Latest news Skip listen and sharing tools Listen Filter by category All News alerts Industry updates Legislation updates Media releases Public warnings Enforceable undertakings Court actions Showing articles tagged with 'Small business' Automatic mutual recognition has commenced in Victoria Industry updates News alerts 8 July 2021 Automatic mutual recognition (AMR) commenced on 1 July 2021. AMR enables individuals licensed or registered for an occupation in one Australian state or territory to work in another state or territory using their home state licence. Moving over summer? Choose your removalist carefully - Media release Media releases 20 January 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria this week issued a public warning about a Melbourne-based removalist service, Ajanvi Pty Ltd trading as My Moovers. My Moovers - Public warning Public warnings 19 January 2021 The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria, Nicole Rich, has issued a public warning to consumers about furniture removalist company Ajanvi Pty Ltd, trading as My Moovers. Hans Eric Richmond - Court outcome Court actions 17 November 2020 A former conveyancer has been ordered to pay $5000 in fines and a further $73,000 restitution to the Victorian Property Fund after being found guilty of continuing to work as a conveyancer without a licence. Save money when grocery shopping - Media release Media releases 9 November 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria is reminding Victorians an easy way to save money when grocery shopping is by comparing the price per unit of items. In Touch Fashions & Gifts Pty Ltd and Henry Chen - Enforceable undertaking Enforceable undertakings 11 June 2020 In Touch Fashions & Gifts Pty Ltd and its director have agreed to pay $1,000 to the Victorian Consumer Law Fund. They acknowledged offering items for sale that did not meet mandatory information standards. Tsun Ngai Lee - Commencement of action Court actions 22 April 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry at VCAT into estate agent Tsun Ngai Lee. Mr Lee, 60, of Caroline Springs, trades under the business name Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency. Property Express Pty Ltd, Dean Anthony Johnson and Darren James Dean - Court outcome Court actions 28 November 2019 Estate agency Property Express Pty Ltd and two of its former directors have lost their licences, after misleading clients about property prices. New gift card laws a win for consumers - News alert News alerts 15 October 2019 Australians lose an estimated $70 million each year by not redeeming their gift cards. To help prevent this, new national gift card laws will come into effect on 1 November 2019. David Alexander Scott Steel - Court action Court actions 20 September 2019 A former Cobden estate agent has been sentenced to three months’ jail after pleading guilty to almost 40 charges relating to mismanagement of his clients’ money. Go to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Page 1 of 10 Next
Automatic mutual recognition has commenced in Victoria Industry updates News alerts 8 July 2021 Automatic mutual recognition (AMR) commenced on 1 July 2021. AMR enables individuals licensed or registered for an occupation in one Australian state or territory to work in another state or territory using their home state licence.
Moving over summer? Choose your removalist carefully - Media release Media releases 20 January 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria this week issued a public warning about a Melbourne-based removalist service, Ajanvi Pty Ltd trading as My Moovers.
My Moovers - Public warning Public warnings 19 January 2021 The Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria, Nicole Rich, has issued a public warning to consumers about furniture removalist company Ajanvi Pty Ltd, trading as My Moovers.
Hans Eric Richmond - Court outcome Court actions 17 November 2020 A former conveyancer has been ordered to pay $5000 in fines and a further $73,000 restitution to the Victorian Property Fund after being found guilty of continuing to work as a conveyancer without a licence.
Save money when grocery shopping - Media release Media releases 9 November 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria is reminding Victorians an easy way to save money when grocery shopping is by comparing the price per unit of items.
In Touch Fashions & Gifts Pty Ltd and Henry Chen - Enforceable undertaking Enforceable undertakings 11 June 2020 In Touch Fashions & Gifts Pty Ltd and its director have agreed to pay $1,000 to the Victorian Consumer Law Fund. They acknowledged offering items for sale that did not meet mandatory information standards.
Tsun Ngai Lee - Commencement of action Court actions 22 April 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria has launched a disciplinary inquiry at VCAT into estate agent Tsun Ngai Lee. Mr Lee, 60, of Caroline Springs, trades under the business name Ably Realtor Worldwide Agency.
Property Express Pty Ltd, Dean Anthony Johnson and Darren James Dean - Court outcome Court actions 28 November 2019 Estate agency Property Express Pty Ltd and two of its former directors have lost their licences, after misleading clients about property prices.
New gift card laws a win for consumers - News alert News alerts 15 October 2019 Australians lose an estimated $70 million each year by not redeeming their gift cards. To help prevent this, new national gift card laws will come into effect on 1 November 2019.
David Alexander Scott Steel - Court action Court actions 20 September 2019 A former Cobden estate agent has been sentenced to three months’ jail after pleading guilty to almost 40 charges relating to mismanagement of his clients’ money.