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Know your rights when a salesperson knocks
This announcement is for: Consumer Recent reports from Perth home owners about bogus door-to-door sellers are a good reminder to make sure you know your rights when a salesperson knocks. In the past few weeks, people have told us about visits from door-t ...
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Property developer ordered to pay $51,207 in a fine and consumer compensation (David Emery)
This announcement is for: Consumer Property industry A property developer has been fined $25,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court and ordered to pay compensation totalling $26,207 to three of his clients after pleading guilty on 25 January 2019 to acceptin ...
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WA victims lose almost $11 million to scams in 2018
This announcement is for: Consumer Western Australians reported losing a total of $10.7 million to scams in 2018, a 32 per cent increase from the previous year, according to figures released by WA ScamNet. There was also an increase in the number of vict ...
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Avoid Perth petrol price rise
This announcement is for: Business / company Consumer Motor industry The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 138.7 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. ...
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Fine for unlicensed motor vehicle dealer (Hafedh Al Anzi)
This announcement is for: Consumer Motor industry An unlicensed motor vehicle dealer has been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay costs of $2,197 by the Perth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty on 23 January 2019. Hafedh Al Anzi of Ellenbrook had purcha ...
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Commissioner's Blog: Shop smart to avoid holiday blues
This announcement is for: Consumer Travel is often expensive so it’s well worth taking the time to do a bit of research before you book your trip to make sure all goes to plan and you get what you paid for. Whether using a travel agent or booking online ...
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Warning to guard against heat stress at work
This announcement is for: Employee / worker Employer WorkSafe has issued a warning on guarding against the effects of extreme temperatures in work environments during periods of hot weather. WorkSafe WA Commissioner Darren Kavanagh today reminded employe ...
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$5,000 fine for unlicensed motor vehicle dealer (Paul Nguyen)
This announcement is for: Consumer Motor industry An unlicensed motor vehicle dealer has been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay costs of $514 by the Perth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty on 18 January 2019. Paul Anh Ngoc Nguyen of Bassendean had pu ...
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Avoid Perth petrol price rise
This announcement is for: Business / company Consumer Motor industry The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 137.4 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. Fuel ...
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Fine and compensation order for car dealer over illegal consignment sale (Bunbury Autos Pty Ltd / Howard Bessant)
This announcement is for: Consumer Motor industry A Bunbury motor vehicle dealership and its Director have been fined a total of $6,700 by the Bunbury Magistrates Court on 17 January 2019 and ordered to pay $2,000 compensation to a consumer over an illeg ...