This is the latest in a monthly series detailing developments in
competition and consumer law in Australia, including the activities
of Australia's competition and consumer regulator, the
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
(ACCC), published judgments, recently issued
proceedings and any relevant changes in the law.
This article covers events which occurred in August 2019. The
June 2019 update is available here, and the July 2019 update is available here.
JUDGMENTS
Europcar penalised for excessive credit card
surcharges
In ACCC v CLA Trading Pty Ltd t/a Europcar [2019] FCA 1262, Davies J ordered Europcar to
pay penalties for imposing surcharges for credit card payments that
were higher than Europcar's actual costs to process the
transactions. Around 63,012 customers were affected, with each
customer paying on average an excessive surcharge of just over $1
(amounting to an overcharging of more than $67,000). Europcar
admitted the contraventions and
