Name: Adv. Prince Olivier
Tel: 083 155 62/3/4
Fax:
Purpose :
To manage and promote the provision of consumer rights protection services (i.e. through consumer protection authority).
Functions :
- Manage the provision of consumer rights protection services in terms of the Act.
- Manage the development of norms and standards in line with the national framework on protection of consumer rights.
- Administer relevant national and provincial frameworks on consumer protection.
- Conduct investigations/inspections and issue compliance notices.
- Facilitate mediation or conciliation of disputes.
- Refer disputes to provincial consumer courts.
- Promotion of Consumer Rights through awareness and capacity programmes.
- Conduct research and basket price comparison.
- Register complaints.
- Provide secretariat to consumer court.