A 65-year old Elizabeth South man has been fined $3250, after admitting to selling used cars without a licence.
Under South Australian consumer protection laws, people need a second hand vehicle dealer’s licence if they sell more than four cars over a 12 month period.
A McLaren Vale winemaker has given a court enforceable undertaking to cease selling his products, after he was found to be selling products on social media without having a licence.
With the summer music festival season fast approaching, the State’s consumer watchdog is offering consumers some simple strategies to avoid joining those left out of pocket by the cancellation of almost 50 music festivals across Australia since 2010.
The Supreme Court has allowed and appeal by Victorian Company Green Engineering against the penalty imposed on them by the Adelaide Magistrates Court for breaches of State and national consumer law.
In July, Green Engineering (Vic) Pty Ltd was fined $106,575 for breaches of Australian...
The state’s consumer watchdog is reducing red tape and simplifying processes for tradespeople and apprentices, under new reforms to occupational licensing that come into effect on January 1.
The state’s consumer watchdog is taking legal action against an Adelaide travel agent, after consumers were allegedly forced to fork out more than they bargained for to return home from overseas.
Three suspected travelling conmen have been detained and left Australia as a result of cooperative efforts between South Australia’s consumer watchdog – Consumer and Business Services (CBS), the Australian Border Force (ABF) and interstate consumer affairs authorities.
The state’s consumer watchdog has prosecuted a licensed venue in Adelaide for failing, without reasonable excuse, to display its liquor licence at or near the front entrance of its premises on Belair Road, Hawthorn.
The state’s consumer watchdog is reminding tradespeople it is against the law to advertise as being entitled to carry on business as a building work contractor without holding a relevant licence.