[LINK] New Assault on Consumer Protection

[Roger Clarke]

The Productivity Commission is having another go at removing the 
remaining elements of the country's once-proud consumer protection 
regime.  Specifically, it's looking for more "non-regulatory 
approaches":
http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/consumer/index.html

An Issues Paper is due in January, and submissions by 11 May 2007:
http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/consumer/timetable.html

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Visiting Professor in the eCommerce Program      University of Hong Kong
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