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Monthly Archives: May 2018

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Submission: NSW Emergency Services Levy Insurance Monitor Standard Profile Quotations
NSW Emergency Services Levy Insurance Monitor - Standard profile quotations: Mid-term review Discussion Paper April 2018

This joint submission from Financial Rights Legal Centre and Consumer Action Legal Centre responds to the NSW Emergency Services Levy Insurance Monitor’s 'Standard profile quotations Mid-term review,...
May 23, 2018

Submission: Options for greater involvement by private sector life insurers in worker rehabilitation
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services - Submission on options for greater involvement by private sector life insurers in worker rehabilitation

This joint submission of CHOICE, Financial Rights Legal Centre and Consumer Action Law Centre responds to the insurance industry proposal for greater involvement by life insurers in worker rehabilitat...
May 23, 2018

Submission: Implementation of prohibition on flex-commissions

The Consumer Action Law Centre welcomes the opportunity to comment on the implementation of the prohibition on flex-commissions Consultation Paper (the Consultation Paper). We generally support the...
May 22, 2018

Draft AER Benefit Change Notice Guidelines – Submission

Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to provide a brief submission in response to AER’s Draft Benefit Change Notice Guidelines (Draft Guidelines). This policy area is well trodden ground for Co...
May 21, 2018

Submission: 2018 Water Price Review standard draft decisions

The Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Essential Service Commission’s (ESC) standard draft decisions in the 2018 Water Price Review for Barwon Wate...
May 14, 2018

Data disaster – Commbank shows banks fail at the basics

A data disaster is coming according to consumer advocates, following revelations that 12 million customers’ personal financial histories were lost by the Commonwealth Bank. “A data disaster is comi...
May 3, 2018
National Energy Retail Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Customers in Hardship) Rule 2018 Draft Rule Determination

Victorian Budget: Funding boost for regulator good news for energy consumers

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May 1, 2018

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