Episode 15 - Time for an Expert with the ACCC

Welcome to episode 15 of Keeping Up with the Consumer Law, the last episode of Season 1. In this episode we are joined by Nick Heys, Executive Director of Coordination and Strategy at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to talk through a range of topics from how the ACCC select the matters they pursue, greenwashing and influencers.

This is the fifteenth episode of Keeping Up with the Consumer Law. Keeping Up with the Consumer Law is financially supported by the Law Foundation of South Australia.

Want to follow up on a couple of the topics covered in this episode?

• ACCC’s 2023-24 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities: https://www.accc.gov.au/about-us/accc-priorities/compliance-and-enforcement-policy-and-priorities

• ACCC published draft guidance to improve businesses’ environmental claims (Media Release, 14 July 2023) https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-publishes-draft-guidance-to-improve-businesses-environmental-claims

• ACCC social media sweep targets influencers (Media Release, 27 January 2023) https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-social-media-sweep-targets-influencers

• Federal Trade Commission (US), Disclosure 101 for Social Media Influencers (November 2019) https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/plain-language/1001a-influencer-guide-508_1.pdf

Want to share your thoughts on the ACCC’s Greenwashing Guidance? Head over to https://consultation.accc.gov.au/accc/environmental-and-sustainability-guidance/ before 15 September 2023.

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