The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been asked to investigate allegedly misleading claims made by Australians for Natural Gas https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/28/pro-gas-group-with-liberal-party-links-referred-accc-over-alleged-misleading-claims-ntwnfb Kirsty Ruddock, the managing lawyer of the corporate and commercial team at the Environmental Defenders Office, which drafted the letter, said the ACCC had identified misleading claims about energy and greenwashing among its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2025-26.
“We’d like them to investigate so they can determine whether there are breaches of the Australian consumer law, and ensure that companies that are making these types of statements are held to account.
“The longer these representations go on, the more impact they have. So it’s important to address them relatively quickly, and make sure that the regulators are looking at it.” #greenwashing #auslaw #auspol