Big Four bank NAB has paid $751,200 for inaccurate credit data disclosures under the Consumer Data Right rules, the largest penalty to date for breaches of the regulations.
Gambling company Tabcorp has been fined $4 million or sending over 5,700 messages to VIP customers that failed to comply with spam laws.
Optus has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty in a case brought by the ACCC, admitting the watchdog’s allegations that staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.
A judge has warned that an interlocutory privilege skirmish in the consumer watchdog’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard could “spiral out of control”.
Blockchain mining company NGS Crypto has consented to orders sought by ASIC amid concerns that hundreds of Australians who sank $21.1 million into the business were misled about the safety of their investments. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission took NGS Crypto Group and its Australian subsidiaries to court, seeking orders winding up the companies,…
Software company Dubber has filed a negligence suit against its former auditors, BDO, over $26.6 million in alleged missing company funds and flagged further lawsuits as part of its recovery efforts.
The ACCC has launched a review into unsolicited sales practices in response to the first ‘super complaint’ from a consumer group, which says cold calling and similar practices should be banned.
ASIC has told a court that a PwC report into allegations of inaccurate coal pricing found that 12 “inconsistent” invoices issued by TerraCom resulted in a $1.15 million benefit to the company, contrary to the company’s claim that the audit found no wrongdoing.
The corporate regulator has launched an inquiry into the Australian Securities Exchange following “repeated and serious failures”, while discontinuing its investigation into a one-day technical failure in December 2024.
Online mattress retailer Emma Sleep has admitted to misleading consumers about the sale price for mattresses, but a court has found its German parent company is not on the hook because its executives did not give directions to the Australian unit.