Submission: ATM fees in selected very remote Indigenous communities
October 1, 2012
Consumer Action has written to the ACCC supporting a proposal to allow fee free ATMs in selected very remote Indigenous communities....
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Submission: Proposed regulations for the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protections) Bill
September 26, 2012
Consumer Action has made a submission to the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department on proposed regulations for the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protections) Bill....
Read MoreSubmission: Response to draft regulations to support the Consumer Credit Enhancements Bill 2012
September 6, 2012
Consumer Action has made a submission to Commonwealth Treasury in response to draft regulations to support the Consumer Credit Enhancements Bill 2012....
Read MoreSubmission: ASIC Consultation Paper 178 and ASIC’s draft good practice guidance on advertising credit products and services
August 14, 2012
Consumer Action strongly supports ASIC's position that advertisements should give clear, accurate and balanced messages and allow consumers to make appropriate decisions, rather than simply avoid being misleading or deceptive....
Read MoreSubmission: Inquiry into the post-GFC banking sector
June 1, 2012
This submission argues that the development of an independent measure of the cost of bank funding, regularly reported by a reputable source, may help resolve consumer frustration about home loan...
Read MoreSubmission: Inquiry into the post-GFC banking sector
May 31, 2012
Consumer Action has made a submission to the inquiry into the post-GFC banking sector....
Read MoreSubmission: Proposed amendments to the Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011
May 9, 2012
This submission comments on amendments relating to payday lending and processes for debtors who are in hardship....
Read MoreSubmission: Reserve Bank of Australia – Treasury ATM Taskforce consultations
April 15, 2011
Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Reserve Bank of Australia - Treasury ATM Taskforce's report on the March 2009 ATM reforms....
Read MoreSubmission: National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment Regulations 2011 – exposure draft
February 25, 2011
Consumer Action welcomes the opportunity to comment on the exposure draft of the National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment Regulations 2011....
Read MoreSubmission: Exposure Draft – National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment Regulations 2011
February 25, 2011
Consumer Action supports the amendments in principle and broadly in the terms of the proposed Regulations. However, we recommend that changes be made to tighten the definition of “break fee”...
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