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.
Alarming statistics on portable-pool related deaths and injuries have prompted Australian consumer law and product safety regulators to join forces with Royal Life Saving Society – Australia to remind parents and carers to make portable pools SAFE.
An unlicensed builder who admitted taking money from four consumers for services he never provided has been fined $1000 and ordered to repay one client $1050.
An unlicensed builder with an extensive history of fraud has been fined $6000 and ordered to repay a total of nearly $10,000 to two clients after taking payments for work he never even started.