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ARTICLE · 08 JUNE 2011

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With the change from Trade Practices Act to the Competition and Consumer Act comes a new national regime for consumer protection.

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With the change from Trade Practices Act to the Competition and Consumer Act comes a new national regime for consumer protection. To assist the ACCC in monitoring and enforcing these new laws, the ACCC now has the ability to issue infringement notices for suspected breaches of the Act and it appears to be making good use of these powers. Notices have been issued to businesses in a variety of industries on a variety of issues including in respect of pricing, refunds, affiliations and associations.

The ACCC can issue an infringement notice if the ACCC has reasonable grounds to believe that a person or corporation has:

  • engaged in unconscionable conduct
  • engaged in unfair practices (though not for misleading or deceptive conduct)

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