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978-1-921973-76-5
Honest advertising and selling practices under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 benefit small businesses and consumers alike.
Enterprising small businesses should be able to prosper on the merit of their products or services without fearing that competitors will gain an unfair competitive advantage from dishonest representations.
Consumers also have a right to accurate and truthful information from businesses about their purchases.
This publication does not reflect changes to the Australian Consumer Law since publication, which include:
- increases to the maximum civil and offence penalties for both corporations and individuals
- the introduction of the Competition and Consumer (Australian Consumer Law – Country of Origin Information for Seafood for Immediate Consumption) Information Standard 2025
- changes to the unfair contract term provisions, including banning the use of unfair contract terms, and expanding available remedies.
We will be updating this publication.