The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission declares, pursuant to section 152AL(3) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Act), that the superfast broadband access service (SBAS) is a "declared service" for the purposes of Part XIC of the Act.
On 19 July 2021 the ACCC made the interim access determination for the superfast broadband access service (SBAS). The ACCC has extended the interim access determination until a new final access determination for the SBAS comes into force.Â
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Mosaic Brands Limited (Mosaic Brands) in relation to representations concerning Health Essentials Products that likely contravened sections 18, 29(1)(a), 29(1)(g), and 29(1)(m) of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
Mosaic Brands owns the specialty fashion brands Katies, Noni B, Rockmans, Rivers, BeMe, Crossroads, Millers, W.Lane and Autograph.
Mosaic Brands has admitted that at various dates between March 2020 and July 2020, Mosaic Brands engaged in misleading or deceptive and made false or misleading representations in breach of sections 18 and 29 of the ACL.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Limited (TasPorts) for the purposes of section 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (Undertaking).
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Gluten Intolerance Group of North America has lodged applications to register two certification trade marks (CTMs 2079575 and 2097432). The marks are intended to certify that a food, beverage, nutritional, supplement or personal care product is gluten-free.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Visa AP (Australia) Pty Limited and Visa Worldwide Pte Limited (together Visa) in relation to concerns that Visa may have limited competition in relation to debit card acceptance through its dealings with large merchants.
On 26 February 2021, Lynham Networks (trading as Lightning Broadband) provided written notice to the ACCC electing to be bound by the class exemption under section 143A of the Telecommunications Act 1997.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from electricity retailer 1st Energy Pty Ltd (1st Energy) for making representations to consumers in unsolicited telemarketing calls that likely breached the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited (Toyota Australia) to review and improve its compliance processes in relation to the Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees. Â
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from, and instituted proceedings on 26 November 2020 against, Telstra Corporation Ltd (Telstra) concerning allegations of unconscionable conduct involving the sale of post-paid mobile products to Indigenous Australian consumers in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia.
