Consumer Action has welcomed VCAT's ruling that Ms Pippa Sampson, of law firm Goddard Elliot, breached professional conduct rules when she ‘grossly exceeded the legitimate assertion of the rights’ of...
Read MoreA new report from the Consumer Action Law Centre calls for changes to Magistrates Court procedures to protect consumers from inaccurate law suits and inappropriate judgments....
Read MoreA new report from the Consumer Action Law Centre explores the experiences of people who have received ‘default judgments’ for debt-related problems....
Read MoreConsumer Action has provided comments on the Regulatory Impact Statement for the Retirement Villages Amendment Regulations and the Retirement Villages Amendment Regulations....
Read MoreConsumer Action has provided comment on the Essential Services Commission’s Draft Decision in relation to Proposed Changes to Regulatory Instruments Relating to Flexible Pricing of Electricity....
Read MoreThe Victorian Government’s ‘Your Choice’ website offers information for Victorians with unexpectedly high energy bills....
Read MoreConsumer Action has provided input to the Review of the Energy Saver Incentive Scheme....
Read MoreA new infographic from Consumer Action shows how, even under the new laws, a single payday loan can push a low income earner into the red. ...
Read MoreThis week marks the introduction of new consumer protections in the payday lending industry. But consumer advocates remain sceptical that new protections will result in meaningful change....
Read MoreConsumer Action and Insurance Law Service have welcomed the introduction of a bill into Federal Parliament that, if passed, will mean that unfair contract term laws will be extended to...
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