The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety is a part of a national group aimed at tackling fraud and scams.
The Scams Awareness Network (SAN), formerly the Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce, established in March 2005, is composed of 22 Government regulatory agencies and departments who have responsibility for consumer protection in relation to frauds and scams.
The purpose of the SAN is to work together to enhance the Australian and New Zealand Governments’ enforcement activity against frauds and scams, to create a yearly co-ordinated information campaign for consumers timed to coincide with Global Consumer Fraud Prevention Month and to also involve the private sector in that initiative, and to share information and generate greater interest in research on consumer frauds and scam
The members of SAN are:
Australian Government
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Communications and Media Authority
Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (Chair)
Australian Institute of Criminology
Australian Securities & Investment Commission
Australian Federal Police (represented by the Australian High Tech Crime Centre)
State and Territory Governments
Western Australia – Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Australian Capital Territory – Office of Regulatory Services - Fair Trading
New South Wales – Office of Fair Trading
New South Wales - Police Fraud Squad
Northern Territory – Consumer Affairs
Queensland – Office of Fair Trading
Queensland - Police Service
South Australia – Office of Consumer & Business Affairs
State and Territory Police Commissioners
Tasmania – Office of Consumer Affairs & Fair Trading
Victoria - Consumer Affairs