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Price fixing agreements in the supply of processed chicken products in South Australia.
Undertaking given to implement a trade practices compliance program for at least three years
Price fixing agreements in the supply of processed chicken products in South Australia.
Undertaking given to implement a trade practices compliance program for at least three years
Misrepresentations regarding savings, discounts, billing and potential income in respect of the reselling of telecommunications services (work-at-home schemes).
Undertaking given:
to stop engaging in conduct which breached the Trade Practices Act;
to provide refunds to customers wherever discounts not given as promised;
for distributors not to represent to customers that First Netcom approved or sponsored by Telstra; and
to review all promotional and training material; and
to establish a trade practices compliance program and a complaints handling system that meets the Australian Standard
Code of ethics in breach of section 45 by virtue of the operation of sections 4D and 45A.
Code of ethics withdrawn and undertakings given:
not to counsel or procure, attempt to induce or be knowingly concerned in any form of exclusionary provision or price fixing in respect of the services offered or supplied by its members;
to advise all members of the withdrawal of the code of ethics and the reasons for the withdrawal; and
to publish in its internal publication an article of the actions it took
Attempt to fix prices for the disposal of unwanted tyres.
Undertakings given:
not to engage in price fixing re the disposal of tyres;
to write to all tyre resellers in Taree, Wingham and Port Macquarie areas of NSW about the illegality of such conduct;
to publish corrective advertising; and
to implement a trade practices compliance program
False or misleading representations in relation to correspondence sent to MBF members regarding new legislative requirements.
Undertakings given to:
cease the conduct;
send corrective letters to contributors;
place corrective advertising in newspapers; and
implement a trade practices compliance program (within six months of the date of acceptance of the undertakings). Independent review of the company’s compliance with undertakings and of the trade practices compliance program to be conducted each year for five years
False or misleading representations in relation to an advertising catalogue.
Undertakings given to:
improve handling of all forms of advertising, corrective advertising, and consumer complaints; and
to implement a trade practices compliance program within three months of approval by the Commission, with the company’s franchisees also required to participate in the programs and system
Exclusionary provisions or price fixing arrangements in relation to its code of ethics.
Undertakings given:
not to enter into or give effect to any exclusionary provisions or price fixing agreements or understandings;
to withdraw its code of conduct which contained the exclusionary provisions; and
to advise members by letter of the reasons for the withdrawal as well as publishing an article to the same effect in its internal publication
Director and shareholder of Buyers Network
Misleading statements in relation to a proofreading book. Undertakings given:
to implement a trade practices compliance program; and
to implement complaint handling procedures which comply with the Australian Standard
Misleading statements in relation to a proofreading book.
Undertakings given:
to offer full refunds to purchasers of the book;
not to make claims about employment, income or profitability without making sufficient investigation to establish it has reasonable grounds for making the claims;
to implement a trade practices compliance program; and
to implement complaint handling procedures which comply with the Australian Standard.
Company director Donald James Scott Finlay also gave undertakings related to the las two points above.
False or misleading representations in relation to the Advance Australia Foundation’s (AAF’s) approval to use the Advance Australia logo.
Undertakings given:
not to represent that any of its products are licensed by AAF to carry the logo;
to remove or amend any representation purporting that Panache products have AAF’s approval to carry the logo, unless such approval given; and
to implement a trade practices compliance program within three months of the Commission approving the program, to remain in force for a minimum of two years
Price fixing in relation to the supply of specialist optical equipment.
Undertakings given:
not to induce or engage in any price fixing arrangements in relation to the supply of specialist optical equipment; and
to prepare a trade practices compliance program to be implemented within three months of approval by the Commission, and to remain in force for three years
False and misleading representations in relation to the number and kinds of inspections to be made by MSS’s mobile patrol security service.
Undertaking given that the company will:
write to current and former mobile security patrol customers offering credits to current customers and an amount of free service or money in lieu to former customers; and
develop an interactive computer program to educate its relevant employees about compliance with the Trade Practices Act.
Employees to be required to undertake and complete the program on subsequent occasions to ensure they are aware of the Act and their obligations
Unconscionable and misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to Collier encyclopaedias and false representations that a free gift accompanied purchase.
Undertakings given:
not to engage in unconscionable, misleading or deceptive conduct in the sale of books in Australia in future;
to reimburse consumers; and
to establish a trade practices compliance program (to be monitored and regular reports provided to the Commission).
Unconscionable and misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to Collier encyclopaedias and false representations that a free gift accompanied purchase.
Undertakings given:
not to engage in unconscionable, misleading or deceptive conduct in the sale of books in Australia in future;
to reimburse consumers; and
to establish a trade practices compliance program (to be monitored and regular reports provided to the Commission).
Proposed merger of radio networks. Variation includes the deletion of words from clause (1) of the undertaking.
Misleading and deceptive advertising in relation to the sale of mobile phones.
Undertaking given:
not to represent a particular price for the purchase of a mobile phone without disclosing total minimum price, service network conditions, and contract conditions;
to individually advise pre-26.9.94 buyers of mobile phones of the contract's duration and to amend the contract's wording relating to terms and conditions of service; and
to undertake a three-year trade practices compliance program.
Undertakings regarding David’s control of CBL and market effects