Fair Trading Deputy Commissioner Steve Griffin today said consumers and business owners in Chatswood and surrounding suburbs could learn more about their rights and responsibilities during a week-long program of visits and presentations by Fair Trading officers next week.

Mr Griffin said Fair Trading staff would be carrying out compliance activities, business inspections in and around Chatswood and promoting consumer services from Monday 11 to Friday 15 October.

“Fair Trading takes Community and Regional Access Programs into communities so consumers know where they can turn to for advice or support if things go wrong,” he said.

A range of information sessions will be held for:

• Associations
• Seniors
• Retail and residential tenancy
• High school students
• Motor dealers and repairers
• Strata schemes

Mr Griffin said topics to be covered included consumer rights, tenancy information, strata laws and financial literacy.

“Inspectors will be out and about conducting a range of compliance activities, including business inspections and checking licensing at motor dealers and repairers,” he said.

Students from Willoughby Girls High School will take part in Money Stuff, a program aimed at teaching teenagers about managing finances.

The following information sessions are free and open to the public:

Residential tenancy reforms seminar
11 October 10am-12noon at Club Willoughby, 26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby

Motor dealers and motor vehicle repairs seminar
11 October 6pm-7.30pm at Club Willoughby, 26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby

Strata schemes seminar
11 October 6pm-8pm at Club Willoughby, 26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby

Associations reforms seminar
12 October 2pm-4pm at Club Willoughby, 26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby

Retail tenancy seminar
12 October 6pm-8pm at Club Willoughby, 26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby

Home building seminar
12 October 6pm-8pm at Club Willoughby, 26 Crabbes Avenue, Willoughby.

To register for one of the free sessions contact Fair Trading on 9895 0689, or register online.

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