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 |