- monitor business activities that affect consumers and to investigate practices that may adversely affect the interests of consumers generally or a particular class of consumers
- encourage trade, industry and professional associations to draft, disseminate to their members and enforce codes of practice that promote fair trading and safeguard the interests of consumers
- prepare and disseminate guidelines to traders
- enforce the requirements of fair-trading legislation by the prosecution of offences and other appropriate action
- license businesses and register workers and
- make reports to the Minister on matters referred to the Commissioner by the Minister and on the exercise of the functions of the Commissioner.
Where there is a reference to OCBA in this section. it includes the:
- Commissioner for Consumer Affairs
- Commissioner for Corporate Affairs
- Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages and
- their delegates.
Copyright
Information on copyright for the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs website is provided on behalf of South Australia Central http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=60
Disclaimer
Information on the disclaimer for the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs website is provided on behalf of South Australia Central http://www.sacentral.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=61
Privacy
The South Australian Office of Consumer and Business Affairs (OCBA) is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of your personal information, consistent with the South Australian Government's Information Privacy Principles. If you would like to view the full privacy statement please visit: http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/privacy.html
Webmaster
If you wish to provide feedback on the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs website please contact the Webmaster via email mailto:webmaster@agd.sa.gov.au
Accessibility
Information on accessibility for the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs website can be viewed at: http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/accessibility.html