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Below are the names of consumer representatives on various government or industry bodies. CFA does not make these appointments itself, but may be asked to suggest possible nominations.

ORGANISATION

NAME OF REPRESENTATIVE

Financial Ombudsman Service

The FOS handles disputes about banking, credit, insurance (general and life), financial planning, stock broking, managed funds and pooled superannuation trusts. www.fos.org.au

Fiona Guthrie

Elizabeth Lanyon

Jenni Mack

Credit Ombudsman Service

(formerly the Mortgage Industry Ombudsman Scheme)

Resolves disputes between consumers and mortgage/finance brokers. www.creditombudsman.com.au

Kat Lane

Catherine Uhr

Credit Union Dispute Resolution Centre

CUDRC handles disputes between consumers and credit unions. www.cudrc.com.au

Jenny Lovric

Nicola Howell

Financial Cooperative Dispute Resolution Centre

FCDRC handles disputes between consumers and credit unions or building societies (mainly those located in Queensland, with some in Victoria). www.fcdrs.org.au

Paul O'Shea

Loretta Kreet

Insurance Brokers Disputes Ltd

This scheme handles disputes between consumers and insurance brokers. www.ibdltd.com.au

Peter Gartlan

Jenni Mack

Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand

JAS-ANZ maintains a joint accreditation system that aims to give consumers confidence that goods and services meet established standards. The Technical Advisory Council of JAS-ANZ provides advice to the Governing Board. www.jas-anz.com.au

Robyn Easton

National Association of Testing Authorities

NATA is Australia's national authority for the accreditation of laboratories that carry out testing, measurement, inspection and calibration. www.nata.asn.au

Robyn Easton

Standards Australia

The CFA nominates a number of representatives to Technical Committees through the Standards Project. Details available on the Standards page.

Jo Higginson

(Co-ordinator)

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

The TIO handles disputes about telephone services, mobile phones, internet services. www.tio.com.au

TBA

Travel Compensation Fund

Protects consumers from loss should their travel company become insolvent.

Jenni Mack

Robin Brown

Weight Management Council of Australia

WMCA oversees the implementation of the voluntary Weight Management Industry Code www.weightcouncil.org

Angela Russell

CFA's policy on consumer representation


 


 

 
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