2024 Consumer Rights Award

The Consumer Rights Award will be awarded to an individual who champions the rights of consumers in the promotion of consumer law in Australia. The recipient has made a substantial contribution to the promotion, understanding or protection of consumer rights in their practice of consumer law or in their contribution to the legal, academic or wider community.

The Award is conducted annually by the Australian Consumer Law Committee of the Law Council’s Legal Practice Section. It recognises the range of skills, interests and contributions of those committed to the development and implementation of the law and practices in this field.

Nominations

Nominations for the 2024 Award are now closed. 

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Award, a nominee must be, or in the past 12 months must have been:

• engaged in legal practice in any Australian jurisdiction (including in private or government practice, as in-house counsel or in an NGO); or
• an academic teaching or researching in the field of consumer law or a related area at an Australian university; or
• an individual who works with consumers or on the development or implementation of laws and practices concerning consumer legal rights in Australia.

Key Criteria

The key criteria for the Award are:

• an outstanding contribution to the field of consumer protection law, including through legal practice, law reform, education, advocacy or research; or
• contributions to the wider community, such as through assisting consumers (either individually or collectively) in the promotion or protection of their legal rights.

Nominations may be in the form of a letter or document that describes how the nominee meets the above criteria. Supporting references may be provided but are not required.

The recipient of the Award may be invited to become an observer on the Law Council’s Australian Consumer Law Committee for the following year.