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COTA proposes strengthening current governance mechanisms in the first three years after the Royal Commission’s report before considering any move toward establishing a new System Governor.

The Assistive Technology for All Alliance provided a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, and is endorsed by COTA Australia.

COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the draft terms of reference for the Financial Systems Inquiry.

We welcomed the proposed Consumer Vulnerability Strategy as a genuine attempt by the AER to improve energy affordability and reduce the barriers that restrict energy customers’ engagement in the market, especially those facing payment hardship.

July 2017 - COTA opposes the Bill, just as we opposed the 2016 Budget Measure, because removing access to the very modest Energy Supplement for new income support recipients and pensioners will impact negatively and inequitably on those least able to bear it, including older people.

November 2017 - COTA welcomes the opportunity to provide a brief comment to the Australia Energy Regulator (AER) Customer Price Information Issues Paper dated September 2017.