Will contract law reform solve problems for consumers?
The Attorney General Nicola Roxon has released a discussion paper on contract law reform.
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Consumers and carbon price claims
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The ACCC Chairman this week launched the consumer guide Consumers and carbon price claims. The guide provides consumer information about carbon price claims, what the ACCC can do, how consumers can take action to protect their rights and how to make a complaint.
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ASIC overview December – March 2012
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An overview of ASIC news and media releases relevant to consumer financial services from December to March 2012. MoneySmart updates, consumer warnings and enforcement activity are all covered.
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Ensuring the safety of composts, soil conditioners and mulches
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The Standards Australia Technical Committee CS-037 Garden Soils and Potting Mixes has been working over the past few years revising the standard recently published in its 4th edition as AS 4454-2012 Composts, soil conditioners and mulches.
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National Consumer Fraud Week 19 – 25 March
Post thumbnailNational Consumer Fraud Week 2012 is all about raising awareness of scam delivery methods so that you can identify and slam a scam at the point of contact.
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From the archives: a history of the Australian consumer movement to 1996
In 1996 CFA commissioned A History of the Australian Consumer Movement. It was a 40 page booklet edited by Fiona Marsden summarising a longer academic paper by Jane Brown. Other sources for history of the Australian consumer movement include A McLeod’s Abundance, Buying and Selling in Postwar Australia with a forward by Allan Fels. It is based on…
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50 years of consumer rights – how far have we come?
Consumer advocate Jenni Mack documents the highs and lows of 150 years of consumer activism, and considers where to next for consumer advocacy.
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ASIC launches multilingual financial resources
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ASIC has announced that people who migrated to Australia on humanitarian grounds now have access to multilingual resources to help them learn about Australia’s financial system.
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Government must listen to consumer voices
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On World Consumer Rights Day 2012, the Consumers Federation of Australia calls on the Commonwealth, State and Territory governments make consumer rights front and centre in government policy development by implementing the Productivity Commission’s recommendations for consumer advocacy and research.
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Gift card reform needed: consumer groups
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Consumers need longer expiry dates, protection where retailers become insolvent and provision for change up to $10.
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ASIC wants more rights for investors using platforms
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ASIC today announced it is reviewing its regulatory approach to platforms as part of broader efforts to promote investor confidence in the sector.
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Progress on safety of electrical appliances
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The joint Australian and New Zealand Technical Committee EL-002 Safety of household electrical appliances is working on improving the safety aspects in the revision of the AS/NZS 60335 series of standards.
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