This inquiry is one of many examinations of the financial services sector of late. It’s been a festival of scrutiny. Yet in the face of all of this, the banks...
Read MoreConsumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) is pleased to make this submission in response to Consumer Affairs Victoria's Sale of land and business: options for reform (Options Paper), as part...
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Joh Kirby, Executive Director of Victoria Law Foundation since 2008, has announced she will move on from the foundation at the end of this financial year....
Read MoreToday the Australian Consumer Law Review Final Report was released, and consumer advocates say there are some great wins for Australians....
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“This report represents an important first step in overhauling the aggressive sales-culture that has come to dominate our retail banking sector."...
Read MoreToday the Productivity Commission released its report on the enforcement and administration of the Australian Consumer Law. The Consumer Action Law Centre supports the majority of the findings of the...
Read MoreThe Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) is pleased to provide a submission to the Inquiry on the Design, scope, cost-benefit analysis, contracts awarded and implementation associated with the Better...
Read MoreUNDERSTANDING how power prices work isn’t an easy task. The Prime Minister recently tasked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to look into power prices, but there’s one problem for...
Read MoreConsumer Action supports ASIC’s proposal to prohibit flex-commissions in the sale of car loans through a legislative instrument. There are clearly significant variations in the interest rates charged on loans...
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The Australian Banker's Association (ABA) response to the Independent Review of the Code of Banking Practice (Khoury Review) is a positive start, but consumer advocates say there are some missed...
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