The Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading is a minister in the

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responsible for administering legislation and policy in relation to consumer affairs and SafeWork regulation in

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. The current minister is

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since 5 April 2023, who also serves as the Minister for Industry and Trade. The minister assists the

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administer their portfolios through the

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, in particular NSW Fair Trading. Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the

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Roles and responsibilities

The portfolio was established in December 1973 in the sixth Askin ministry and the major task of the portfolio was to ensure consumers were treated fairly. This was handled by

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, providing a complaints service, licensing some occupational groups, investigating prices and charges, responsible for weights and measures and landlord and tenant matters. The administrative units responsible to the Ministry included the Consumer Affairs Council and Consumer Affairs Bureau, the Weights and Measures Office, the Prices Branch and Registry of Consumer Claims Tribunals. The establishment of the Ministry also coincided with three entirely new acts of Parliament dealing with important aspects of consumer protection, namely the ''Consumer Claims Tribunals Act'' 1974, the ''Pyramid Sales Act'' 1974 and the ''Motor Dealers Act'' 1974. The Fair Trading Minister is responsible for the regulation of various occupations, organisations and industries including incorporated associations, hairdressers, charitable fundraisers, pawnbrokers, biofuels and co-operatives.

Roles and responsibilities

List of ministers

Former ministerial titles

Co-operative Societies

Regulatory Reform

See also

References