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ASIC wins appeal over funeral insurer’s ‘Aboriginal-owned’ representations
Appeals 2024-02-29 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has found it was “abundantly clear” on the evidence before a trial judge that funeral expenses insurance provider ACBG misrepresented to […]

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ASIC appeals partial loss in case against funeral insurer
Appeals 2023-10-03 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed an appeal after a judge ordered ACBF Funeral Plans to pay $1.2 million for misleading its First […]

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ASIC has ‘limited success’ in case against funeral insurer, wins $1.2M penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-05 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has order ACBF Funeral Plans to pay $1.2 million for misleading its First Nations customers, a penalty less than one-fifth the fine sought […]

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In a first, Lactalis hit with $950,000 penalty for Dairy Code breaches
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-07-25 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dairy processor Lactalis Australia has been hit with a $950,000 penalty in the first proceedings against a company for breaches of the Dairy Code. The […]

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ASIC calls for $7.5M penalty against defunct funeral insurer that ‘preyed’ on First Nations people
Insurance 2022-11-22 10:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC is seeking $7.5 million in penalties against failed ACBF Funeral Plans and parent company Youpla Group for misrepresenting to customers that it was Indigenous-owned […]

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Appearance of bias prompts ASIC push for Youpla special purpose liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-10-28 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A joint court application by ASIC and NSW Fair Trading calls for special purpose liquidators to claw back money from funeral insurer Youpla over concerns […]

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Lactalis breached Dairy Code by not publishing milk prices, court rules
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-16 10:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that dairy processor Lactalis Australia breached a mandatory industry code between farmers and processors requiring it to publish milk supply contracts […]

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ASIC can pursue defunct funeral insurer in case of ‘clear public interest’
Insurance 2022-07-25 3:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has given ASIC the green light to continue proceedings against a defunct funeral insurer which allegedly misled Aboriginal customers about being Indigenous-owned and […]

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Judge to sign off on settlement in Don Dale detention centre class action
Class Actions 2019-09-25 8:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has indicated he will approve a confidential settlement in a class action brought by a litigation guardian of young Indigenous Australian detainees against […]

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Thousands of disabled workers share $109M class action settlement
Class Actions 2019-07-11 2:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

Almost 7,000 disabled workers have been repaid $109 million in wages as part of a class action settlement distribution that has been called a “fitting […]

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