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23/06/2009 - How can you make the most of your time at an expo? Start early and do your research, ask questions and be informed advised Dr Michael Schaper Deputy Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.Australia is home to more than 1000 different ...
Money management facility from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission franchise
28/04/2008 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission aims at protecting competition, consumer protection as well as fair trading in the Australian market place. The consumer protection business regulates national infrastructure services across Australia. The ...
Money management facility from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission franchise
28/04/2008 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission aims at protecting competition, consumer protection as well as fair trading in the Australian market place. The consumer protection business regulates national infrastructure services across Australia. The ...
Money management facility from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission franchise
28/04/2008 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission aims at protecting competition, consumer protection as well as fair trading in the Australian market place. The consumer protection business regulates national infrastructure services across Australia. The ...
FCA introducing Member Standards
26/05/2006 - While the ACCC Franchising Code of Conduct is working well – allowing for disclosure provisions, dispute resolution procedures and general guidelines for the sector – some ‘grey areas’ remain regarding franchise relations, which cannot adequately be ...
ACCC: Franchising more successful than marriage
26/05/2006 - Franchising is the only Australian industry sector regulated by a Code of Conduct, administered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Moreover, franchising provides substantial security. A disputation level of less than 1 per ...
The ACCC’s cash lending guidelines for franchises
24/05/2006 - For franchise businesses responsible for collecting their own debts, the days of the strong-arm debt collection methods are gone. The ACCC and ASIC have released draft guidelines clearly outlining how debt collectors and business owners recover money ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission warns fruit juice industry
23/05/2006 - Misleading claims in the fruit juice industry about alleged nutritional, health and therapeutic benefits of certain ingredients will be targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, ACCC chairman, Graeme Samuel, has warned.“The ACCC ...
The ACCC protecting franchises
23/05/2006 - The basic philosophy of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is that we would much rather have businesses understand and comply with the Trade Practices Act, than have to take action to try to rectify a breach.Our chairman Graeme Samuel ...
ACCC and matching franchisees and franchisors
19/05/2006 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner John Martin acknowledged the importance of painting a clearer picture for both parties when franchisors are being matched to potential franchisees. Cheryl Scott, industry specialist franchising with the ...
ACCC targeting franchising cons
15/05/2006 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chief Graeme Samuel issued a warning in October 2004, that he was “targeting those people that grossly misrepresent the benefits, financial rewards or viability of a particular operating system”. Mr Samuel ...
ACCC and how franchisors are selecting franchisees
15/05/2006 - According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, large and successful franchisors obviously want to stay right where they are – at the top of the tree. Small and medium players want to get there. In many cases they have great products, ...
ACCC targeting rogue traders
12/05/2006 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, Graeme Samuel, announced recently that the ACCC will continue to target what he described as “rogue operators in the franchise industry” This is part of the ACCC’s overall strategy to provide ...
ACCC on franchising in Australia
10/05/2006 - Writing recently on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Trade Practices Act, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel commented that: ”At its very heart the TPA can still be encapsulated in two basic commandments ...
ACCC protecting franchising
5/05/2006 - Proposed amendments to the Trade Practices Act based on the recommendations of the Dawson Review are expected to introduce collective bargaining rights that may dramatically change how the franchise sector operates. Where the Australian Competition and ...
ACCC targets rogue franchisors
11/01/2006 - ACCC targets rogue franchisorsBRISBANE: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, Graeme Samuel, has warned that those who blatantly deceive potential small business owners with offers of bogus or unworkable small business ‘opportunities’ ...
ACCC targets rogue franchisors
11/01/2006 - ACCC targets rogue franchisorsBRISBANE: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, Graeme Samuel, has warned that those who blatantly deceive potential small business owners with offers of bogus or unworkable small business ‘opportunities’ ...
Time to remove the foreign franchisor exemption?
11/01/2006 - The introduction of the Franchising Code of Conduct in 1998 provided the franchise sector with a regulatory backbone that has assisted Australian franchising to grow and develop. The disclosure regime provides prospective franchisees with considerable ...
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