The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ("ACCC") recently announced that it had conducted a sweep of more than 2,000 Australian retail websites that found some businesses' return policies and website terms and...more
What's Inside this Issue? This edition of the K&L Gates Competition & Consumer Law Round-Up provides a summary of recent and significant updates from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), as well as...more
Maximum civil penalties for competition and consumer law breaches by companies and individuals are set to increase in Australia following the passing of the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022....more
In Brief - On 23 August 2018, Federal Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 3) Bill 2018 (Bill) to substantially increase the maximum financial penalties for contraventions of the Australian...more