Online Licence Application ProcessTo simplify the process of applying for an occupational licence the Commissioner for Consumer Affairs is introducing a new Online Licence Application Process (OLAP). You can apply for Security and Investigation, Land Agents, Sales Representatives and Conveyancers licence online.
New national business names register is comingA new National Business Names Register (NBNR) will commence on 28 May 2012. The new national register will be administered by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Click here to find out more.
Residential Tenancies Act ReviewThe Residential Tenancies Act 1995 is being reviewed. Below is a link to a discussion paper outlining a range of reforms proposed to be made to the Act. Everyone with an interest in this area is invited to make a submission on the proposed reforms.Submissions will be received via YourSAy, by email to tenancies.review@agd.sa.gov.au, or by post to the Attorney-General's Department at GPO Box 464 Adelaide SA 5001. Click here to download the discussion paper.
The Right DoorMake contact with the right fair trading agency or service provider for your problem. The Right Door is a new mobile website developed by CBS, ASIC, ACCC, EOC and Migrant Resources Centre to help you get the information you need. Link here to go to the mobile website. Link here to download the printable version in a table.
Assurance registerThe Assurance Register lists the traders who have given an assurance, or formal guarantee, to refrain from engaging in specified unlawful conduct. Before engaging a tradesperson you should check both the Licencing Register and the Assurance Register for any relevant information about that trader. For more information on a list of the 2010/2011 court outcomes, please click here.
Top Twenty Names of 2011You can search the Baby Names database to view the most popular names chosen from 1997 to 2011.
New payment rules for the construction industryThe Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2009 provides a new scheme to improve rights to payment in the building and construction industry. It is due to commence operation on 10 December 2011. You can read the new laws at www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Click here for more information.
Travelling con menEach year, fair trading agencies across the country receive hundreds of reports about travelling con men ripping off consumers with cheap and dodgy home repairs. A new national strategy against travelling con men has been launched. Information from a national hotline will be fed directly to the taskforce for analysis and follow-up. So if you suspect that a tradesperson might be dodgy, then report them using the Report travelling con men form or ring the hotline: 1300 133 408. You can also watch a video here or visit the national Facebook page here.
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