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ACCC is utterly toothless. They issue these pathetic fines but the behaviour continues. Yes you may have issued Apple a $9 million fine but it is commonly known
by mdoms 6y ago
ACCC is utterly toothless. They issue these pathetic fines but the behaviour continues. Yes you may have issued Apple a $9 million fine but it is commonly known that Apple stores in Australia openly flout Australian consumer laws. I would be embarrassed to admit I had ever worked for ACCC in any capacity.
- fblp 6y agoHi there! 1) I think you may have missed this from my post? > "The ACL currently limits penalties to $10 million per contravention for corporations. Only parliament can increase that limit by amending legislation." The ACCC can't give itself more teeth, your elected representatives can. 2) Also, as far as I know Australia is the only country that has a regulator that has gone to court and won against Apple (A few foreign regulators have fined them or made decisions without going to court). Would you rather an agency with "no teeth" or one that doesn't bite at all? :) 3) I want to highlight that "I would be embarrassed to admit I had ever worked for ACCC in any capacity." felt condescending. I see that tone in comments you've made towards others on HN. I'd kindly challenge you to think about how that contributes the community, and what draws you to making dismissive comments rather than kind ones. It personally had the opposite affect for me - reminding me how much I enjoyed that job and the work I did there.