotional and advertising material concerning the benefits of the internet service provided by Icenet, service level comparisons, and time restrictions to access.

Commission concerns were such that the proposed management of the business of the Port of Hastings, Victoria, may have the effect of substantially lessening competition.

GDF engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in breach of s52, by representing that the World Dance Congress would be held in Western Australia between 5 and 13 August 1997, when from around May, GDF knew that the WDG would not proceed.

Village and Sega entered into an agreement and thereby attempted to engage in resale price maintenance in the supply of coin operated video games in Australia.