The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon. ChrisPearce MP, in his capacity as Chair of the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs (MCCA), along with Mr Len Kiely MLA (on behalf of Northern Territory Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, the Hon. Peter Toyne MLA) and the Western Australian Minister for Consumer and Employment Protection and Indigenous Affairs, the Hon. JohnKobelke MLA, will launch the Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs’ National Indigenous Consumer Strategy in the First Australians Gallery at the National Museum of Australia.
Time: 6.20pm Thursday 1 September
Venue: First Australians Gallery at the National Museum of Australia
Address: Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT
Attendees:
| The Hon Chris Pearce MP | Commonwealth and Chair of MCCA |
| Mr Len Kiely MLA | Northern Territory |
| The Hon John Kobelke MLA | Western Australia |
| The Hon Marsha Thomson MLC | Victoria |
| The Hon Diane Beamer MP | New South Wales |
| The Hon Margaret Keech MP | Queensland |
| The Hon Judy Jackson MHA | Tasmania |
| Mr Jon Stanhope MLA | ACT |
This strategy is an important initiative that recognises the need for change in the way consumer protection agencies go about their business with Indigenous consumers.
It also provides a framework for agencies to share information and education materials, to collaborate in the enforcement of consumer rights and to coordinate research and policy development.
Contacts:
Office of the Hon Chris Pearce MP: Gillian Harvey 03 9887 3890 or 0411 567 060
Office of NT Minister for Mr Len Kiely MLA: Maria Billias 0401 119 746
Office of WA Minister, the Hon John Kobelke MLA: Inga Butefisch 08 9222 9211
Please note: any photos taken in the gallery cannot be used for commercial purposes unless approved by the National Museum of Australia.