Products inspected

• Toppling furniture (10.40%)
• General (incl unregulated goods) (1.25%)
• Nightwear (0.55%)
• Sunglasses (9.99%)
• Toys (34.81%)
• Cosmetics (17.20%)
• Babies’ dummies (1.39%)
• Flotation aids (1.11%)
• Vehicle jacks (4.85%)
• Trolley jacks (2.91%)
• Portable ramps for motor vehicles (0.42%)
• Elastic luggage straps (1.66%)
• Vehicle support stands (2.77%)
• Yo-yo water balls (1.39%)
• Aquatic toys (1.80%)
• Portable swimming pools (2.77%)
• Button batteries (0.69%)
• Projectile toys (0.55%)
• Baby walkers (0.14%)
• Prams and strollers (0.55%)
• Candles with lead wicks (0.83%)
• Combustible candle holders (1.94%)

Gaming Machines Act 1992

Requirement - S74 – Annual Report (1) The Commissioner must, on or before 30 September in each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report on the performance of the Commissioner's functions under this Act during the preceding financial year.

*New measure for 2018-19

Prosecutions commenced for offences against this Act

Robert Appelkamp

Date:  18/12/2018

Breached section 51(1) of the Gaming Machines Act 1992 by operating a gaming machine on licensed premises when being a person who occupied a position of authority in a corporate entity which held a gaming machine licence, when such operation was not necessary for the purpose of carrying out his duties.

Land Agents Act 1994

S64—Annual report - The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, submit to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act during the period of 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June.

The report must contain the audited statement of accounts of the indemnity fund for the period to which the report relates.

Note: the Land Agents Act 1994 was amended to require property managers to be registered from 28 September 2019. Consumer and Business Services began accepting applications for registration from 1 February 2019.

A copy of the audited statement of accounts of the Agents Indemnity Fund will be available on the Consumer and Business Services website on or before 31 December 2019.

Land Valuers Act 1995

Requirement - S23—Annual report  - The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, submit to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act during the period of 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June.

Land Valuers are not required to be licensed by the Commissioner, however need to be approved by the Commissioner if they wish to undertake property valuations at the request of a real estate agent for the purpose of section 24G of the Land and Business (Sales and Conveyancing) Act 1994.

25 additional Land Valuers was added during the reporting period.

Details of approved Land Valuers can be found at: https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/assets/LAR/occupational/APPROVEDVALUERSLIST_forweb.pdf

Liquor Licensing Act 1997

Requirement - S128A Report to the Minister on barring orders - The Commissioner must, on or before 30 September in each year (other than the calendar year in which this section comes into operation), provide a report to the Minister specifying the following information in relation to the financial year ending on the preceding 30 June: in relation to an order made under Subdivision 2 barring a person from licensed premises for an indefinite period or a period exceeding 6 months—
in the case of orders made under section 125(1)(aa) (a welfare order)—the number of welfare orders made; and the location of the licensed premises from which the persons were barred; in any other case—the number of orders made; and statistical information about the type of conduct giving rise to the orders; and the location of the licensed premises from which the persons were barred;in relation to an order made under Subdivision 3 because of information classified by the Commissioner of Police as criminal intelligence—the number of orders made; and the location of the licensed premises from which the persons were barred; and statistical information about—the period for which the orders have effect; and the age, gender, race and residential postcode of the persons barred;section 128 and the outcome of any such review.

Pursuant to section 128A(1)(b), South Australia Police has advised that no barring orders were issued on the grounds of criminal intelligence during 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Plumbers, Gas fitters and Electricians Act 1995

Requirement - S43—Annual report - The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, submit to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act during the period of 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June.

Residential Tenancies Act 1995

Requirement - S10—Annual report - The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, prepare and forward to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act for the year ending on the preceding 30 June. The report must include a report on the administration of the Fund.

A copy of the report on the administration of the Residential Tenancies Fund will be available on the Consumer and Business Services website on or before 31 December 2019.

Residential Parks Act 2007

Requirement -

S136—Annual report - The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, prepare and forward to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act for the year ending on the preceding 30 June of the Fund.

Second-hand Vehicle Dealers Act 1995

Requirement - S52—Annual report - The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, submit to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act during the period of 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June.

The Second-hand Vehicles Compensation Fund is administered by the Commissioner for Consumer Affairs. A copy of the report on the administration of the Fund will be available on the Consumer and Business Services website on or before 31 December 2019.

Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995

Requirement - S47—Annual report - The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, submit to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act during the period of 12 months ending on the preceding 30 June.