Submission: Australian Consumer Law – draft unfair contract terms provisions
Consumer Action strongly supports national unfair contract terms regulation. We consider that the draft legislation in the Paper largely reflects the policy intent previously communicated by the Minis...
Joint submission: Metropolitan Melbourne Water Price Review 2008-09 – draft decision
This submission is put forward by the Consumer Utilities Advocacy Centre Ltd and the Consumer Action Law Centre in response to the Draft Decision released by the Victorian Essential Services Commissio...
Submission: Crime Amendment (identity crime) Bill 2008 – exposure draft
Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Victorian Government’s exposure draft – Crime Amendment (Identity Crime) Bill 2008. We support the Bill’s proposals to provide for new and c...
Submission: Access Regime for the ATM System
Consumer Action supports the RBA’s efforts to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of payments systems in Australia, including the ATM system. As the Consultation notes, interchange fee amounts...
Submission: Trade Practices – Unconscionable Conduct
Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Senate Economics Committee’s Inquiry into the need to develop a clear statutory definition of unconscionable conduct for the...
Joint submission: Review of the Code of Banking Practice 2007-2008
CHOICE and Consumer Action support and endorse the joint consumer submission to the Review of the Code of Banking Practice. This submission concentrates on the issue of bank penalty fees in more detai...
Submission: Inquiry into competition in the banking and non-banking sectors
Consumer Action is pleased to make a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics inquiry into competition in the banking and non-banking sectors. Our submission conside...
Submission: Review of trustee remuneration
As detailed in this submission, we support many of the amendments to the framework for trustee remuneration proposed by the paper. However, we are concerned that the tenor of the paper is primarily de...
Submission: Inquiry into the Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill 2008
Consumer Action welcomes opportunity to provide this submission to the Senate Economics Committee’s Inquiry into the Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill 2008. In summary, our reco...
Submission: Financial Services and Credit Reform Green Paper
Consumer Action strongly supports Option 2 proposed on page 12 of the Green Paper, where the Commonwealth Government would assume responsibility, not only for mortgage credit and advice, but also for...
Submission: Financial Services and Credit Reform Green Paper
Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the Financial Services and Credit Reform Green Paper, released by the Australian Government Treasury on 3 June 2008. Consumer Action s...
Submission: Reform of Australia’s payments system
Consumer Action is supportive of the approach by the Reserve Bank of Australia to the electronic payments system and we welcome the pragmatism of the RBA in stepping in and regulating interchange fees...
Submission: Inquiry into Australia’s Mandatory Last Resort Home Warranty Insurance Schemes
Consumer Action welcomes the Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into Australia’s Mandatory Last Resort Home Building Warranty Insurance (HBWI) schemes. We have long been concerned that the mandatory H...
Submission: Discussion paper 72: review of Australian privacy law
Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to comment on the above Paper prepared by the Australian Law Reform Commission. Our submission focuses on some key credit reporting issues as well as some gene...
Submission: Abacus Draft Code of Practice
Consumer Action has made a submission in relation to the proposed Abacus Australian Mutuals Draft Code of Practice. As a general comment, we record our support for both the tenor and quality of the Dr...
Submission: Alternative dispute resolution – discussion paper
Consumer Action has made a submission on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Discussion Paper prepared by the Victorian Parliament Law Reform Committee. In particular, Consumer Action has a number of s...
Submission: Review of the effectiveness of competition in electricity and gas retail markets in Victoria – first draft report
Consumer Action has commented on the Australian Energy Market Commission’s Review of the Effectiveness of Competition in Electricity and Gas Retail Markets – First Draft Report which was released for...
Submission: Water Tariff Structures Review – Issues Paper
Consumer Action has commented on the Essential Services Commission’s Water Tariff Structures Review – Issues Paper released on 22 October 2007. To read our submission, click here: Water Tariff Stru...
Submission: Civil Justice Reform
Consumer Action is pleased to have the opportunity to submit its views on the second exposure draft of Victorian Law Reform Commission’s review of the civil justice system in Victoria. To read our...
Submission: Victorian Retail Competition Review
Consumer Action is very appreciative of the Commission’s early and informal consultation undertaken in preparation for the review. The Commission’s willingness to consult directly with consumer repres...
Submission: Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australia’s Consumer Policy Framework
Consumer Action has made a submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Australia’s Consumer Policy Framework. To read our submission, click here: Productivity Commission Inquiry into Aus...
