Automotive Industry Group Regulatory Update – June 2019
Welcome to the June 2019 HWL Ebsworth Automotive Industry Group Regulatory Update. HWL Ebsworth seeks to keep you updated with the…
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Government to consider extending protections from unfair contract terms which would apply to car dealers
Assistant Treasurer the Hon Stuart Robert MP announced on 29 March that the Morrison government would be strengthening protections from…
ATO targets inbound distributors in the motor vehicle industry in new transfer pricing guidelines
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has released Practical Compliance Guideline (PCG) 2019/1 Transfer pricing issues related to inbound distribution arrangements…
Federal Parliamentary inquiry recommends stronger legal protections for car dealers
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services (the Committee) has today released its report following its inquiry into…
Mandatory Wording Required in Warranties for Service Work
From 8 June 2019, businesses who give consumer warranties against defects for the supply of services (as well as goods…
The Australian Consumer Law used to recover a landmark sum in relation to a motor vehicle
In a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) decision, a consumer has been awarded just over $283,000 in respect…