Government Inquiries Archives - Page 7 of 8 - Consumers' Federation of Australia

6 June , 2012

Is consumer benefit missing from regulation analysis?

CALC has urged the Productivity Commission to place more focus on consumers in Regualtory Impact Analyses.

4 June , 2012

ATM competition – what about some?

The Government and RBA have taken action on access to ATMs in remote Indigenous communities, but issues still remain around competition and transparency.

1 June , 2012

Victorian Taxi Industry Inquiry release Draft Report

The Victorian Taxi Industry Inquiry has called for sweeping reforms of the taxi and hire car industries.

18 May , 2012

Qantas takes $100m extra in surcharges – CHOICE

CHOICE estimates Qantas collects at least $204 million in payment surcharges yearly.

7 May , 2012

Food labelling: Daily intake percentage labels discredited

Government announcements suggest we’ll get a better food labelling system. But in the meantime the discredited DI% labels are still found on our food.

29 April , 2012

Inquiry into high Australian download prices

Media sites are reporting that the Minister for Communications has announced a Parliamentary Inquiry into why Australians pay more for downloads for music, games and software

12 April , 2012

Regulatory Impact Analysis: Benchmarking study

The Australian Government, with the agreement of Council of Australian Governments (COAG)’s Business Regulation and Competition Working Group, has requested that the Productivity Commission undertake a benchmarking study into regulatory impact analysis (RIA) processes.

29 March , 2012

eHealth proposals paper released

The Department of Health and Ageing has released the Proposals for Regulations and Rules (proposals paper) for the eHealth records program.

23 March , 2012 0 comments

Will contract law reform solve problems for consumers?

The Attorney General Nicola Roxon has released a discussion paper on contract law reform.

14 March , 2012

Gift card reform needed: consumer groups

Consumers need longer expiry dates, protection where retailers become insolvent and provision for change up to $10.

16 February , 2012 0 comments

Regional Telecommunications Review 2011-2012

CFA member ACCAN’s submission to the 2011–12 Regional Telecommunications Review was based on extensive consultations with member organisations and wider stakeholders. This interview with Robin Eckerman from the Review Committee explains the aims of the review.

24 January , 2012 0 comments

ASIC discussion paper: EDR jurisdiction and debt collection proceedings

ASIC has released a consultation paper to commence its review of external dispute resolution (EDR) jurisdiction over consumer complaints in cases where members have commenced legal proceedings to recover debts from consumers.