Rod Sims, the chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, said Australians are most commonly complaining of being charged between $15 and $30 for a single RAT.
Stream the latest news on COVID-19 with Flash. Stream more than 20 global & local news sources. New to Flash? Try 14 days free now The ACCC was originally receiving complaints about price gouging in pharmacies but the culprits have now changed, Mr Sims revealed. ACCC Chair Rod Sims warned that businesses could end up as in court over the price gouging of rapid antigen tests. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Adam Yip
The ACCC has also reported the alleged splitting of RAT packs and the sale of tests not approved for home use in Australia to the Therapeutic Goods Administration . The consumer watchdog said pharmacies received the most complaints, with 1,309, or almost 34 per cent of all reports.
Perhaps acccgovau and TGAgovau can watch ACurrentAffair9 tonight then prosecute these people profiteering from importing fake unapproved RAT tests in to Australia and selling them at retail outlets like petrol stations and online. AusBorderForce AusFedPolice