Editing Unfair business practices (section)

==Australia==
In Australia unfair business practices are regulated under the [[Australian Consumer Law]] which is enforced by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).  For example, in 2023 the ACCC took action against airline [[Qantas]] for, among other things, advertising and allowing customers to book unavailable flights.
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