consumer protection

Archive of posts tagged 'consumer protection'

Energy + Water / Energy White Paper:

In 2009 the Australian Government Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism began consultation on the Energy White Paper by inviting...

13 Jul 2010

News / Improving government accountability through information access:

In April 2008, the NSW Ombudsman initiated an own-motion inquiry into the NSW FOI Act. As part of this inquiry,...

13 Jul 2010

Energy + Water / Protecting consumer protections.

In this submission PIAC supports the development of a national ACL, as it provides benchmark rules and an opportunity to...

13 Jul 2010

Energy + Water / Response to the Australian Energy Regulator draft distribution determination 2009-10 to 2013-14

The AER draft determination includes significant rises in the cost of electricity. In this submission PIAC argues that a number...

13 Jul 2010

Energy + Water / Cut Off II:

This is the final report for the project Cut Off II: The Experience of Utility Disconnections, prepared for the Energy...

13 Jul 2010

News / Submission on NSW Distribution Network Service Providers 2009-2014 Regulatory Proposals

This represents PIAC’s submission to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) on the NSW Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) 2009-2014 Regulatory...

13 Jul 2010

News / Affordable renewables:

The Australian Government has committed to an expansion of the national mandatory Renewable Energy Target (RET) so that a minimum...

13 Jul 2010

News / Flying in the face of adversity:

In April 2008 the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government released the Issues Paper: Towards a National...

13 Jul 2010

News / Joint consumer group supplementary submission to the Productivity Commission Review of Consumer Policy Framework. Institutional arrangements for consumer advocacy, research and policy development

Joint submission prepared by Consumers Federation of Australia, Care Inc Financial Counselling Service, Consumer Action Law Centre, Consumer Credit Legal...

13 Jul 2010

News / Advocates' immunity from civil suit. Submission of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and the Australian Consumers' Association

Submission to the Standing Committee of Attorneys General of the common law position on advocates’ immunity from civil suit. The...

13 Jul 2010

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