Misrepresentations regarding savings, discounts, billing and potential income in respect of the reselling of telecommunications services (work-at-home schemes).
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).
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
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
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
