George Maatouk - Court action
A rooming house operator has been convicted and fined $800 in Melbourne Magistrate’s Court for failing to refund rent to a former tenant.
View ArticleSean Vanden Driesen - Court action
A St Kilda rooming house operator has been fined $4000 after failing to refund bond money to four overseas backpackers.
View ArticleRichard Simmons - Court action
An unlicensed car dealer has been restrained from selling cars after he was found advertising them for sale on eBay.
View ArticleMichael Anthony Prichard - Court action
The Melbourne Magistrate’s Court has made final injunctions against a Mentone man on 15 March, restraining him from carrying out conveyancing work while unlicensed.
View ArticleWilliam Xu - Court action
A trader has admitted to breaches of the Fair Trading Act 1999 through the sale of unsafe goods.
View ArticleMelbourne Auto Group Pty Ltd - Court action
Consumer Affairs Victoria has successfully prosecuted a Dandenong motor car trader that engaged in odometer tampering and other unlawful practices.
View ArticleMurray Lu Developments and Murray Heyhoe - Court action
Court action undertaken by Consumer Affairs Victoria has secured compensation of more than $9400 for a Narre Warren home owner.
View ArticleJust Property Management - Court action
Action by Consumer Affairs Victoria has resulted in real estate agents Elma Veglia Bird and Just Property Management Vic Pty Ltd being declared permanently ineligible to hold a licence.
View ArticleStockdale and Leggo (Craigieburn/Roxburgh Park) - Court action
Consumer Affairs Victoria has successfully prosecuted real estate agent Stockdale and Leggo (Craigieburn/Roxburgh Park) for underquoting in its advertisements for three Craigieburn properties last year.
View ArticlePatricia Lauricella - Court action
A woman has been fined $700 for operating as a prostitute without holding a licence and publishing a statement intended to induce a person to seek employment with an escort agency.
View ArticleLaurence Glynne Hann and Vicki Ann Lowe - Court action
Court action by Consumer Affairs Victoria against two promoters of a bogus business opportunity which claimed to raise funds for charity, has secured more than $45,000 compensation for four Victorian...
View ArticleRN & JR Beer Pty Ltd - Court action
A Seymour car trader has been placed on a good behaviour bond after being found guilty of breaches of the Motor Car Traders and Business Names acts.
View ArticleThe Roof Guys (Vic) Pty Ltd - Court action
Frankston roof repairers The Roof Guys must pay a $500 fine for failing to allow for delays when calculating the time needed to complete work on a home in Ringwood East.
View ArticleJohn Michael Talia - Court action
Frankston roof repairers The Roof Guys must pay a $500 fine for failing to allow for delays when calculating the time needed to complete work on a home in Ringwood East.
View ArticleJohann Heinrich Preller - Court action
An unlicensed motor car trader has been placed on a court diversion program in relation to three charges under the Motor Car Traders Act 1986.
View ArticleGo Get Around Tours and Peter Gerard Maloney - Court action
Melbourne tour operator Go Get About Tours and its sole director Peter Gerard Maloney must pay $860 compensation for failing to provide full refunds to two festival goers.
View ArticleSenler Pty Ltd - Court action
Campbellfield motor car wrecker Senler Pty Ltd has been convicted of illegally selling cars and fined $5000
View ArticleRNSS Enterprises Pty Ltd - Court action
Rooming house operator RNSS Enterprises has been fined $24,750 after being convicted of 99 breaches of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.
View ArticleGeeveekay Pty Ltd Geoffrey Vincent Keogh and Veronica Keogh - Court action
A company and its owners have been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $124,417 for breaches of the Consumer Credit (Victoria) Code, relating to 46 vendor terms contracts for home finance.
View ArticleLong Wei - Court action
An unregistered builder has been convicted and ordered to pay $4000 compensation to a consumer, after failing to finish major renovations on an investment property.
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