Further information and Contacts

Further information

For more information about bankruptcy, see the AFSA and ASIC’s Moneysmart websites.

Contacts

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
www.accc.gov.au
The ACCC deals with complaints about prices, unfair market prices and advertising.

Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)
www.afca.org.au

Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA)
www.afsa.gov.au

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
www.asic.gov.au
ASIC deals with complaints about companies.

Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC)
Tel (legal help line): 1800 466 477
www.consumeraction.org.au

Consumer Affairs Victoria
www.consumer.vic.gov.au

Financial Rights Legal Centre
www.financialrights.org.au

National Debt Helpline
www.ndh.org.au

Social Security Rights Victoria (SSRV)
www.ssrv.org.au
SSRV provides assistance about Centrelink legal matters to residents of Victoria.

VET Student Loans Ombudsman
www.vet.ombudsman.gov.au

Contacts

Chapter: 5.3: Understanding bankruptcy

Contributor: Paul Latimer, Adjunct Professor, Swinburne Law School; Volunteer lawyer, Fitzroy Legal Service

Current as of: 1 September 2024

Law Handbook Page: 331

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