Mandating Cash Acceptance

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ACCAN recently responded to the Treasury’s consultation on Mandating Cash Acceptance. Our submission to this consultation supports expanding the fee-free payment options available to communications consumers. 

This submission recommends that:

  • The Treasury ensure that telecommunications goods and services are recognised as essential services in the proposed cash acceptance mandate.  
  • The cash acceptance mandate ensure that telecommunications providers do not charge fees for the use of cash to purchase telecommunications goods and services.
  • The Minister for Communications use their power under the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth) to direct the Australian Communications and Media Authority to develop an industry standard to more effectively facilitate the mandate in the telecommunications sector.

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