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Ultra Tune found guilty of contempt, hit with record $1.5M fine
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-03-01 9:27 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has handed Ultra Tune a $1.5 million fine for contempt, saying the car repair franchise failed to meet the requirements of a court-ordered compliance program, instituted after the company copped a $2 million fine for contravening its disclosure obligations to franchisees.

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Ultra Tune boss a ‘dreadful’ witness, says judge in ACCC’s contempt case
Franchises 2023-08-02 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case alleging auto mechanic Ultra Tune failed to comply with court orders has labelled its managing director Sean Buckley as “one of the more dreadful witnesses” he had seen.

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IAL hit with $40M penalty over unpaid NRMA loyalty discounts
Insurance 2023-06-30 4:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has imposed a $40 million penalty on Insurance Australia Limited in a case by the corporate regulator alleging NRMA customers were not paid $60 million in promised loyalty discounts.

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Insurance Australia agrees to $40M penalty in ‘very serious’ case over unpaid discounts
Insurance 2023-05-11 4:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurance Australia has agreed to pay a $40 million penalty in a case by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging it short-changed NRMA customers a staggering $60 million in promised loyalty discounts. 

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Ultra Tune boss seen instructing lawyer in criminal case, not incapacitated, judge says
ACCC 2023-03-02 3:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ultra Tune has failed to prove its managing director is mentally incapacitated and unable to give evidence at a sentencing hearing for contempt of court after he was seen earlier this week attending a hearing in a criminal case on charges of stalking his ex-girlfriend.

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