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ACCAN Customer Service Project (25 August 2009)

4.1. Australian examples

This study has collected examples of service charters that remain in force in Australia. The study analysed 30 of the higher profile customer service charters that can be easily found / accessed across a diverse range of organisations in Australia (including government and private sector). All of these examples are posted on public websites. There are only a small number (five) in the communications sector:

Name

Date

Sector

Target audience

Compensation for breach

AAMI

1996

Insurance

Consumers

Yes

AAPT


Communications

Consumers

No

ACCC

2008

Public

Consumers/ Professionals

No

AGL

2008

Energy

Consumers

No

ANZ Australia


Banking

Consumers

No

ASIC

June 2006

Public

Professionals

No

Australia Post

September 2008

Public

Consumers

No

Blue Central


E-commerce

Consumers / Professionals

No

Centrelink


Public

Consumers

No

Citipower

September 2006

Energy

Consumers

Yes

Cityrail

2009

Transport

Consumers

No

Click Energy

January 2009

Energy

Consumers

No

Dept of Primary Industries and Water


Public

Consumers

No

Energy Safe Victoria


Energy

Consumers

No

Enterprise Connect

22 October 2008

Public

Professionals

No

Freshtel


Communications

Consumers

No

iiNet


Communications

Consumers

No

Integral Energy


Energy

Consumers

No

IP Australia

2009

IP

Professionals

No

iPrimus


Communications

Consumers

No

Main Roads Western Australia

2007

Roads

Consumers

No

Medicare Australia

9 March 2007

Public/ Health

Consumers

No

National Childcare Accreditation.

Last updated 13 November 2008

Public

Professionals

No

Origin Gas

January 2009

Energy

Consumers

No

Sydney Buses

Last updated 4 March 2009

Transport

Consumers

No

Telstra

August 2008

Communications

Consumers

No

Tourism Alliance Victoria


Tourism

Professionals

No

Translink


Transport

Consumers

No

V-Line


Transport

Consumers

Yes

Wannon Water

1 July 2008

Water

Consumers

No