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 Stephen George Snowden - Commencement of action Court actions 6 August 2018 Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal proceedings against Stephen George Snowden, 51, of Ferntree Gully. Australia Manolite Pty Ltd and Zhenghong Mei - Enforceable undertaking Enforceable undertakings 31 July 2018 A Moorabbin-based importer and wholesaler and its director have agreed to pay $4,500 to the Victorian Consumer Law Fund, after acknowledging they supplied, offered to supply and possessed items that did not meet mandatory safety or information requirements. Trends in owners corporations enquiries - Industry update Industry updates 3 July 2018 Update for owner corporations managers on recent trends and issues in the sector. Walid El Haouli - Court outcome Court actions 23 April 2018 The Werribee Magistrates’ Court has ordered that an unregistered builder pay costs and stop certain conduct unless he becomes registered. Tri Duc (Joseph) Ngo - Court outcome Court actions 15 March 2018 A former Glen Waverley estate agent has been sentenced to five years’ jail, after pleading guilty to 48 charges of misusing more than $6 million of his clients’ money, in breach of the Estate Agents Act 1980. Melbourne Deluxe Real Estate Pty Ltd (trading as Melbourne Deluxe) and Paul Wayne Pfeiffer - Court outcome Court actions 14 March 2018 An estate agent must repay $69,000 in compensation; been fined $25,000; and sentenced to a two-year community corrections order, after pleading guilty to charges including fraudulent conversion. The Reject Shop Ltd - Court outcome Court actions 8 March 2018 National variety goods retailer The Reject Shop Ltd has been penalised $140,000 after admitting that it contravened the product safety provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) by selling projectile toys. Nicholas Augerinos, trading as Quality Car Centre - Court outcome Court actions 8 March 2018 A licensed motor car trader has given a 12 month good behaviour undertaking to the court and must pay $500 for contraventions of the Motor Car Traders Act 1986. Tim Phan - Court outcome Court actions 30 January 2018 An Avondale Heights man who worked as a builder while unregistered has been ordered to refund three of his customers a total of more than $26,700 at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. Muralietharan Varadharajah - Court outcome Court actions 28 December 2017 A rooming house operator will lose his licence after he was found guilty of offences under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and its regulations. Previous Go to: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Page 9 of 41 Next
Stephen George Snowden - Commencement of action Court actions 6 August 2018 Consumer Affairs Victoria has commenced criminal proceedings against Stephen George Snowden, 51, of Ferntree Gully.
Australia Manolite Pty Ltd and Zhenghong Mei - Enforceable undertaking Enforceable undertakings 31 July 2018 A Moorabbin-based importer and wholesaler and its director have agreed to pay $4,500 to the Victorian Consumer Law Fund, after acknowledging they supplied, offered to supply and possessed items that did not meet mandatory safety or information requirements.
Trends in owners corporations enquiries - Industry update Industry updates 3 July 2018 Update for owner corporations managers on recent trends and issues in the sector.
Walid El Haouli - Court outcome Court actions 23 April 2018 The Werribee Magistrates’ Court has ordered that an unregistered builder pay costs and stop certain conduct unless he becomes registered.
Tri Duc (Joseph) Ngo - Court outcome Court actions 15 March 2018 A former Glen Waverley estate agent has been sentenced to five years’ jail, after pleading guilty to 48 charges of misusing more than $6 million of his clients’ money, in breach of the Estate Agents Act 1980.
Melbourne Deluxe Real Estate Pty Ltd (trading as Melbourne Deluxe) and Paul Wayne Pfeiffer - Court outcome Court actions 14 March 2018 An estate agent must repay $69,000 in compensation; been fined $25,000; and sentenced to a two-year community corrections order, after pleading guilty to charges including fraudulent conversion.
The Reject Shop Ltd - Court outcome Court actions 8 March 2018 National variety goods retailer The Reject Shop Ltd has been penalised $140,000 after admitting that it contravened the product safety provisions of the Australian Consumer Law (Victoria) by selling projectile toys.
Nicholas Augerinos, trading as Quality Car Centre - Court outcome Court actions 8 March 2018 A licensed motor car trader has given a 12 month good behaviour undertaking to the court and must pay $500 for contraventions of the Motor Car Traders Act 1986.
Tim Phan - Court outcome Court actions 30 January 2018 An Avondale Heights man who worked as a builder while unregistered has been ordered to refund three of his customers a total of more than $26,700 at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
Muralietharan Varadharajah - Court outcome Court actions 28 December 2017 A rooming house operator will lose his licence after he was found guilty of offences under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and its regulations.