Today, Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading and consumer protection met at Parliament House, Canberra.
On 31 March 2016, Commonwealth, state and territory ministers with responsibility for consumer affairs met and agreed to the Commonwealth’s preferred proposal for country of origin labelling reform, supported by a Decision Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS). See the Communique from the meeting.
On 31 March 2016, Consumer Affairs Ministers agreed to the introduction of an information standard requiring eggs labelled as 'free range' to have been laid by hens with meaningful and regular access to the outdoors and with an outdoor stocking density of 10,000 hens per hectare or fewer.
The information standard will also require producers to prominently disclose the outdoor stocking density of hens laying free range eggs, allowing consumers to easily compare the practices of different egg producers.
Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading and consumer protection met in Melbourne, Victoria, today.
Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading and consumer protection met in Cairns, Queensland, today.
From 23 May 2014 to 1 August 2014, the Treasury, on behalf of Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand, conducted a consultation process on extending unfair contract term protections to small businesses.
The feedback from this consultation process is currently being reviewed and a recommended approach is being finalised.
Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading and consumer protection met in Brisbane, Queensland, today.
Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading and consumer protection met in Parramatta, New South Wales, today.
Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) has released a public consultation paper [PDF 216KB] [RTF 758KB] seeking feedback on the options outlined in the paper for a consistent national approach to the display of information on fuel price boards.
The outcomes of the consultation will inform the final decision of Ministers of the Legislative and Governance Forum on Consumer Affairs (CAF).
Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand Ministers responsible for fair trading and consumer protection met in Sydney, New South Wales, today.