Financial Rights Legal Centre

FINANCIAL RIGHTS LEGAL CENTRE

Policy & Regulation

Consumer groups join industries bodies in CSLR opposition

Eight consumer groups have united with eight industry bodies in opposition to the compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR) legislation in its current form....

Policy & Regulation

Govt under pressure to fix CSLR

Consumer bodies have joined the financial adviser bodies and the Federal Opposition in voicing their displeasure with the proposed draft legislation for the compensation ...

Policy & Regulation

Govt should rescind joint accounts opt-in: FRLC

The Financial Rights Legal Centre says the Government to rescind the proposal to automatically opt Australians into data sharing for joint bank account holders....

Financial planning

Credit protection bill puts consumers at risk

The passing of a bill on credit reporting could leave consumers vulnerable to unscrupulous lenders after ruling their financial hardship information must be disclosed on ...

Superannuation

Keep insurance for low super accounts urges consumer groups

The Consumer Action Law Centre and the Financial Rights Legal Centre have reacted to the Treasury Law Amendment (Putting Members’ Interests First) Bill 2019 by stating th...

Life/Risk

FSC and insurers rebuffed on worker rehabilitation proposal

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has rebuffed an FSC proposal to allow life/risk insurers to participate in getting injured worker...