gotalk aims to provide the highest level of customer service, which includes the
handling of
complaints. The complaints handling policy was created to be able to provide a fair
and efficient
mechanism to handle customer complaints.
This policy has been developed by gotalk in accordance with the ACIF Industry Code
complaints
handling as well as Telecommunications Consumer Protections Code (TCP Code).
Similarly, if you feel that a breach of the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA) had
been committed,
you are advised to raise a complaint on the matter. gotalk treats all such complaints
very
seriously and will be dealt with accordingly.
It should also be noted that an authorised representative or advocate may make a
complaint on a
customer’s behalf. Such authority must be completed with the Customer Service team
prior to the
representative making a complaint on a customer’s behalf. If you have a disability,
you may either
call the Customer Service team or appoint an authorised representative to raise
the complaint on
your behalf.
No legal rights arise under this document.
How to Lodge a complaint
Complaints can be lodged:
- By Phone: 1800 468 255
- By Email: contactus@gotalk.com
- By Post: gotalk Customer Service
Suite 802, Level 8, 1 York Street
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Free of charge:
We will not charge you for dealing with your complaint in most instances, and we will never charge you without telling you first.
We may charge you to recover our costs in very specific circumstances only, i.e. we may charge you where you request information that was collected more than two years ago or where you request information that is not free of charge as per our Standard Form Customer Contract or our Critical Information Summary.
If cost recovery charges apply, we will tell you before charging you (and you may of course choose not to pay and discontinue your complaint) and we will inform you about your options for external dispute resolution, e.g. the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO).
What we will do
When you speak to a gotalk customer consultant they will always provide you with their name and try to resolve the complaint on the spot. Otherwise we will give you a unique reference number or similar to enable you to easily follow up on your complaint and we will also give you an indicative timeframe for resolving your complaint.
Our goal is to always fix your problem during your first contact with us. Sometimes this is not possible and we need to investigate the matter. We will then agree with you on how to fix your problem (this may include waiving of fees or other commercial solutions) and advise you accordingly within 15 working days of receiving your complaint. Occasionally it may take longer than 15 working days to investigate your problem and in this case we will explain why and give you a new expected timeframe. If the delay is more than 10 working days (and is not the result of a Mass Service Disruption) we will also inform you about your options for external dispute resolution such as the TIO. Once we agreed on how to fix your problem, we will implement all actions required to fix the issue within 10 working days, unless you agreed otherwise or unless you have not done something that we needed you to do and we cannot proceed because of this. Written complaints will be acknowledged within five (5) working days unless the issue has been determined to be an urgent complaint in which case, a response will be given within two (2) working days.
An urgent complaint is a complaint where:
a) A complaint is made by a Customer who has applied for or has been accepted as
being in
Financial Hardship under the Financial Hardship policy and where the subject matter
of the
Complaint can be reasonably be presumed to directly contribute to or aggravate the
Financial Hardship of that Customer; or
b) Disconnection of a service is imminent or has occurred and where due process
has not been
followed.
c) It involves a Priority Assistance Customer and their service for which they are
receiving
Priority Assistance.
A case number will be allocated to you in order to facilitate follow ups on the
progress of your
complaint. You will be informed of any proposed resolution and will only implement
the resolution
upon acceptance of that proposed resolution.
gotalk prefers to deal with complaints and enquiries by phone as this provides a
quicker
response time.
Escalation of complaints
If you are not satisfied with the resolution or the investigation of your complaint,
then you may request to have a supervisor review your complaint. The supervisor
will try to provide a resolution as quick as possible.
If all avenues of addressing your complaint has been exhausted or you find that
the resolution to your complaint is still unacceptable, you can ask the Telecommunications
Industry Ombudsman (www.tio.com.au)
for assistance.