Legislative Bill · Avalon
Failed

Consumer Affordability Reforms of 2020

Proposed by Goats · fronted by Richard Wilson
Failing
in the Parliament
Opened
19 Sep 2020
Voting closes
18 Nov 2020
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
3 changes

Rationale

These changes balance consumer rights, energy transition, and economic growth by making protections practical and supporting sustainable industry adaptation.

Proposed Changes

1

Consumer Protection
Previous law
Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products
Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

2

Fossil Fuel Extraction
Previous law
Ban all new extraction
Managed wind-down

3

Automation & the Workforce
Previous law
Permit automation with strong retraining/transition rights
Market-led automation

Timeline

  • Draft
    19 September 2020


  • Vote Open
    19 September 2020


  • Vote Closed
    18 November 2020


  • Did Not Become Law
    18 November 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Failed
29Yes 34No 37Not voted 100 seats

For: 29 / 100 seats (29.0%)

Against: 34 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 37

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 46.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Centrist Zone 29 Yes
Democratic Group 20 No
Goats Proposer 0 Yes
Religious People Alliance 3 No
Right Liberal Front 0 Yes
The Gaia Syndicate 11 No

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

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