Consumers and community

The Treasury provides advice on Australia’s competition and consumer policy framework, social policy issues, health, housing, regulatory reform and labour market issues.

Consultations

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Following previous consultation on the proposed regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) arrangements, the Australian Government has released an exposure draft legislative package for public comment.…
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The Australian Government will abolish around 500 nuisance tariffs in the biggest unilateral tariff reform in two decades to boost productivity, reduce compliance costs for businesses and ease the…
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In the 2022–23 October Budget, the Australian Government announced its intention to improve consumer understanding of insurance products as part of a package of reforms designed to: reduce the cost…