Hope Island is one of the Gold Coast’s most exclusive suburbs. Home to an enclave of exclusive housing estates, such as Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island Resort, with several world class golf courses meandering in between.
The property website Domain are currently running a series of articles on selling a property, covering aspects from presentation and market advise, to sales tactics and the conveyancing process itself.
Brisbane came alive this weekend for the annual Teneriffe Festival. The streets were lined with a festival of food, markets and entertainment.
So you’ve spent countless weekends scouring the suburbs of Brisbane, or the Gold Coast for that perfect property and you think you’ve finally found ‘the one’ and are ready to put in an offer and sign a contract of sale. It’s right about now that you need to tap the brakes every so slightly. There’s no point rushing in and signing your name, as the entire conveyancing process will be dictated by this contract, so you want to make sure you’ve got it right before signing.
So you’ve had your property on the market for a while and have now signed a contract of sale and sold your property. First of all congratulations on the sale! While getting that offer may be exciting at first, we’re sure that a bit of stress is beginning to creep into your mind as you start to consider the long list of things you now have to take care.
Recent action taken by the ACCC against car company Kia Motors has again highlighted the need for companies to ensure their marketing material is accurate and clear to consumers to avoid breaching Australian consumer laws.
The carbon tax in Australia is no more with the Federal Government passing the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014. While the central purpose of this legislation was to remove the tax, it also introduced new powers to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”), which many business owners are not aware of.
As a business owner it is important that you take proper care with the packaging of your goods and any claims you make as to the country of origin of the goods. Labeling is tightly regulated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”). If your goods are incorrectly labeled your business can face serious consequences for making false or misleading claims as to the origin of the goods.
Advertising your small business online is definitely the way to go these days, with potential to reach a large audience with a much smaller outlay than traditional media. With this in mind we thought we’d highlight a recent move by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) as a word of warning to business owners.
Are you a small business owner? Do you use social media as a tool in marketing your business? If you answered yes to these questions then you might not be aware that you are in fact in the eyes of the law considered to be a publisher and that the same media laws that apply to professions such as journalism also apply to you and the things you say online.
