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After all, all they alllegedly did was ensure a good price for Australian wheat.

deepthought wrote on Jan 11^th, 2008 at 9:32pm:


What Criminal Code?

....or, do you mean the capacity of ASIC to lay a charge under either civil or criminal provisons of Corporations Law?

In either case, your argument is shallow, and inconsistent.  You would deny the Feds the capacity to send to jail buggerers under ACCC legislation and yet you submit to their capacity to do so under ASIC legislation.

This is another necessary law. It really pisses me off when I go to America and the marked prices exclude their equivalent of the GST, tips and other charges. The standard response from the business is 'we don't get the tax, or the tips which go to employees.' By that logic they should exclude all their other costs and only mark the profits on the item. It's just stupid. Marked and advertised prices are for the customer, not so the business knows how much they get from each transaction.

http://news.smh.com.au/rudd-govt-to-outlaw-hidden-pricing/20080112-1ljw.html

The federal government may introduce laws forcing airlines and retailers to advertise the full cost of their products, and not exclude hidden fees and taxes.

Under the bill, drafted by the previous Howard government, so-called component pricing would have been outlawed.

Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen said Labor is now considering resurrecting the bill, Fairfax Newspapers report.

The airlines are the most high-profile offenders of component pricing, often not including levies and taxes when they advertise their flights, Fairfax says.

Sprintcyclist wrote on Jan 12^th, 2008 at 1:14pm:


Agreed.  When I shop, I want to know what it will cost.  The prices of cars should really be 'on road' and air tickets should be what it costs to board.