Consumer Consultative Committee

Aims of the Committee

The ACCC established the CCC in 2001 to provide:

• comment to the ACCC on issues affecting consumers that fall within the scope of the ACCC’s administration of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (the Act) and
• tangible outcomes for consumers through work that members undertake in partnership with other members and the ACCC.

Membership on the CCC provides organisations with the opportunity to inform the ACCC about issues that impact on the groups they represent and to work together with other consumer representatives on key consumer issues.

How the Committee works

Members are required to consult with their constituency outside the CCC meetings. Members are expected to provide comment on:

• issues and processes affecting consumers that fall within the scope of the ACCC’s administration of the Act
• emerging issues or market developments that may be of concern to particular groups of consumers
• information dissemination strategies and appropriate external networks available to enhance communication with community and consumer groups and consumers and
• issues as requested by the ACCC.

CCC meetings are held three times a year.

Current membership

There are currently 14 members of the CCC. These members are:

1. Consumers' Telecommunications Network
2. Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia
3. WA Council of Social Services
4. Public Interest Advocacy Centre
5. Australian Financial Counselling and Credit Reform Association
6. Consumers' Federation of Australia
7. Consumer Action Law Centre
8. National Children's and Youth Law Centre
9. Australian Council on the Ageing
10. Country Women's' Association of Australia
11. Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network
12. Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
13. CHOICE
14. Kidsafe