Patricia 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 ArticleAnthony Murison - Court action
An unregistered builder has been fined $1500 and ordered to pay $6000 compensation to a home owner for performing defective building work, following court action undertaken by Consumer Affairs Victoria.
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 ArticleDenis Sholl - Court action
Real estate agent Denis Sholl has been permanently disqualified from holding a real estate agent’s licence, after a deficiency was discovered in his estate agent’s trust account.
View ArticleChristopher Williams - Court action
An unregistered builder must pay $9600 compensation to a consumer for carrying out substandard building work.
View ArticleBora Homes - Court action
Consumer Affairs Victoria has secured a final injunction against building partnership Bora Homes Australia, after the company left several Victorian Sudanese families homeless due to defective and...
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.
View ArticleInfolio Corp Pty Ltd - Court action
Melbourne Magistrate’s Court has granted final orders against South Melbourne real estate agency Infolio Corp Pty Ltd and its former director Cameron Deal to restrain them from operating as a real...
View ArticleIhsan El-Chakik - Court action
An unregistered builder from Taylors Lakes has been convicted, fined $500 and ordered to pay court costs of nearly $900.
View ArticleKelly Falls Pty Ltd - Court action
A Mornington car dealer has been convicted and fined $3000 for misleading advertising of cars online and failing to identify a business as a licensed motor car trader in advertisements.
View ArticleJM Nicholas Contractor Services Pty Ltd and David Dick - Court action
A building company and one of its officers have been convicted, fined a total of $20,000 and ordered to repay more than $10,000 to a customer after breaching the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995...
View ArticlePR Truck Sales Pty Ltd - Court action
A Swan Hill truck dealer has been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 in penalties for selling a Kenworth truck that had a loan of more than $100,000 owing on it.
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