2011 Annual Report - The Commerce Commission

1.3 Summary of Unfair Trading and Consumer Protection Issues -Western DivisionThe Western Division FTD issues are handled by the Commission Inspectors based in Sigatoka, Rakiraki and Lautoka under the guidance of theDivisional Head and the FTD based in Suva.Department Activities from Western Division for the year 2011Table 3 summarizes the number of cases received as per each provision of the Commerce Commission Decree 2010. Please note, that for brevityreasons, provisions under which no cases were received have been excluded from the table below.Table 3: Cases and Relevant Provisions –Western DivisionProvisions Breached Sections Number of Cases undereach ProvisionsAnti-competitive conduct 67 1Misleading and deceptive conduct 75 2Unconscionable conduct 76 3False or misleading representations 77 2Refusal to sell goods and services unless other goods and services are also purchased 87E 1Adulteration 87F 1Statement of Price or Condition and Pull Date 87J 1Action in Respect of Goods of Unmerchantable Quality 114 2Action in Respect of Non-Compliance with Express Warranty 116 1Note: In some cases, more than one section of the CCD 2010 was breached and as such, the numbers in the table are higher than the actual number ofcases received.Page136of236