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May 2013
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March 2013
February 2013
January 2013

May 2013 

26-05-2013Fair Trading seeks public help tracking travelling conmen
23-05-2013Prison sentences for trust account fraud couple
21-05-2013Public warning - Robert Douglas Pentecost
20-05-2013Warning on recall
17-05-2013Hunter plumbers run clear and clean in Operation Plunger
17-05-2013Extended consultation on Residential (Land Lease) Communities Bill
17-05-2013Fair Trading seeks public help tracking travelling conmen
16-05-2013Travelling conman arrested and charged
14-05-2013Warning on travelling conmen in Macarthur region
13-05-2013Fair Trading Minister visits Central Coast
13-05-2013Public warning: Irish travelling conman hits Sydney
11-05-2013Scammers call from Nepal offering energy rebates
10-05-2013Warning on recall
10-05-2013Think Smart - know your consumer rights
08-05-2013Minister gets scam-savvy out west
05-05-2013Mother's Day warning from Fair Trading
02-05-2013Fair Trading and the CTTT celebrate Law Week 2013

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April 2013 

30-04-2013Electrical safety recall of Samsung top loading washing machines
26-04-2013Government delivers new standard contract for retirement villages
23-04-2013Armidale car industry in good shape
22-04-2013Fair Trading Minister scales the Blue Mountains and beyond
22-04-2013Businesses warned to remove fake testimonials from their websites or risk fines
18-04-2013Fair Trading secures permanent restraint against conman
17-04-2013Ballina car industry cleans up its act
15-04-2013Fair Trading Minister gets scam savvy in the Hunter and Central Coast
14-04-2013Serial traffic offender banned from car industry
14-04-2013$8,000 fine and 18 month good behaviour bond for fake builder
13-04-2013Fair Trading warns consumers: Do not deal with Matthew Rixon
12-04-2013Blue Mountains My Place Program a success
11-04-2013Stowe warns Aboriginal communities about scams
07-04-2013Warning on baby slings and other baby products
06-04-2013NSW Government delivers new laws for Residential Land Lease Communities
05-04-2013Fair Trading Minister rocks up to Tamworth
05-04-2013Minister gets scam-savvy in Armidale
04-04-2013Fair Trading celebrates Youth Week

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March 2013 

30-03-2013Fair Trading funds aged care supported accommodation service
29-03-2013Easter safety warning on gas and electrical products and appliances
29-03-2013Fair Trading warns traders on long weekend
28-03-2013Minister revved up in Blue Mountains
28-03-2013Irish travelling conman, Felix Moorehouse, fined
26-03-2013Travelling conmen on the north shore
25-03-2013Unlicensed builder fined over kitchen renovations
25-03-2013Fraudster fined $72,500
22-03-2013Warning on pre-paid funeral products and services
22-03-2013Tribunal orders warning on AVN
20-03-2013Fair Trading checks safeguard show patrons
20-03-2013Government warns school students about formals
19-03-2013Fake goods seized in joint raid
18-03-2013Prison sentence for qualifications forger
15-03-2013Seniors Week starts Sunday
15-03-2013World Consumer Rights Day stocktake for small business
14-03-2013Predatory tree lopping scam axed
13-03-2013New window safety laws to help prevent child falls
11-03-2013Advice to Mothercare customers
11-03-2013Don't lie to Fair Trading: Travelling conmen busted
06-03-2013Fair Trading warning on travelling conman
05-03-2013Warning on bank phishing scams
04-03-2013Kempsey car repairers on notice

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February 2013 

28-02-2013Public warning: Do not deal with John Wolf
28-02-2013Fair Trading is coming to Ballina
27-02-2013New laws increase consumer protection and cut red tape for property agents
27-02-2013Warrant for arrest of serial fraudster
25-02-2013Scams and safety warning for east coast storm and flood recovery
20-02-2013Fair Trading warning on travelling conmen
18-02-2013Problem parkers: To clamp or not to clamp?
17-02-2013Top ten disputes to the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal
17-02-2013Top ten consumer complaints to Fair Trading in 2012
15-02-2013Car buyers protected in twin city swoop
14-02-2013Operation Sparkle shines light on jewellery industry
11-02-2013Fair Trading launches student Facebook campaign
08-02-2013Fair Trading blitz in Kempsey next week
08-02-2013Warning on tutoring products and services
07-02-2013Illawarra tradie fined and licence confiscated
07-02-2013Fair Trading warning: Do not deal with Allan James Piggott
03-02-2013Make marital ends meet: get a good wedding deal
03-02-2013Group buying complaints drop as regulators act
01-02-2013Storm damage warning for northeastern NSW

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January 2013 

31-01-2013Crackdown on organised crime in the tattoo industry
31-01-2013Valentine's Day warning
30-01-2013It's not too late to have your say on reducing red tape
29-01-2013Unlicensed travel agent fined $7,683
26-01-2013Public warning on travelling Irish conmen
24-01-2013Australia Day warning on bbqs and small gas cookers
17-01-2013Warning on travelling conmen: Jerry Connors turned back
14-01-2013Storm damage warning for northern NSW
13-01-2013Dangerous toys cost suppliers more than $9,000
11-01-2013Blind cords and other home and holiday accommodation hazards can kill
10-01-2013Avoid post Christmas, post purchase dissonance
09-01-2013Public safety warning on treadmills
07-01-2013New free app car buyers app now for Android
04-01-2013Public warning - Do not deal with Eve Harbour Cruises
01-01-2013Greater consumer protection in real estate
01-01-2013New boarding house laws protecting the vulnerable

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