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ACCC weighs in on surcharging … wait, what?

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7 Nov, 2024
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Warwick Ponder
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7 Nov, 2024
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After only using its current powers to stop excessive card surcharging a handful of times since the rules were introduced in 2016, ACCC Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, has described the issue as “complex” in the context of the Australian payments system.
ACCC weighs in on surcharging … wait, what?
ACCC weighs in on surcharging … wait, what?

After only using its current powers to stop excessive card surcharging a handful of times since the rules were introduced in 2016, ACCC Chair, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, has described the issue as “complex” in the context of the Australian payments system.

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