Customer Service media releases

Browse media releases from the Department of Customer Service. 

 

NSW supporting First Nations entrepreneurs to start and grow their small business

01 Dec 2022

Almost 1,000 First Nations people and small business owners in NSW have been provided with free business coaching and advice through the Service NSW Business Connect program and the Aboriginal Business Advisory Initiative (ABAI).

Raising farm safety awareness for National Agriculture Day

18 Nov 2022

SafeWork NSW is focusing on safety on farms and agricultural business across regional NSW as part of National Agriculture Day by providing education on how workplaces can prevent risks specific to the farming industry.

Have your say on Healthy Work

18 Nov 2022

Businesses and communities can now have their say in shaping SafeWork NSW’s new strategy to enhance health and safety measures for workers across the State.

Fair and Safe Together Roadshow in Dubbo

10 Nov 2022

NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW will be in Dubbo next week as part of the Fair and Safe Together roadshow.​ 

22-297MR Joint Application to appoint special purpose liquidators to Youpla Group

28 Oct 2022

Joint media release between ASIC and NSW Fair Trading

ASIC and NSW Fair Trading have jointly applied to the Supreme Court for orders appointing special purpose liquidators to investigate whether money can be recovered for creditors of the Youpla Group companies.  

Have your say - safe storage of ammonium nitrate

06 Oct 2022

SafeWork NSW is consulting on safety measures that will strengthen the current regulation of ammonium nitrate storage and are encouraging the community to ‘Have Your Say’ on the issue.

NSW first in Australia to adopt model WHS laws

04 Oct 2022

NSW will be one of the first jurisdictions in Australia to implement recent changes to the national model WHS regulations, which recognise psychosocial hazards in the workplace and require businesses to implement control measures to manage risks.

Fair Trading fines eBay for unlawful Grand Final ticket sales

30 Sep 2022

NSW Fair Trading has taken swift action to investigate and issue eBay with multiple Penalty Infringement Notices as a result of NRL Grand Final tickets appearing on the platform in breach of NSW ticket scalping laws.  

Put the kettle on for workplace 'SafeTea' this October

21 Sep 2022

SafeWork NSW is urging workplaces to host a SafeTea event this October during National Safe Work Month.

Licences cancelled for false certification of work

16 Sep 2022

Seven electricians had their contractor licences revoked by NSW Fair Trading after investigations found they signed and submitted compliance certificates (CCEWs) for solar panel installations despite not having carried out, supervised, or inspected the installations themselves.

Have your say on building reforms

30 Aug 2022

The NSW Government is seeking industry and community input on proposed changes to building sector legislation to better protect consumers, support businesses and their workers and to restore confidence in the NSW construction industry. 

Regulator spotlight on Wollongong development

29 Aug 2022

NSW Fair Trading, SafeWork NSW and the NSW Builder Commissioner have commenced "Anytime, Anywhere" inspections on residential apartment buildings in the Wollongong region.

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