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;

• Consumer Products Advisory Committee;

• Trade Measurement Advisory Committee; and

• Uniform Consumer Credit Code Management Committee.

Fair Trading Operations Advisory Committee (FTOAC)

Responsibilities

• Provides advice on enforcement co-ordination

• Provides advice on the implementation of a national approach to compliance issues

• Establishes uniform national reporting protocols

• 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

• Provides advice on consumer safety policy matters

• 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

• Provides advice on technical issues associated with trade measurement

• Review of the Uniform Trade Measurement Legislation

• Identifies and examines in-consistencies between Australian trade measurement legislation and other countries

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.