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As Victoria's consumer affairs regulator, we provide advice to consumers, businesses and other organisations.

Before contacting us, we recommend that you first read the relevant advice on this website.

For individual advice you can contact us by:

We CAN help you with:

We CANNOT help you with:

Answering a question about:

  • housing and accommodation
  • shopping and fair trading
  • motor cars
  • scams and travelling con men
  • clubs and not-for-profits
  • licensed and registered businesses.

Resolving disputes between:

  • businesses
  • consumers and businesses
  • consumers and builders/tradespeople
  • vendors or buyers and estate agents
  • landlords and estate agents
  • tenants and landlords
  • residents and operators of rooming houses/caravan parks/retirement villages
  • owners corporation managers and lot owners.

Making a complaint about:

  • a product or service, including motor cars
  • a rental property, caravan park, rooming house or site agreement
  • an owners corporation
  • a retirement village
  • an estate agent or conveyancer.

Dobbing in:

Giving feedback about our services.

Tenant vs tenant disputes: for more information, visit the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria website.

Telephone and internet services: for more information, visit the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman website.

Disputes with electricity, gas and water providers: for more information, visit the Energy and Water Ombudsman website.

Business names: for more information, visit the Australian Securities and Investments Commission website.

Australian Business Numbers (ABNs): for more information, visit the Australian Business Register website.

Commercial/retail leases: for more information, visit the Office of the Victorian Small Business Commissioner website

Liquor licensing: for more information, visit the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation website.

Responsible service of alcohol (RSA) requirements: for more information, visit the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation website.

Proof of age cards: for more information, visit the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation website.

First home owner grants: for more information, visit the State Revenue Office website.

Stamp duty issues: for more information, visit the State Revenue Office website.

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