Compliance activity
The first line of defence in the fair trading compliance program is an active state-wide inspection program. In 2007/08, Fair Trading carried out more than 28,000 inspections throughout New South Wales.
These focused on estate agents, builders and tradespeople, travel agents, motor dealers and repairers, auto dismantlers, second hand dealers, pawnbrokers, the safety of various products including electrical items, packaged items at supermarkets and other retail outlets, liquor dispensing units and glassware at licensed premises and petrol, gas and LPG fuel pumps. Some of the larger programs involved 2,492 product and electrical safety inspections and 6,719 trade measurement inspections.