Complaints

Complaints - AFSL

Version 4.3 - Last updated: 7 Aug. 2024

This bundle is designed to enable AFS licensees to develop a dispute resolution policy in compliance with ASIC’s RG 271 (Internal dispute resolution), RG 267 (Oversight of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority), RG 277 (Consumer Remediation), Report 515: Financial advice: Review of how large institutions oversee their advisers, Report 603: The consumer journey through the Internal Dispute Resolution process of financial service providers, as well as ASIC’s IDR Data Reporting Handbook.

It includes a register for internal use by the AFS licensee to record complaints, and also record potential actions to mitigate similar complaints in the future, together with a public complaints policy template, and new guide to IDR reporting.

Included documents

Document Version Type Date
Dispute Resolution Policy - AFSL 4.2 Policy 5 Aug. 2024
Complaints Register - AFSL 3.0 Register 9 Dec. 2022
Public Complaints Policy - AFSL 2.0 Tool 22 Oct. 2021
IDR Response Template - AFSL 1.0 Tool 14 Nov. 2023
IDR Delay Notification Template - AFSL 1.0 Tool 7 Aug. 2024
Guide to IDR Reporting - AFSL 2.0 Guide 14 Nov. 2023