Fair Trading news and announcements

Consumers have been warned not to deal with clothing and accessories website Bondi United which has falsely claimed to support victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack.

The NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Ms Natasha Mann, is today issuing a public warning about Bondi United, an online trader that has been selling clothing and accessories from the websites www.bondiunited.com and www.bondiproject.com (Bondi United).

The Minns Labor Government has today launched a powerful new tool allowing homeowners, purchasers and renters to check the track record of property agents before they sign on the dotted line.

NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Natasha Mann, is today issuing a public statement about the website named “Isla & James”. Isla & James suggests it is an online fashion retailer trading from the website https://islaandjames.com/ and from ‘Bondi Beach – Australia’.

NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Natasha Mann, has today advised consumers that Matthew Barry Wilkins t/as Starpower Advance Solar Technology failed to comply with two Consumer Guarantee Directions (CGD) issued by NSW Fair Trading.

NSW Fair Trading (NSWFT) has undertaken unannounced visits to 64 real estate and property services businesses on the Central Coast resulting in on the spot fines, warning letters and the opening of an investigation into a real estate agent for repeated underquoting breaches.

The Minns Labor Government has continued its crackdown on underquoting by issuing ‘please explain’ notices to 25 real estate agencies in NSW showing indicators of misleading price estimates in recently sold properties.

More than 1.2 million people who live in strata homes across the state are set to benefit from another suite of reforms being introduced to NSW Parliament in the final stage of the Minns Labor Government’s ambitious program to modernise strata laws.

The Minns Labor Government is set to overhaul the state’s underquoting laws, with consultation beginning on proposed reforms to lift professional standards across the real estate sector, improve transparency in property listings and boost buyer confidence. 

NSW Fair Trading has released its annual Strategy and Priorities Annual Report for 2024-25, outlining the significant actions taken against its Strategy and Regulatory Priorities during the period.