Oct 2026
15th Oct 2026

Implementing carpentry registration and licensing

This is a joint submission from the Office of the Building Monitor (OBM) and Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC). Consumer protection and confidence should be a priority in considering carpentry regi...
1st Oct 2026

Scam victims must be at the heart of AFCA’s dispute resolution approach to ensure the system works for consumers

Consumer advocates have broadly welcomed the Australian Financial Complaints Authority’s (AFCA) proposed rules and operational guidelines for the Scam Prevention Framework (SPF) but caution the need f...
Sep 2026
29th Sep 2026

Consultation on AFCA’s proposed Rule changes for the Scams Prevention Framework

This is a joint submission prepared by the Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) and made on behalf of: • Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) • CHOICE • Consumer Acti...
23rd Sep 2026

‘Personal data sold to the highest bidder’: ASIC sues shady comparison website owned by lead generators

Consumer Action Law Centre welcomes the Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s (ASIC) decision to commence proceedings against Clark Family Pty Ltd (Clark Family) alleging it operated a lea...
21st Sep 2026

Privacy Reform

Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) congratulates the Attorney General's Department on the proposed reform to modernise Australia’s legislation to be better equipped to protect, in an increas...
14th Sep 2026

‘Treated like trash’: Public Self Storage Scorseby fire victims fear losing treasured possessions twice

Consumer advocates and impacted clients are calling on Public Self Storage Scoresby (PSSS), to do the right thing and bring ‘complete peace of mind’ to their hundreds of customers impacted by a devast...
3rd Sep 2026

Ensuring the Scam Prevention Framework works for First Nations consumers

This supplementary submission should be read alongside our main joint consumer submission on the Scams Prevention Framework (SPF), submitted on Friday 3 July 2026. This submission considers whether...
1st Sep 2026

INSURANCE: Cash settlements never a risk-free option says ASIC report

Consumer advocates say a timely new report from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) underscores what they have long been hearing about on their frontlines; insurance cash settle...
Aug 2026
27th Aug 2026

Consumer Action: Tackling 20 years of ‘dodgy,’ fighting for fairness and supporting hundreds of thousands of consumers

Consumer Action Law Centre is today celebrating an important milestone; 20 years of legal and financial counselling services and expertise used to fight for stronger consumer rights and fairness in th...
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19th Aug 2026

Mulino’s lead generation clampdown in financial services a ‘bold move’ to protect Aussies’ savings

Consumer Action Law Centre CEO, Stephanie Tonkin says Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino’s announcement today to rein in bad actors profiting off Australians’ life savings, is a bold and welcome move b...