Public consultations and reviews

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Consumer Affairs Victoria conducts a number of public consultations and reviews each year.

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The following lists previous (closed) public consultations and reviews conducted by Consumer Affairs Victoria.

For copies of papers, submissions and other documents relating to closed public consultations and reviews that are not available on this website, please contact us and advise if you have any accessibility requirements.

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

  • Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019
  • Proposed Estate Agents (Education) Regulations 2020
  • Sale of Land Amendment Act 2019 – Material Fact Guidelines consultation

2019

  • Fundraising Exemption Order remake
  • Owners Corporations and Other Acts Amendment Bill - Exposure Draft consultation
  • New fee structure for second-hand dealers and pawnbrokers 
  • Review of the Retirement Villages Act 1986 consultation
  • Residential Tenancies Regulations 2020 - Regulatory Impact Statement
  • Sale of Land Amendment (Exemption) Regulations 2020 consultation

2018

  • Fundraising Regulations 2009 remake
  • Estate Agents (Fees) Regulations 2018 - Regulatory Impact Statement 
  • Motor Car Traders (General) Regulations 2018
  • Owners Corporations Regulations 2018 - Regulatory Impact Statement

2017

  • Consumer Property Law Review
  • Fairer Safer Housing - Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997
  • Retirement Villages (Contractual Arrangements) Regulations 2017 - Regulatory Impact Statement
  • Rooming house operators fees consultation
  • Warehousemen's Liens Act 1958 review

2016

  • Sex Work Regulations 2016 consultation

2015

2014

  • Owners Corporations Amendment Regulations 2014 Regulatory Impact Statement
  • Small Business Big Say Survey
  • Sex work fees proposal Regulatory Impact Statement

2013

  • Review of regulation of owners corporation managers
  • Red tape reduction review - Motor Car Traders Act 1986
  • Retirement village disclosure and contract regulations consultation
  • Review of Section 32 of the Sale of Land Act 1962 options

2012

  • Co-operatives National Regulations consultation
  • Review of section 32 of the Sale of Land Act 1962
  • Associations Incorporation Reform Regulations 2012 Regulatory Impact Statement
  • Terms contracts for land sales consultation
  • Company Titles (Home Units) Bill exposure draft consultation

2011

  • Debt collection harmonisation options
  • Retirement villages: contracts and information disclosure options

2010

  • Associations Incorporation Amendment Bill 2010 consultation
  • Australian Consumer Law guides and regulations
  • Co-operatives national law

2009

  • Associations Incorporation Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Regulations 2009
  • Residential parks options paper
  • Residential tenancy databases consultation

2008

  • Consumer Affairs Legislation Modernisation (CALM)
  • Conveyancers (Qualification, Education and Fees) Regulations 2008 consultation
  • Co-operatives Regulations 2008 consultation
  • Motor Car Traders Regulations 2008
  • Retirement Villages Regulations 2008 consultation
  • Rules for the public auction of land amendments
  • Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Regulations 2008 consultation

2007

  • Disability Strategy Action Plan consultation
  • Motor vehicle lemons
  • Productivity Commission inquiry into Australia's consumer policy framework
  • Trade Measurement Regulations 2007 consultation
  • Travel Agents Regulations 2007 consultation

2006

  • Conveyancing review
  • Funeral industry review
  • Residential accommodation consultation
  • Retirement Villages Regulations consultation
  • Uniform trade measurement legislation review

2005

  • Associations Incorporation Act review
  • Body corporate review
  • Consumer credit review
  • Domestic Building Contracts Act review
  • Fundraising Appeals Act 1998 review
  • Patriotic Funds Regulation review
  • Solicitor lending, instalment contracts and the Consumer Credit Code consultation

2004

  • Retirement Villages Act review