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White Rose Loan Processing

COMPLAINTS HANDLING POLICY

 

Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Process

 

This policy provides information about our internal dispute resolution (IDR) process. Our IDR service is provided to you free of charge.

 

How you may lodge a complaint or make a compliment

You can lodge complaints or make compliments by contacting:

 

Addressee:                   The Complaints Officer

                                                  White Rose Loan Processing

Email:                                  admin@whiteroselp.com.au

 

You may also lodge a complaint by speaking to any representative of our business who will refer you to the Complaints Officer. You should explain the details of your complaint as clearly as you can. You may do this verbally or in writing.

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To assist complainants who might need additional assistance to lodge a complaint, we:

  • offer multiple methods for lodging complaints, including phone, email, letter, social media, in person, or online;

  • do not require complaints to be in writing;

  • ensure that information provided to the public about our IDR process, including this policy, is available in a range of languages and formats (including large print and audiotape);

  • provide training to all staff (not just complaints management staff) to enable staff to be able to identify, support and assist complainants who need additional assistance, including cross-cultural training; and

  • allow representatives to lodge complaints on behalf of complainants, including financial counsellors, legal representatives, family members and friends.

 

Dealing with complaints

 

Our process for dealing with complaints is as follows:

Acknowledgement: We will acknowledge receipt of your complaint promptly – that is, within one business day of receiving it, or as soon as practicable.

Assessment and investigation: We will review your complaint carefully and promptly, taking such steps and reviewing such documents as reasonably necessary.

 

IDR response: We will provide an ‘IDR response’, which is a written communication that sets out the final outcome of your complaint through our IDR process and your right to take your complaint to AFCA if you are not satisfied with the IDR response. If we reject or partially reject your complaint, we will clearly set out the reasons for our decision.

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Response timeframes

 

Generally, we will provide an IDR response to you no later than 30 calendar days after receiving the complaint.

 

We do not need to provide an IDR response to you if we close your complaint by the end of the fifth business day after receipt because we have:

  1. resolved the complaint to your satisfaction; or

  2. given you an explanation and/or apology we can take no further action to reasonably address your complaint.

 

However, we must provide a written IDR response for complaints closed by the end of the fifth business day after receipt if:

  1. the complainant requests a written response; or

  2. the complaint is about hardship.

 

Our external dispute resolution scheme – AFCA

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If we do not reach agreement on your complaint, you may refer your complaint to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA).

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You can contact the AFCA scheme:

  • by phone on 1800 931 678;

  • by email at info@afca.org.au; or

  • in writing to GPO Box 3, Melbourne VIC 3001.

 

The AFCA scheme is a free service established to provide you with an independent mechanism to resolve specific complaints

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