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Commonwealth Bank pays record penalty over consumer data sharing failures
The Commonwealth Bank has paid $792,000 in penalties after the consumer watchdog found it had failed to enable data sharing for certain business customers. 
ACCC appoints NSW data chief as commissioner
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appointed the NSW government’s former chief data scientist as a commissioner, adding experience in AI as the regulator eyes a more data-driven approach. 
SkyCity shareholder can’t bring action over $67M AUSTRAC penalty
A SkyCity shareholder has lost his bid to bring a case against former executives and directors at the ASX-listed casino seeking to recoup a $67 million penalty over breaches of money laundering regulations. 
Delta Power hits back at ASIC market manipulation case
Delta Power & Energy, the owner of the Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW, will defend ASIC proceedings accusing it of manipulating the market for electricity futures contracts by arguing that it acted honestly. 
FWC calls out ‘people and culture puffery’ in reinstating pregnant Amazon worker
The Fair Work Commission has ordered labour hire firm Adecco to reinstate a pregnant worker who was unfairly dismissed from her role at an Amazon warehouse in Sydney after disclosing that she was seven weeks pregnant.
Judge says part of ANZ’s $240M penalty in ASIC case ‘on light side’
A judge has questioned whether an agreed penalty against ANZ for overstating bond trading volumes is sufficient, noting the misrepresentations were "very significant".
Judge makes $5M penalty against Noumi available to class action
A judge has ordered that a $5 million penalty ASIC won against Noumi be made available for distribution to group members in a class action against the food giant, on top of a $43 million settlement. 
Meta says ACCC has ‘fundamental’ misunderstanding in scam ads case
Facebook owner Meta has argued the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has “misallocated responsibility” in its three-year-old case over scam cryptocurrency ads on the social media platform.
First Guardian CIO wants to sell Tucker, Gleeson paintings to pay lawyers
The receiver for a Falcon Capital fund under investigation by ASIC wants a role in selling director Simon Selimaj’s valuable artwork, including a $70,000 Albert Tucker painting, which is allegedly needed to cover legal fees. 
AFL umpire loses unfair dismissal suit over alleged ‘frog marching’ incident
An umpire has lost his unfair dismissal claim against the Australian Football League after he was accused of wrestling, man-handling and frog-marching a member of the public off the field.