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Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) is a government agency that protects and promotes the interests of consumers and is based in the Australian state of Victoria.It is responsible for reviewing and advising the Victorian Government on consumer legislation and industry codes; advising and educating consumers, tenants, traders and landlords on their rights, responsibilities and changes to the law ...
The Consumer Action Law Centre ( CALC ), also known as Consumer Action, is primarily a campaign-focused consumer advocacy organisation, but also acts as a community legal centre, providing free legal advice and pursuing litigation on behalf of vulnerable and disadvantaged consumers across Victoria, Australia. [1]
The Australian Consumer Law (ACL), being Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, is uniform legislation for consumer protection, applying as a law of the Commonwealth of Australia and is incorporated into the law of each of Australia's states and territories. The law commenced on 1 January 2011, replacing 20 different consumer laws ...
The Consumers' Federation of Australia ( CFA) is Australia's umbrella consumer advocacy group. As an organisation, CFA has over 30 organisational members ranging from large national organisations like CHOICE and COTA Australia to legal centres, financial counselling organisations, research institutions, and state-based consumer organisations.
e. The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 ( CCA) [ 1] is an Act of the Parliament of Australia. Prior to 1 January 2011, it was known as the Trade Practices Act 1974 ( TPA ). [ 2] The Act is the legislative vehicle for competition law in Australia, and seeks to promote competition, fair trading as well as providing protection for consumers.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) [ 1] was formed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 [ 2] in the state of Victoria, Australia. As part of the Victorian Justice system the tribunal sits 'below' the Magistrates Court in the court hierarchy. However the tribunal itself is not a court, not possessing ...
Peter Spyker MP. 10 May 1982. 14 December 1987. 5 years, 218 days. 7. Tom Roper MP. Minister for Consumer Affairs. 14 December 1987. 10 August 1990.
Marsha Rose Thomson (born 21 December 1955) is an Australian politician. She was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, representing the electoral district of Footscray for the Labor Party from 2006 to 2018; she previously served in the Victorian Legislative Council from 1999 to 2006. She was the first female Jewish minister in Australia.