Tag: Australian Consumer Law

Watchdog warns agentic AI is straining consumer laws

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The spread of agentic artificial intelligence risks undermining consumer protections, Australia’s consumer and competition regulator has warned, calling into question recent Treasury advice that legislation is well equipped to...

Treasury review avoids ‘hard issues’ on AI liability

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A Treasury review says Australia’s consumer laws are equipped to respond to many of the harms arising from artificial intelligence, and in some instances offer better protections than comparable...

Treasury checks in on AI’s consumer law impact

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Treasury on Tuesday opened consultation on whether Australia’s tech neutral consumer laws are fit for the purpose of regulating artificial intelligence products and services, like software, phones and streaming...

Consumer law rallying cry as Rod Sims leaves ACCC chair

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
In his last speech as head of Australia’s competition watchdog, Rod Sims has implored economists to stop viewing consumer law as “the poor cousin of competition law” and called...