What Mandatory Safety Standards Must a Business Meet?
Mandatory safety standards have force under the Australian Consumer Law (Cth) (ACL) once the Commonwealth Minister declares that certain minimum…
What are False, Misleading and Deceptive Claims?
The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) administers laws relating to misleading, deceptive or false claims and/or statements made in…
What are the Consumer Guarantees?
On 1 January 2011, the Australian Consumer Law (Cth) (ACL) replaced the implied conditions and warranties that existed under the…
I’m Entering a Creative Competition. What Should I Know?
Entering a creative competition is a good way to get your name out to the public, test your skills or…
Shared Content Websites: What Terms of Service To Include
Today collaborating, aggregating and adapting shared content is common online. However, many do not realise there is a lot of…
I Want to Run a Short Film Competition. What do I Need to Know?
Running a short film competition can be an attractive marketing tool for your business or business venture. But your campaign…
Is it Legal to Use a VPN in Australia?
Australians love enjoying the best entertainment the world has to offer. Unfortunately, Australians can have difficulty accessing the content we…
Developments For Off Grid, Mini-Grid Communities
A mini-grid is a system where a relatively small number of networked dwellings co-operate in the generation of, and share…
What To Do If You Are Served a Section 155 Notice By The ACCC
My last article in this series explored restraints in distributorship agreements that run the risk of falling foul of the…
Distributorship Agreements and The Cartel Conduct Provisions
It is common for distributorship and similar agreements to require various types of exclusivity from the distributor. For example, in…