The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Volkswagen Group Australia Pty Ltd (Volkswagen).
On 30 August 2018, the ACCC announced it had accepted an undertaking from Transurban pursuant to s 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) in connection with Sydney Transport Partners’ proposed acquisition of a majority interest in the WestConnex motorway. The Sydney Transport Partners are made up of Transurban, AustralianSuper, CPPIB and Tawreed. The ACCC also accepted undertakings from AustralianSuper, CPPIB and Tawreed to support the operation of the Transurban undertaking.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Husqvarna Australia Pty Ltd (Husqvarna) in relation to claims that its dealership agreements were likely to contravene section 27 of the Franchising Code of Conduct (FCC), section 51ACB of the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA) and sections 18 and 29(1)(m) of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Apple Pty Ltd (Apple) in relation to claims about representations that were likely to contravene sections 18 and 29(1)(m) of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Wisdom Properties Group Pty Ltd (Wisdom) in relation to alleged unfair contract terms in its standard Home Building Agreements (Agreement).
Since at least October 2008, Wisdom included in its Agreement certain clauses that allowed it to prevent or control any public statements made by customers about the services provided by Wisdom under the Agreement (Non-disparagement clauses). The Agreement also allowed Wisdom to suspend the customer’s building works if the customer breached the Non-disparagement clauses.
Wisdom has admitted that the Non-disparagement clauses were unfair contract terms within the meaning of sections 23 and 24 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Fitbit (Australia) Pty Limited (Fitbit) in relation to representations about remedies for faulty products which were likely to contravene sections 18 and 29(1)(m) of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
