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Consumer Credit Forum - 23-24 June 2009Improving Consumer Outcomes
As the consumer credit environment is rapidly changing, Consumer Credit Forum is a timely, convenient and interactive forum exploring the dynamic consumer market, focusing on the national consumer credit reform, consumer protection, predatory lending, credit risk and unfair contracts. The forum will be held at Sir Stamford Circular Quay, Sydney.Key Learning Outcomes
- Providing a National Consumer Protection Bill 2009 Update
- Managing Credit Risk & Reporting
- Using EDR for Resolving Credit Disputes
- Tackling Misleading Conduct in Mortgage Lending
- Examining Predatory Lending: Lessons from the Courtroom
- Investigating Responsible Lending Vs Predatory Lending
- Dealing with Unfair Contracts
Expert Speakers
- Geoff Miller, General Manager, Corporations and Financial Services Division, The Treasury
- Russell Evans, General Manager, Market & Product Development, Veda Advantage
- Raj Venga, Chief Executive Officer & Ombudsman, Credit Ombudsman Service Limited
- Patrick Dwyer, former General Counsel, Home Lending, GE Money
- Amy Kilpatrick, Chair, Management Committee, Consumer Credit Legal Centre NSW & Executive Director, PILCH NSW
- Stephen Blanks, Partner, SBA LawyersCatherine Parr, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson
- David Carter, Partner, Dibbs Barker
PLUS: Interactive Workshop on 24 June: Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts:How to comply with the new Australian Consumer Law.
For more information, download the brochure.




