Allan Asher
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Allan Asher was the Commonwealth Ombudsman of Australia and a former deputy chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
. He was a board member of the United Kingdom
Office of Fair Trading
and CEO of the consumer watchdog organisation EnergyWatch.
He joined Energy Watch from the U.K. Consumers' Association
where he was Director of Campaigns and Communication and a member of the senior management group and previously worked for Consumers International
which is a global NGO made up of 240 groups from 110 countries.
In Australia, Asher is best known as a consumer advocate and also as having been a worker for the Australian Consumers Association
. He was CEO of the Australian Communications Consumers Action Network (ACCAN).
On 23 July 2010, the Australian Government announced Asher's appointment as Commonwealth Ombudsman from 30 August 2010.
On 20 October 2011, Asher resigned after it was revealed that he provided questions for Greens
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
to ask him during a Senate committee hearing in May. The questions were intended to highlight inadequate funding for his office and problems with immigration detention centres.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...
. He was a board member of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Office of Fair Trading
Office of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading is a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator...
and CEO of the consumer watchdog organisation EnergyWatch.
He joined Energy Watch from the U.K. Consumers' Association
Consumers' Association
The Consumers' Association is the umbrella organisation that houses the trading arm Which? Ltd. The Consumers' Association is a charity, registered in England and Wales No 296072. Which? Ltd is its wholly owned trading subsidiary....
where he was Director of Campaigns and Communication and a member of the senior management group and previously worked for Consumers International
Consumers International
Consumers International is the world federation of consumer groups that serves as the only independent and authoritative global voice for consumers...
which is a global NGO made up of 240 groups from 110 countries.
In Australia, Asher is best known as a consumer advocate and also as having been a worker for the Australian Consumers Association
Australian Consumers Association
The Australian Consumers’ Association, which trades as CHOICE, is an Australian not for profit consumer organisation. It is a non-partisan organisation that was founded in 1959 which researches and campaigns on behalf of Australian consumers...
. He was CEO of the Australian Communications Consumers Action Network (ACCAN).
On 23 July 2010, the Australian Government announced Asher's appointment as Commonwealth Ombudsman from 30 August 2010.
On 20 October 2011, Asher resigned after it was revealed that he provided questions for Greens
Australian Greens
The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young
Sarah Hanson-Young
Sarah Coral Hanson-Young is an Australian politician. She has been a Greens member of the Australian Senate since July 2008, representing the state of South Australia. she is the youngest person ever elected to the Australian Senate....
to ask him during a Senate committee hearing in May. The questions were intended to highlight inadequate funding for his office and problems with immigration detention centres.