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$50m penalty for Telstra over unconscionable sales to Indigenous consumers
13 May 2021
Telstra admitted the conduct and the penalty imposed is the second highest ever under the Australian Consumer Law.
Full Federal Court clarifies statutory unconscionable conduct law
23 March 2021
Full Federal Court upholds ACCC appeal in statutory unconscionable conduct case.
AIPE found to have operated system of unconscionable conduct
28 November 2019
The Federal Court (Justice Bromwich) has found that training college Australian Institute of Professional Education Pty Ltd (AIPE) implemented a system of unconscionable conduct and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when enrolling consumers into courses.
Penalties imposed in Unique case
31 October 2019
The Federal Court has ordered Unique International College to pay more than $4m in pecuniary penalties for contravening consumer laws in the process of enrolling six identified consumers in online courses with the offer of a free laptop. The conduct involved included unconscionable conduct (against five consumers), making false or misleading customers (against four consumers) and breaching the unsolicited consumer agreements provisions (against six consumers).
Ashley & Martin ordered to pay consumers over unfair contract terms
24 October 2019
The Federal Court has ordered Ashley & Martin to refund consumers as a result of unfair terms in one of its hair loss treatment programs.