South Australia’s consumer watchdog has reminded electrical contractors to ensure they are licensed, after a company director was fined $5000 and ordered to pay $800 in prosecution costs for aiding and abetting a company to conduct business as an electrical contractor without a licence.
People living the lower South East, the Riverland and the Adelaide Hills are being warned to keep a close eye out for so-called “bitumen bandits” that have been targeting consumers in the area.
South Australia’s liquor and gambling regulator will begin an enforcement campaign targeting gambling venues to ensure barred people are refused entry to those venues.
South Australia is introducing tough new measures to protect people at risk of gambling harm and problem gambling, as part of an agreement struck by state, territory and commonwealth governments.
The Federal Court’s findings that ticket reseller Viagogo made false or misleading representations highlight why consumers need to exercise caution when dealing with the online reseller.
The playing of gaming machines is not permitted on Good Friday. While changes have been made to the Liquor Licensing laws that now allow venues to trade in liquor on Good Friday, Gaming Machines still cannot operate at any time on Good Friday.
An Adelaide duo who bought cars from interstate auctions and sold them under false pretences have been fined a total of more than $24,000 and ordered to repay nearly $4000 to consumers for numerous breaches of South Australia’s second-hand vehicle dealer laws.
The South Australian Government has begun introducing digital passes and licences. This means that South Australians can carry selected Government issued passes and licences on an Apple or Android smart phone or tablet device.