Minister for innovation and better regulation

Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Matt Kean MP crushed dangerous toys.

The video can be watched online on The Daily Telegraph

A Peppa Pig chainsaw, a Pikachu wand and an archery set are some of the dangerous toys that have failed Fair Trading’s 2018 Christmas toy compliance blitz.

Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said Fair Trading investigators trawled through more than 560 stores around the State and found 24 toys that are not safe for Santa to leave under the Christmas tree this year.

“Most of the dangerous toys, like the Peppa Pig chainsaw, failed testing because the battery compartment isn’t secured, or they have small parts that can fall off,” Mr Kean said.

This is the first year Christmas shoppers will benefit from minimum three year expiry dates on gift cards, after the NSW Government’s nation-leading reforms commenced in March.

Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said in previous years, the majority of gift cards only offered a 12 month expiry date.

“Gift cards are a popular present for people who are hard to buy for,” Mr Kean said.

“And since the NSW Government introduced these Australia-first reforms, consumers now have three years to use them.

More than 3,100 decorations and lights have been inspected in Fair Trading’s annual Christmas safety compliance blitz.

Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said Fair Trading inspectors searched 136 businesses in Sydney and the Illawarra during Operation Sleigh Ride 2018.

“The team tested and inspected dozens of Christmas accessories, including fairy lights and fibre optic Christmas trees, to help keep NSW families safe this festive season,” Mr Kean said.

A Central Coast chemical manufacturing company has been fined more than $48,000 after a 28-year-old man suffered first and second degree burns in a hazardous chemical spill.

West Gosford business Hiltour Pty Ltd employed the worker in 2016 when the incident occurred.

Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said the worker was splashed on his leg with the hazardous liquid while he was mixing a batch of chemicals to make an adhesive product.

Kathryn Greiner AO has been announced as the NSW Retirement Village Ambassador, taking on the important role to speak to and advocate for residents across the State.

Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said Ms Greiner led the “NSW Inquiry into Retirement Villages” in 2017 which made her the perfect choice.

“NSW is leading the nation in the care and treatment of retirement village residents, and our Inquiry paved the way for an even greater level of support,” Mr Kean said.

A former Seaforth Senior Property Manager has been sentenced to 300 hours community service after committing almost $100,000 of trust account fraud.

Mark Laurence Ohrn, 45, was convicted in the Parramatta Local Court for taking almost $93,000 from his employer’s trust account, and unlawfully claiming more than $6,000 in rental bonds between 2015 and 2017.     

“Ohrn took advantage of his position and illegally accessed money that he was not entitled to,” Mr Kean said.

A northern beaches' real estate agent has been found guilty of taking close to $100,000 from an agency's trust account.

Mark Laurence Ohrn, 45, was convicted in the Parramatta Local Court this week for removing close to $93,000 from his employer’s trust account between 2015 and 2017.

Ohrn was also found guilty of unlawfully claiming more than $6,000 in rental bonds.

In a statement Better Regulation Minister Matt Kean said Ohrn used some of the money to pay off his credit cards and personal loans.