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National Consumer Bodies
 
  ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission. What can ASIC help you with? The Australian Securities & Investments Commission enforces and regulates company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors.
 

FIDO - ASIC's consumer information website. You can use this website for consumer information and tips about financial products and services.

Resources

Super and Us Mob! - A fact sheet by ASIC and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees better understand superannuation. The fact sheet explains how superannuation work, when you are entitled to it as an employee, and outlines some of the key benefits of superannuation for working families using a range of stories about people in different situations. (This PDF file is 440 kb)

These links direct you back to the ASIC and FIDO websites with permission of ASIC. "Super and Us Mob!" is sourced with permission from ASIC.

 

ACCC - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Resources

FairStore - is a guide for owners and operators of retail stores serving Indigenous communities in rural and remote areas of Australia.

The Fair Call Guide for Consumers - This booklet highlights things you should be aware of when purchasing telecommunications products like mobile phones, internet services and much more.

Dealing with Debt: Your Rights and Responsibilities - This consumer brochure will help people who are currently dealing with debt problems, or being contacted by debt collectors.

ACCC-ASIC Debt Collection Guideline for Collectors and Creditors - Did you know that debt collectors must follow a guideline when they are contacting you about your debts? This booklet is a joint effort of the ACCC and ASIC, and highlights the ACCC’s and ASIC’s view of how relevant provisions of the Trade Practices Act and the ASIC Act apply to debt collection conduct.

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