Consumer and Business Services is encouraging South Australians to ensure they know their rights when they hit the post Christmas sales over the coming weeks.
The Commissioner for Consumer Affairs is advising tenants to be wary of products that are advertised as cheaper alternatives to rental bonds as they may not be legal in South Australia.
An unlicensed electrician who performed dangerous, substandard work on a series of properties around Whyalla and Port Augusta has been fined nearly $5,500 for working without a licence.
In the first prosecution of its kind in South Australia, a McLaren Vale hotelier has received a suspended prison sentence for breaches of the Gaming Machines Act, in which he collected more than $50,000 in gaming machine winnings from the hotel’s own machines.
South Australia’s consumer watchdog has suspended the licence of a Manningham-based electrician for six months, due to ongoing concerns over the safety of his work.
An unlicensed builder who took money from consumers for work that was either incomplete or never started has been fined $7500 and ordered to pay compensation of $2400.