History and Establishment
In 1965, the State Government of Victoria established a Consumer Protection Council, the first government general consumer body established in Australia
The Consumer Protection Council was established essentially to consider issues and to advise the Government. The Council was not formally set up to handle complaints, but this became a dominant part of its work. New legislation also established in 1973 a Ministry of Consumer Affairs. This Ministry was small and was tied to the Department of Labour and Industry. They were then substantially cut by the Kennett Government and the separate Ministry for Consumer Affairs was abolished and absorbed into a new Department of Justice.
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