Customer Service media releases

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Options for flood affected tenants and landlords

09 Mar 2022

Tenants returning to unliveable properties due to flood damage face decisions on what to do with their rental and whether to find new or temporary housing but they do have options.

Beware flood waters carrying animal diseases

07 Mar 2022

SafeWork NSW is urging people to be wary of flood waters and muddy soil that could be contaminated by an infectious zoonotic disease.

Rainbow birth certificate to celebrate diversity in NSW

02 Mar 2022

People will be able to celebrate the diversity of our community and families with a new NSW commemorative Rainbow birth certificate from Births Deaths and Marriages (the Registry).

Camden council fined $750,000 after Men’s Shed member fatality

02 Feb 2022

Camden Council has been fined $750,000 after a member of a local Men’s Shed was killed installing irrigation pipe at the Camden Bicentennial Equestrian Park in 2018.

Chinese zodiac birth certificate to celebrate Lunar New Year

01 Feb 2022

People will be able to celebrate the Year of the Tiger with NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages releasing a special Chinese Zodiac commemorative birth certificate.

A ride to remember

21 Jan 2022

Lucky partners will have the chance to be married at Australia’s most iconic Amusement Park with the NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (the Registry) launching its exclusive Brides on Rides micro-wedding package.

Safework construction site visits to highlight silica dust and mental health risks

12 Jan 2022

SafeWork NSW inspectors are kicking off the new year with a series of construction site visits to talk about the risks associated with silica dust exposure and mental ill-health.

Fraudster given 30-month jail sentence

11 Jan 2022

NSW man Anthony Robertson has been convicted and sentenced to 30 months’ jail after he masqueraded as a licensed builder to secure residential building contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Serial offender given 16-month jail sentence

11 Jan 2022

Serial offender Matthew Rixon has been sentenced to 16 months’ jail after leaving consumers thousands of dollars out of pocket and with incomplete fencing work

Burns in hospitality a hot topic

21 Dec 2021

Inspectors will be visiting hospitality venues from today to remind employers not to let the festive season rush prevent them from talking about safety with new and existing workers.

Workplaces urged to make safety a priority this Christmas

17 Dec 2021

With Christmas just around the corner, SafeWork NSW is urging all businesses and workers across the state to make safety their top priority.

New commissioner targets updated consumer protections

15 Dec 2021

Strengthening protections for consumers in the wake of COVID-19 will be one of the priorities of newly-appointed NSW Fair Trading Commissioner Natasha Mann.

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