Latest news Skip listen and sharing tools Filter by category All News alerts Industry updates Legislation updates Media releases Public warnings Enforceable undertakings Court actions Christopher Miles - Court action Court actions 23 February 2016 A Melbourne-based online toy retailer has been banned from taking money up-front from customers until 2020. Michael Robert Knight - Court action Court actions 12 February 2016 The director of a former Boronia estate agency has been declared ineligible to hold an estate agent’s licence, or be an estate agent’s representative for five years, after he admitted to knowingly authorising and permitting the agency to convert trust money to its own use. Anthony Vito Brancatella - Court action Court actions 10 February 2016 Former real estate agent Anthony Vito Brancatella has been sentenced to 40 months jail, and must serve a minimum of 20 months, for misappropriating nearly $2 million of clients’ money. Australian Mechanical Services - Court action Court actions 15 January 2016 A Camberwell-based heating and cooling installation company has been restrained from taking money or deposits from customers, following an action Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ brought in response to an increase in complaints. David James Donald - Court action Court actions 14 January 2016 The Supreme Court of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ has granted an interim injunction against door-to-door carpet cleaner David James Donald, of Reservoir, whose carpet cleaning and repair business practices prompted numerous complaints to Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ. Hoverboards - Public warning Public warnings 5 January 2016 The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Jane Garrett, has issued a public warning about hoverboards, after a series of safety incidents involving chargers used to power these devices. Anthony Lee, Fair Finance Group Pty Ltd and Fair Financial Pty Ltd - Court action Court actions 31 October 2015 Anthony Lee, 36, of Melbourne, and two of his companies have been restrained from certain business practices, following an interim injunction granted at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. Benjamin David Chislett - Court action Court actions 28 October 2015 Benjamin David Chislett, 39, of Highton, has been ordered to stop operating as a real estate agent until licensed to do so, after Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ took action in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. Joel Phillip Murray - Court action Court actions 26 October 2015 An estate agent has been reprimanded, had his licence suspended for three months and had conditions attached to his licence, after failing to have his trust accounts audited. Clynton Mark Roberts - Court action Court actions 22 October 2015 An estate agent has been reprimanded and had his licence suspended for six months for failing to ensure that trust account audit reports were prepared and lodged with Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ. Previous Go to: 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Page 23 of 40 Next
Christopher Miles - Court action Court actions 23 February 2016 A Melbourne-based online toy retailer has been banned from taking money up-front from customers until 2020.
Michael Robert Knight - Court action Court actions 12 February 2016 The director of a former Boronia estate agency has been declared ineligible to hold an estate agent’s licence, or be an estate agent’s representative for five years, after he admitted to knowingly authorising and permitting the agency to convert trust money to its own use.
Anthony Vito Brancatella - Court action Court actions 10 February 2016 Former real estate agent Anthony Vito Brancatella has been sentenced to 40 months jail, and must serve a minimum of 20 months, for misappropriating nearly $2 million of clients’ money.
Australian Mechanical Services - Court action Court actions 15 January 2016 A Camberwell-based heating and cooling installation company has been restrained from taking money or deposits from customers, following an action Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ brought in response to an increase in complaints.
David James Donald - Court action Court actions 14 January 2016 The Supreme Court of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ has granted an interim injunction against door-to-door carpet cleaner David James Donald, of Reservoir, whose carpet cleaning and repair business practices prompted numerous complaints to Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.
Hoverboards - Public warning Public warnings 5 January 2016 The Minister for Consumer Affairs, Jane Garrett, has issued a public warning about hoverboards, after a series of safety incidents involving chargers used to power these devices.
Anthony Lee, Fair Finance Group Pty Ltd and Fair Financial Pty Ltd - Court action Court actions 31 October 2015 Anthony Lee, 36, of Melbourne, and two of his companies have been restrained from certain business practices, following an interim injunction granted at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
Benjamin David Chislett - Court action Court actions 28 October 2015 Benjamin David Chislett, 39, of Highton, has been ordered to stop operating as a real estate agent until licensed to do so, after Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ took action in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
Joel Phillip Murray - Court action Court actions 26 October 2015 An estate agent has been reprimanded, had his licence suspended for three months and had conditions attached to his licence, after failing to have his trust accounts audited.
Clynton Mark Roberts - Court action Court actions 22 October 2015 An estate agent has been reprimanded and had his licence suspended for six months for failing to ensure that trust account audit reports were prepared and lodged with Consumer Affairs ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ.