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Retravision Southern Limited, which supplies electronic goods to Retravision stores in Victoria, has gone into voluntary administration, effective Monday 21 May 2012.
In the second half of this year, the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 will be repealed and a new Associations Incorporation Reform Act will come into effect.
A Footscray real estate agent‘s licence has been suspended for two months after he contravened the Estate Agents Act 1980 by underquoting on four properties.
The Victorian Court of Appeal has found that the operators of 'The Hope Clinic' misled and deceived terminally ill cancer sufferers.
Never pay money up-front to receive ‘free money’ or other benefits – this is a scam known as advance fee fraud.
Consumer Affairs Victoria is visiting Sunshine, Ballarat and Horsham as part of Law Week (14-18 May 2012).
The operators of a student accommodation house have been fined $3000 for falsely claiming an affiliation with Monash University and failing to lodge bonds.
An unregistered builder has been ordered to pay more than $86,000 in compensation to a consumer after failing to complete major renovations and roofing works.
The Supreme Court has ordered landlords Frank and Sandra Cassar and their company, Betta Housing Pty Ltd, to pay $6000 compensation to seven former tenants.
The Victorian Supreme Court has ordered private car park operators who issued unlawful parking ‘fines’ to stop using misleading tactics.