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End date for AER Statement of Expectations of energy businesses and next steps

The AER's Statement of Expectations of energy businesses (the Statement) has been in effect since March 2020, outlining how we expect retailers to support consumers experiencing payment difficulties. Our expectations reflected the widespread and unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 and the subsequent need for supports beyond those contained wit...

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A note from Consumer Action Law Centre

We have heard that there is a possibility that the Government could seek to 'split' the NCCP Amendment (Supporting Economic Recovery) Bill 2020 so as to remove schedule 1 relating to repealing the responsible lending framework, but retain the other schedules relating to small amount credit contracts (SACCs), consumer leases and other m...

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Who's the Executive Officer

Kate started as SAFCA's new Executive Officer on Monday this week while Wendy Shirley steps into her role as 'consultant' until her retirement on 5 July (at 1.30pm to be exact!). In the next month, Wendy will be inducting Kate into her new role as she takes her to visit agencies, counsellors and organisations across South Austral...

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Respect Key to Kates' SAFCA Success

A long-held respect for financial counsellors is what prompted Kate Fox to apply for the role of SAFCA's new Executive Officer. Kate was introduced to their work over 20 years ago as a social worker in the Low-Income Support program at Lutheran Community Care, where she worked with many financial counsellors across South Australia. ...

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AAG Expressions of Interest

The Advocacy  Advisory Group (AAG) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified people to join its group. The role of the AAG is to provide high quality advocacy advice to the Executive OFficer and support the Advocacy and Communications Officer. Group members must be full or associate members of SAFCA. For further infor...

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