March 2019 - Consumer Action Law Centre

Key Findings: Sunny Side Up: Strengthening the Consumer Protection Regime for Solar Panels in Victoria

Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) has released the key findings of its latest report, Sunny Side Up which focuses on the urgent need to strengthen the consumer protection regime for solar p...

Ban on vendor term and rent-to-buy transactions to make buying a home fairer for all Victorians

Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) supports a ban on vendor term and rent-to-buy agreements in the housing market proposed by the Sale of Land Amendment Bill 2019, which is to be introduced...

National Consumer Congress Keynote Address: How to deliver better outcomes for vulnerable consumers in regulated markets

The following keynote speech was delivered by Consumer Action CEO, Gerard Brody at the National Consumer Congress 2019 on Thursday, 14 March 2019 in Melbourne. Today I want to ask whether w...

Clarification of consumer guarantees is essential, but making information accessible must be a focus
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (for for Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand) - Guidance on ‘reasonable durability’ and Guidance on ‘unsafe’ documents

Clarification of consumer guarantees is essential according to Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action), but making information accessible must be a focus in newly proposed guidance about ‘unsafe’...

It’s time to clean up energy market pricing for all Victorians

Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) commends the Essential Services Commission’s (ESC) draft advice to the Victorian Government about the default regulated price for electricity, but urges re...

The justice system could better respond to the needs of people affected by misconduct in the finance sector
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Resolution of disputes with financial service providers within the justice system

Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) has recommended that financial service providers be required to improve their approach to dispute resolution in its comments to the Senate Legal and Consti...

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Key Findings: Sunny Side Up: Strengthening the Consumer Protection Regime for Solar Panels in Victoria

Ban on vendor term and rent-to-buy transactions to make buying a home fairer for all Victorians

National Consumer Congress Keynote Address: How to deliver better outcomes for vulnerable consumers in regulated markets

Clarification of consumer guarantees is essential, but making information accessible must be a focus
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (for for Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand) - Guidance on ‘reasonable durability’ and Guidance on ‘unsafe’ documents

It’s time to clean up energy market pricing for all Victorians

The justice system could better respond to the needs of people affected by misconduct in the finance sector
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee - Resolution of disputes with financial service providers within the justice system

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