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ACCC Conducts Sweep of Online Statements for Compliance with Australian Consumer Law

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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

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Competition and Consumer Law Round-Up: December 2024 – January 2025

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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

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Directors' Responsibilities for Sustainability Reporting—ASIC's Views

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Introduction - When directors and officers of reporting entities are assessing how to prepare for complying with the new sustainability reporting obligations, it is tempting to look to the Australian Securities and...more

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Australia: Long Awaited Australian Privacy Reform Comes to Fruition

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The Australian Government has today published a draft Bill outlining the next steps in Australia’s Privacy Act Review process.  The changes to be implemented by the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 include...more

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Australian Corporate Regulators Continue to Target Environmental Claims and Greenwashing in Enforcement Activities

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ESG-related enforcement remains a top priority and focus for Australia's corporate regulators. Since our last update, there has been a steady stream of enforcement activity aimed at climate-related representations and...more

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Unfair Contract Terms Continue to be a Major Enforcement Priority for ASIC and the ACCC: Prosecutions of PayPal and Auto & General...

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In Brief - Following reforms to the unfair contract terms (UCT) regime on 9 November 2023, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) are...more

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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Adopts Tougher Stance on Greenwashing

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The ACCC sets out best marketing practices and companies’ obligations under the Australian Consumer Law, including strict penalties that may follow. In July 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)...more

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Greenwashing, Digital Advertising & Platform Issues, Financial Services & Consumer Guarantees: What the ACCC's 2022/23 Priorities...

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has just published its compliance and enforcement priorities for FY 2022/23. For the first time, the ACCC has aligned its annual priorities to the financial year. It...more

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