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Speech
14 May 2009

Debt collection, the financial downturn and the ACCC: current issues and challenges address

The ACCC has called on the debt collection and debt buying industry to help crackdown on unscrupulous practices.
Debt
Speech
14 Oct 2005

ACCC- ASIC debt collection publications launch speech

The bad news is that complaints about debt collection show little sign of abating.
Debt
Speech
10 Jun 1999

Launch of report and guidelines on undue harassment and coercion in debt collection speech

Launch of the Commission's report and guidelines on undue harassment and coercion in debt collection, which are the outcomes of the Commission's project on section 60 of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
Debt
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