Public Consultations

Consumer Protection is keen to seek public opinion on the review and development of both State and National legislation.

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State

Consumer Protection produces and amends legislation, codes of practice, guidelines, and general consumer information. Where public comment is being invited for state issues draft copies of the documents are placed on this website.

To view details of current and past (closed) consultations please click individual links below:

Current/Updates

Retirement villages (Closes 15 July 2013)
Unsolicited Consumer Agreements (Door to Door Sales) (Closes 10 July 2013)
Property industry codes of conduct discussion paper (Closes 28 June 2013)
Occupational licensing (NOL) in Western Australia (Update: June 2013)
Residential parks review (Update: May 2013)

Closed

Co-operatives - proposal to align with the Co operatives National Law (2012)
Residential tenancy regulations (2012)
Proposals for the regulation of prepaid funerals (2012)
Licensing of strata managers (2012)
Commercial tenancy (2012)
Associations Incorporation Act (2012)
Motor vehicle repairers (2012)

National

Consumer Protection produces and amends legislation, codes of practice, guidelines, and general consumer information. Where public comment is being invited for national legislation, draft copies of the documents are placed on this page.

Current/Updates

No current consultations.
The Australian Consumer Law website is updated regularly with consultations and published submissions.

Closed

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) sought feedback about their regulatory approach (2013).

Treasury released draft regulations and accompanying explanatory material outlining the proposed financial reporting requirements applying to charities registered with the ACNC (2013).

Governance Standards for the Not-for-profit Sector consultation paper was released (2013).

Regulatory Impact Assessment of Potential Duplication of Governance and Reporting Standards for Charities (2013).

National occupational licensing consultation Stakeholder submissions: The consultation reviewed the impact of the proposal to replace the current state and territory licensing of the Property, Plumbing and Gas fitting and Refrigeration and Air-conditioning occupational areas (2012).

Gift cards in the Australian market: final paper by the Commonwealth Consumer Advisory Council (2012).

Debt collection harmonisation of regulation - Options Paper consultation has closed but the submissions are viewable online (2012).

The Australian Consumer Survey report is now available. This baseline study examined national consumer and business experiences and understanding of consumer laws, their application and enforcement (2011).

Paying for funerals: How consumers decide to meet the costs. This ASIC report describes how some consumers try to make sure that there is sufficient money available to cover the cost of their funeral. One option available to consumers is to save, but this is not always a feasible option especially for those on limited incomes (2011).