Consumers and community

The Treasury provides advice on Australia’s competition and consumer policy framework, social policy issues, health, regulatory reform and labour market issues.

Consultations

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Open
The government will ban the use of adverse predictive genetic testing results in life insurance. We invite views on design issues for the measure. You can: answer optional consultation questions in…
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Closed
The government welcomes feedback on these draft amendments that: correct technical or drafting defects remove anomalies address unintended outcomes. This is part of the regulatory stewardship of…
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Open
We invite feedback on a planned mandate for businesses to accept cash when selling essential items. There will be appropriate exemptions for small businesses. The consultation paper considers: the…