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Neve Brissenden and Andrew Brown

MYSTERIOUS: Woolworths and coles face court over discount scheme - What They Never Told You

The ACCC has launched legal action against Woolworths and Coles alleging they misled consumers. (Dan Himbrechts, Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's two biggest supermarket chains will be hit with significant penalties if the consumer watchdog successfully sues them for fake discount schemes.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission launched legal action in the Federal Court against Coles and Woolworths, as the federal government flagged a draft mandatory code of conduct for the major supermarkets.

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