Consumer guarantees
While most businesses are by now aware of the existence of the consumer guarantees contained in Australian Consumer law (the ACL), there are a number of peculiarities in this area
1 May 2018
Policy
Australia needs to work on consumer privacy
The Notifiable Data Breaches amendment has now become law, meaning Australian businesses must notify their consumers when a data hack, security threat or leak has occurred at their organisation. An
25 March 2018
National recycling label to combat growing waste issues
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), alongside Planet Ark and PREP Design, have launched a nation-wide labelling scheme that will help consumers better understand how to recycle products effectively. Leading
27 February 2018
NSW gift card regulation producing more harm than good
Moves to regulate the sale of gift cards with a lack of evidence have been excessive in New South Wales (NSW), with the Government regulating a popular product for retailers
25 February 2018
Apple Pay to level the playing field for mobile wallets
In recent years, the retail sector has been impacted by considerable payments system change, much of which has been of great benefit to the sector. However, as always there are
23 February 2018
Concerns over consumer confidence
Retail sales have posted the biggest two-month decline in seven years as households reduced spending in many discretionary product areas. Not since late-2010 has there been a larger two-month slide.
15 February 2018
Reduced Penalty Rates are Here to Stay!
If you haven’t already heard, this month the Full Court of the Federal Court rejected the legal bid by unions to overturn the Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut penalty
31 October 2017
Vulnerable Workers Legislation Passes Through Senate
The Senate last Monday (September 4) passed tough new laws that will see penalties of up to $630,000 for employers who knowingly underpay their employees. These laws will also see
11 September 2017
The Current State of Retail Shop Leases Across the Nation
The ARA in conjunction with their referral partners, Lease1, have been burning the midnight oil of late with the unprecedented number of Retail Shop Lease legislative and Code reviews on
17 August 2017
ARA disagrees with Labor’s 12 month delay to GST low-value imports
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) disagrees with Labor’s announcement to delay the implementation of GST to low-value imports and strongly supports the Government in closing the Low Value Threshold (LVT)
22 April 2017
