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Western Cape Debt Counsellors Association of South Africa( DCASA ) meeting in November

 

DCASA Western Cape has the second highest membership within DCASA of any province in SA. They will be hosting their final meeting of 2012 in November.

Here is some info about that meeting:

 

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TO ALL WESTERN CAPE MEMBERS:

 

The last branch meeting for this year is on 9 November @ 11h00 to 14h00 at the Parow Golf club.

 

AGENDA

Attendance register

  1. Welcoming
  2. Minutes of previous meeting
  3. NDMA Presentation
  4. Feedback from NEC activities – committee reports
  5. Court and legal matters:

6.1. Examples of Reckless Lending applications

6.2. Consumer Protection Act :  If a person or company offers a service they need to have a contract in place to set out in detail what they will and wont do for a consumer. If they don’t then there is a presumed contract which can lend a supplier in trouble if something goes wrong. If the consumer then sues them or us there should be a document to protect each party.

6.3. Possible meeting(s) with Western Cape Magistrates : To explain our role (as making proposals not acting as negotiators), To encourage them to make proposals changes etc but to get the order on the day (first appearance) . Explaining 103(5), Discussing what constitutes a bad faith termination.

  1. Looking back at 2012 and finding solutions for all those issues that we constantly talk about and that seriously concern us:

7.1. NDMA

7.2. NCR and the code of conduct

7.3. Unfair competition in the debt counselling industry

7.4. Illegal and unfair practices by the big banks

7.5. DCRS and rule 103 (5)

7.6. Amendments to the NCA

  1. Annual General Meeting and voting for NEC
  2. Workshop: Working towards a paperless debt counselling process.
  1. Planning for 2013
  2. Time to social and get to know each other better.

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To find out more about DCASA please visit: www.dcasa.co.za