Discussion and proposals
Coordination among government agencies is an issue confronting most, if not all, governments throughout the world. One way of dealing with this issue is to identify it as a priority and to adopt a whole-of-government approach to dealing with it. A particular department within government could be given lead agency responsibility for developing whole-of-government policies and strategies to deal with online commerce, including consumer protection. Other relevant agencies would need to be actively engaged in the process of developing the policies and strategies.