--- title: Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year resource: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/ publisher: Consumer Affairs Victoria licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2024-12-19 rows: 3 fields: 8 source: https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/library/data-sets/cav-activity/enforcement-outcomes-2012-13-onward.csv?la=en source_sha256: d4993a72a1a081b6c5f33b7306a530c42c379923ff879bbfdcfc12f733d89321 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year The number of prosecutions, civil proceedings and enforceable undertakings Consumer Affairs Victoria finalised in each financial year from 2012-13 to 2018-19. Published by Consumer Affairs Victoria under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Consumer Affairs Victoria has not endorsed this site. Also called: Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes, CAV prosecutions finalised, Victorian consumer law enforcement statistics. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.csv (280 B) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.xlsx (8.2 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.json (2.8 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.parquet (7.2 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.sqlite (29 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.duckdb (100 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.ndjson (2.3 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.arrow (5.7 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.csv.gz (195 B) Pinned version 2024-12-19: `https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/aggregate?group=type_of_enforcement_action&metric=sum.fy_2018_19 Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `type_of_enforcement_action` | string | Type of enforcement action | | | `fy_2012_13` | integer | 2012-13 | | | `fy_2013_14` | integer | 2013-14 | | | `fy_2014_15` | integer | 2014-15 | | | `fy_2015_16` | integer | 2015-16 | | | `fy_2016_17` | integer | 2016-17 | | | `fy_2017_18` | integer | 2017-18 | | | `fy_2018_19` | integer | 2018-19 | | Key: `type_of_enforcement_action`. ## Versions - 2024-12-19: 3 rows, 8 fields, sha256 d4993a72a1a0. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/history.tar.zst ## Same subject, other publishers - [Homelessness services, Report on Government Services](https://publicdata.au/d/rogs-homelessness-services/) (Cth) - [Australian Government procurement totals by year, 2008-09 to 2011-12](https://publicdata.au/d/au-government-procurement-totals-2008-2012/) (Cth) - [Council food safety enforcement in the processor and manufacturer sector, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-food-enforcement-processor-manufacturer/) (SA) - [Council food safety enforcement in the retail sector, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-food-enforcement-retail/) (SA) - [Council food safety enforcement in the food transporter sector, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-food-enforcement-food-transporter/) (SA) - [Council food safety enforcement in the food service sector, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-food-enforcement-food-service/) (SA) ## Attribution and citation Consumer Affairs Victoria, Victorian Government, Consumer Affairs Victoria - Enforcement outcomes, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/enforcement-outcomes, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Consumer Affairs Victoria, Victorian Government, Consumer Affairs Victoria - Enforcement outcomes, sourced 3 October 2026, https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/enforcement-outcomes, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/ Harvard: Consumer Affairs Victoria (2024) Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year, version 2024-12-19 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/ Markdown: Data: [Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/enforcement-outcomes), Consumer Affairs Victoria, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 3 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes/v/2024-12-19/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year cover? The current version covers the years since 2012. Each release from Consumer Affairs Victoria becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year updated? Consumer Affairs Victoria no longer updates it. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Consumer Affairs Victoria enforcement outcomes by year? No. The publisher is Consumer Affairs Victoria, and its page is https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/enforcement-outcomes. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What does each row hold? Each row is one kind of enforcement action, with the number Consumer Affairs Victoria finalised in each financial year from 2012-13 to 2018-19. The kinds are prosecutions finalised, parties to civil proceedings and parties who signed enforceable undertakings. ### Is the series still updated? The publisher's file ends at 2018-19. A new year would arrive as a new column, which would be held for review before it is published. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/vic-consumer-enforcement-outcomes.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.