A 67 year old Seaview Downs man has been fined $20,000 after admitting to selling used cars without a licence.
Ronald Joseph Buttigieg admitted to breaching the Second Hand Vehicle Dealers Act, after selling two cars and offering another ten for sale between $2000 and $6000 each within a...
An unlicensed builder who accepted a deposit of nearly $4000 from one client for work he failed to start and performed substandard work for a second client has been fined $10,600.
Bramalco Pty Ltd, trading as Modern, has given a formal undertaking to the state’s consumer watchdog, after allegedly breaching customers’ cooling off rights and engaging in false, misleading or deceptive conduct on several occasions.
Consumer and Business Services is urging labour hire companies to make sure they apply for a licence by the start of August, ahead of the mandatory licensing system for the sector that comes into effect in September.
Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Dini Soulio said that from September...
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New laws will soon come into effect for property managers.
Changes to the laws include penalties that come into effect this April for people who steal from trust funds, and a requirement that all property managers are registered by September next year.
Consumers are avoiding lengthy and costly court proceedings in disputes with traders in almost 90 per cent of cases where there is a complaint, thanks to a new compulsory conciliation process.
Residents in suburban Adelaide are being warned to check the building licence and credentials of tradies, after complaints alleging poor or incomplete work.
Consumer and Business Services is looking into claims that two men offering their services via letter-box pamphlets may be operating...
An unlicensed builder who took payments from clients totalling $10,000 for work that was never started has been penalised more than $12,000 in the Adelaide Magistrates Court this week.
In court, 57 year old John James Meyer pleaded guilty to breaches of the Australian Consumer Law and the...