In Australia, Trade is covered under Australian Treasury Guidelines for electronic commerce, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regulates and offers advice on how to deal with businesses online, and offers specific advice on what happens if things go wrong.

On 27 May 2009, Caltex Oil Australia Ltd. announced it would be acquiring 302 Mobil service stations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide, subject to approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

The Crown's immunity may also apply to other parties in certain circumstances: see Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Baxter Healthcare.

Throughout 2010 and 2011 a number of authorities around the world including the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Bank of Namibia and the Central Bank of Lesotho have declared TVI Express to be a pyramid scheme.

Australia's telecommunications market was formally opened to full competition in July 1997, with removal of restrictions on the number of licensed operators and anti-competition mechanisms ( replaced by general competition law under the oversight of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ).

The Act is administered and enforced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

In response to concerns expressed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, however, eBay has since removed the policy on the ebay. com. au website requiring sellers to offer PayPal as a payment option.

In Australia, where the same products were on sale, GlaxoSmithKline issued a statement one week before the New Zealand court case confirming labelling discrepancies on its Ready to Drink range to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, and undertook to remove all references to vitamin C from its labels.

In March 2010, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released a report sharply critical of price gouging at Sydney airport, ranking it fifth out of five airports.

In February 2007, Blockbuster announced plans to sell its Australian subsidiary and franchising rights to Video Ezy, subject to approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

In 2012, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released a report rating the Perth Airport as the worst in Australia, as judged by airlines.

Australia ’ s main consumer regulatory authority the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ( ACCC ) is of the view that AS 6000 will be of assistance to courts when they next attempt to determine the meaning of organic.

* Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, an independent Australian commonwealth government authority established in 1995

* In April 2005, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission warns of a domain name renewal scam where domain name holders have received a letter that looks like an invoice for the registration or renewal of a domain name, where the domain name in question is very similar to your actual domain name except has a different ending, for example it will end in “. net. au ” instead of “. com ”

With the Liberal / National Coalition defeating the Australian Labor Party at the 1996 election, Truss was appointed Deputy Leader of the House 1997 – 98, Minister for Customs and Consumer Affairs 1997 – 98, and Minister for Community Services 1998 – 99.

The common law in other nations may also place legal limits on the validity of disclaimers ; for instance, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has previously successfully sued Target Australia Pty Ltd for the usage of inaccessible disclaimers in advertisements ( the televised advertisements in question contained disclaimers that were only shown on screen for 1. 50 seconds ).

He was most widely known in his role as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ( ACCC ) from its inception in 1995 until 30 June 2003.

In February 2007, Blockbuster announced it would be selling its Australian subsidiary and franchising rights to Video Ezy, subject to approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said on 15 December 2010 that it would not oppose SGXs takeover of ASX.

In April 2009, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissioner ruled that the Coca-Cola advertisements Kerry Armstrong appeared in were misleading.

* Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

* Australian Soccer Association, former name of Football Federation Australia

After fasting for four days, Dr. Berris Wink, president of the Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association, urged her to stop the test.

In May 2001, " Don't Dream it's Over " was voted 7th in a poll of the Best Australian Songs of Alltime by the Australasian Performing Rights Association.

* Australian National Drag Racing Association ( ANDRA )

* Australian National Drag Racing Association ( ANDRA )

There are several varieties of football, with the most notable being Association football, Gridiron football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby league and rugby union.

Holt responded rashly, questioning the impartiality of the ABC and implying political bias on the part of journalist Mike Willesee ( whose father Don Willesee was an ALP Senator and future Whitlam government minister ) and his statement drew strong protests from both Willesee and the Australian Journalists ' Association.

The International Horror Guild presents its own annual awards, as do organisations such as the Australian Horror Writers Association with its annual Australian Shadows Award.

In 1996, as a result of a three-year research project led by Lindsay B. Yeates, the Australian Hypnotherapists ' Association ( founded in 1949 ), the oldest hypnotism-oriented professional organization in Australia, instituted a peer-group accreditation system for full-time Australian professional hypnotherapists, the first of its kind in the world.

Australian hypnotism / hypnotherapy organizations ( including the Australian Hypnotherapists Association ) are seeking government regulation similar to other mental health professions.

* Australian and New Zealand Unitarian Universalist Association ( ANZUUA ), 500 members.

1986, The Chronicle of John Malalas: A Translation, Byzantina Australiensia 4 ( Melbourne: Australian Association for Byzantine Studies ) ISBN 0-9593626-2-2

In February 2004, the Australian Record Industry Association ( ARIA ) announced its own legal action against Kazaa, alleging massive copyright breaches.

National associations of the English-speaking world include the American Library Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, the Canadian Library Association and the Research Libraries UK ( a consortium of 30 university and other research libraries in the United Kingdom ).

The MCG, often referred to by locals as " The G ", has also hosted other major events, including International Rules between the Australian Football League ( AFL ) and Gaelic Athletic Association, international Rugby union, State of Origin series ( rugby league ), FIFA World Cup qualifiers and International Friendly matches, serves as the finish line for the Melbourne Marathon and also major rock concerts.

* Australian Pump Manufacturers ' Association.

Canberra: Australian Pump Manufacturers ' Association, 1987.

Research and professional organizations include the Parapsychological Association ; the Society for Psychical Research, publisher of the Journal of Society for Psychical Research ; the American Society for Psychical Research, publisher of the Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research ( last published in 2004 ); the Rhine Research Center and Institute for Parapsychology, publisher of the Journal of Parapsychology ; the Parapsychology Foundation, which published the International Journal of Parapsychology ( between 1959 to 1968 and 2000 – 2001 ) and the Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research, publisher of the Australian Journal of Parapsychology.

* Australian Sociological Association ( TASA )

CHOICE Magazine is a publication of the Australian consumer organisation of that name, a non-profit organisation founded in 1959 ( as the Australian Consumers Association ) to research and advocate on behalf of Australian consumers.

CHOICE is an Australian not for profit consumer organisation, previously known as the Australian Consumers Association.