In June 2015, Australian Consumer Affairs Ministers, through the Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer Affairs (CAF) requested Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) to initiate a broad-reaching review of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). In April 2017, CAANZ released the...More
The Treasury, on behalf of Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand, is seeking views from businesses on their product safety experiences and practices. More
The Treasury, on behalf of Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand, is seeking views from consumers on their experiences relating to product safety. More
The Government is calling for submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups seeking their views regarding priorities for the 2020-21 Budget.
The Pre-Budget Submission Process for the 2020-21 Budget closes on 20 December 2019. More
The Government is inviting submissions on the final report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry .
We are seeking stakeholder comments on the ACCC’s findings and recommendations. In particular, we would welcome views on practical...More
Part A of this review includes seven questions that relate to the role and functioning of the AASB.
Part B of this review includes six questions regarding each AASB member's performance from 1 July 2018, or for the duration of their appointment, whichever is shorter.
Please complete...More
Part A of this review includes seven questions that relate to the role and functioning of the AUASB.
Part B of this review includes six questions regarding each AUASB member's performance from 1 July 2018, or for the duration of their appointment, whichever is shorter.
Please...More
Part A of this review includes questions that relate to the role and functioning of the FRC.
Part B of this review includes questions regarding each FRC member's performance.
While written responses are not mandatory, we encourage your feedback.
All responses will remain...More
The Retail Grocery Industry (Unit Pricing) Code of Conduct (the Code) is a mandatory industry code of conduct prescribed under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The Code requires certain grocery retailers to use unit pricing when selling particular grocery items to consumers.
Why we are...More
On 19 December 2018 the Assistant Minister for Treasury and Finance called for submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups seeking their views regarding priorities for the 2019-20 Budget.
The Pre-Budget Submission Process for the 2019-20 Budget closed on 1 February 2019....More
The Government has released for public consultation two bills that implement the tax and regulatory components of the CCIV regime and their related explanatory materials.
A CCIV is an investment vehicle with a corporate structure, with the additional consumer protection of an...More
This Survey is being conducted as part of the Government's review of the Grocery Unit Pricing Code.
What is unit pricing?
Unit pricing is a comparison tool of convenience for consumers, allowing shoppers to make accurate and timely price comparisons between different brands and sizes...More
Welcome to the Graduate O-Week Survey!
This survey should only take a couple of minutes to complete. Your responses will provide us with fantastic insights into your experience of O-Week which will help us to tailor and amend our service offering for future Graduate Cohorts.
This survey is...More
In November 2016, the Treasury Legislation Amendment (Small Business and Unfair Contract Terms) Act 2015 (the Act) took effect to extend the unfair contract term (UCT) protections in the Australian Consumer Law (incorporated as Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010) and the...More
The Government has released for public consultation the third tranche of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle) Bill 2018 and related explanatory materials.
The CCIV is an investment vehicle with a corporate structure, with the additional consumer protection...More
The Government has released for public consultation the second tranche of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle) Bill 2018 and explanatory materials.
The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) will offer an internationally recognisable investment...More
The Government has released for public consultation the first tranche of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle) Bill 2018 and explanatory materials.
The Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) will offer an internationally...More
The Government is seeking submissions on a draft of the Asia Region Funds Passport (Passport) Regulations and related explanatory materials.
The Passport is a common framework of coordinated regulatory oversight to facilitate cross border issuing of managed investment funds. Australia, Japan,...More
Part A of this review includes seven questions that relate to the role and functioning of the AUASB.
Part B of this review includes six questions regarding each AUASB Board member's performance from 1 July 2017, or for the duration of their appointment, whichever is shorter.
Please...More
Part A of this review includes seven questions that relate to the role and functioning of the AASB.
Part B of this review includes six questions regarding each AASB member's performance from 1 July 2017, or for the duration of their appointment, whichever is shorter.
Please complete the...More
In Australia approximately 34 million gift cards are sold each year. One of the commonly used terms and conditions of gift cards are expiry dates. Of the gift cards sold a certain percentage are not redeemed before they expire.
Consumers can experience the disappointment of an expired gift...More
In June 2015, the Australian Consumer Affairs Ministers, through the Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer Affairs (CAF), asked Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) to initiate a broad-reaching review of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
In March 2017, CAANZ presented the...More
The Government is seeking submissions on a draft of the Asia Region Funds Passport (Passport) Bill and related explanatory material.
The Passport is a common framework of coordinated regulatory oversight to facilitate cross border issuing of managed investment funds. Australia, Japan, Korea,...More
Information on the Review of Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) legislation is available on the Treasury website.
Submissions
Non-confidential submissions have been published on the Treasury website. More
The Government is seeking submissions on the draft Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) Bill and explanatory materials (tax framework). The draft Bill proposes the new tax framework that will give effect to the CCIV. The policy intent of the CCIV is to establish a new form of passive...More
On 20 September 2017 the Assistant Minister to the Treasurer called for submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups seeking their views regarding priorities for the 2018-19 Budget.
The Pre-Budget Submission process for the 2018-19 Budget closed on Friday 15 December 2017.
...More
The Government is seeking submissions on a draft Asia Region Funds Passport (Passport) Bill and related explanatory materials.
The Passport is a common framework of coordinated regulatory oversight to facilitate cross border issuing of managed investment funds. Australia, Japan, Korea, New...More
The Government is modernising business registers to support businesses in an evolving digital economy.
From 9 August to 6 September 2017, the Government sought responses to a discussion paper on ways to improve its business registry services. More
Bills are common documents that state an amount of payment or set out a regular charge for supplying ongoing goods and services. Traditionally businesses have provided bills in a paper format to consumers, with the costs of producing and providing these documents absorbed by businesses and...More