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MCCA is supported by the Standing Committee of Officials of Consumer
Affairs (SCOCA) and full-time Secretariat.
SCOCA has four advisory committees:
Fair Trading Operations Advisory Committee
(FTOAC)
Responsibilities
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Provides advice on enforcement co-ordination
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Provides advice on the implementation of a national approach
to compliance issues
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Establishes uniform national reporting protocols
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Provides advice on fair trading operational issues
Membership
Officers responsible for compliance and/or enforcement of fair
trading issues from all Commonwealth, State, Territory and New Zealand
Consumer Affairs agencies.
Consumer Products Advisory Committee
(CPAC)
Responsibilities
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Provides advice on consumer safety policy matters
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Conducts reviews of Australian products safety standards, bans
and recalls
Membership
Officers responsible for product safety, product investigation
and recall, product policy and standards. Members are from all Commonwealth,
State, Territory and New Zealand Consumer Affairs agencies including
a representative from Standards Australia.
Trade Measurement Advisory Committee (TMAC)
Responsibilities
Membership
Officers responsible for trade measurement issues from all members
jurisdictions, including a representative from the National Standards
Commission.
Uniform Consumer Credit Code Management
Committee (UCCCMC)
Responsibilities
Deals with matters relating to the implementation and management
of the Uniform Credit Code
Provides advice on requests for exemption
Membership
Credit Officer or Officer responsible for monitoring the implementation
of the Uniform Credit Code
from all member jurisdictions.
Education and Information Taskforce
Responsibilities
- Coordinate major national behaviour change campaigns
- Identify the need for and coordinate the developement and implementation of national education and information campaigns
Membership
Officers responsible for consumers education from all Commonwealth, State and Territory Consumer Affairs agencies.
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