The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is currently accepting submissions in relation to the Regulation Impact Statement: Eligibility for origin claims in the Complementary Medicines Sector.

Submissions close at 5pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 30 October 2019.

Further information and a copy of the RIS are available on the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science website.

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 Final Report of the ACL Review (the Review).

In August 2017, Consumer Affairs Ministers agreed to a package of 14 legislative reforms to improve the operation of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

The legislative reforms were proposed by the Final Report of 2017 ACL Review.

Views are sought on the design of the exposure draft legislation and regulations (and accompanying draft explanatory materials).

These exposure drafts include amendments to:

Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) seeks your views on draft guidance on the application of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) to the activities of charities, not-for-profit entities and fundraisers.

During the ACL Review, stakeholders submitted to CAANZ that they wanted more information about how the ACL applies to the activities of charities, not-for-profit entities and fundraisers. Submissions to the ACL Review indicated that the sector faces difficulties in determining whether conduct is ‘in trade or commerce’ and captured by the ACL.