Australia: Competition and Consumer Commission filed lawsuit against Amazon over alleged unfair contract terms pertaining to introducing advertisement to Prime Video

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Competition and Consumer Commission filed lawsuit against Amazon over alleged unfair contract terms pertaining to introducing advertisement to Prime Video

On 29 June 2026, the Competition and Consumer Commission filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging breaches of the Australian Consumer Law. The proceedings concern Amazon's standard form contracts for annual Amazon Prime subscriptions entered into be…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2026-06-29
under deliberation

On 29 June 2026, the Competition and Consumer Commission filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging b…