What does the Office of Fair Trading Queensland do?
The Office of Fair Trading serves Queensland consumers and businesses by: • providing information and advice about their rights and responsibilities • helping resolve marketplace disputes • licensing a range of occupations • investigating unfair business practices • prosecuting unscrupulous businesses • registering …
What is the Office of Fair Trading now called?
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) closed on 31 March 2014, and its work and responsibilities passed to a number of different bodies. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) brings together the Competition Commission (CC) and the competition and certain consumer functions of the OFT in a single body.
What is the Office of Fair Trading Qld?
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) enforces consumer protection laws and regulates several industries to achieve a fair and safe marketplace.
How do I contact consumer Affairs Qld?
Call 131 450. Give them the ACCC’s number: 1300 302 502.
Can a store refuse a refund Qld?
‘No refunds’ signs are illegal. Businesses must not deny your legal rights. You are entitled to a refund, repair, replacement or repeat service if goods or services do not meet your consumer guarantees.
What can Fair Trading do?
NSW Fair Trading promotes a fair marketplace for consumers and traders by maximising traders’ compliance with regulatory requirements. We make comprehensive use of educational campaigns to inform consumers and businesses of their rights and obligations under the law.
Does the OFT still exist?
The OFT was established in 1973 as a non-ministerial government department with the aim of regulating markets for the benefit of consumers. As part of the UK Government’s reforms to the competition and consumer regimes the OFT ceased to exist on 31 March 2014.
What does the Office of Fair Trading?
a former government organization in Britain which was responsible for protecting consumers by making sure that businesses operated in a fair way and that there was fair competition between them.