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Consumer Affairs Victoria - Lame Response to Corruption Allegation
03 October 11 05:32 PM | Peter Mericka | 15 Comments   

OPINION by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd In my last blog posting I wrote about Consumer Affairs Victoria's failure to address bribe induced corruption in the Read More...

Filed under: cav, Consumer, consumer advocacy, consumer advocate, consumer affairs victoria, consumer watchdog, office of fair trading, oft

Fairness From NSW Office of Fair Trading? It's Problematic!
05 July 10 11:45 AM | Peter Mericka | 7 Comments   

by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.B Real Estate Lawyer Qualified Practising Conveyancer Victoria Director Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd After experiencing first hand the legal knowledge and reasoning of Mr. Robert Guthrie, Acting Manager, Licensing for the New Read More...

Filed under: George Rousos, new south wales, office of fair trading, office of fair trading: NSW, oft, Robert Guthrie, Today Tonight

Official Disinterest In A Forgery Of "Convenience Only"
14 February 09 01:56 PM | Peter Mericka | 4 Comments   

OPINION by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au A Logan City (Queensland) couple, Jose and Maria, heard glowing reports from a Filipino friend of his negatively-geared property investments. After Jose and Maria Read More...

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Fair Trading No Longer Queensland's Neglected Orphan?
24 September 07 04:14 PM | Peter Mericka | 1 Comments   

by Tim O'Dwyer M.A., LL.B Solicitor Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au Once, when Queensland’s Premier Peter Beattie was planning a ministerial reshuffle, I offered him this advice: the Fair Trading portfolio, because of its appalling real Read More...

Filed under: Consumer Affairs, kerry shine, office of fair trading, queensland