Matt Kean

TICKET scalping laws aimed at stamping out inflated re-sale prices have come into effect on Friday. 

Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said the reforms would make it illegal to re-sell a ticket for more than 10 per cent above the original price. 

An individual faces a maximum penalty of $11,000 for selling over that threshold, while organisations can be hit with up to $22,000 in fines.

“We know ticket scalping is a huge problem in NSW, and I’m sick of consumers being taken for a ride by shameless shonks looking to make a quick buck,” Mr Kean said.

A meat exporter and a labour hire company have been fined a combined $105,000 after a man’s arm was injured by a factory meat processor, Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said.

Hunter Valley-based meat exporter E.C Throsby Pty Ltd and Mondex Group Pty Ltd of Newcastle both pleaded guilty to failing to protect the health and safety of workers in relation to the 2014 incident.

Mr Kean said a 22-year-old cleaner employed by Mondex was cleaning an industrial meat processor at a Whittingham meat processing facility when it was activated.

"It is amazing to see how much the site has progressed over the last 12 months'

Matt Kean MP The community is this much' closer to seeing fruition of 50 hectares of parklands becoming the Centennial Parklands of the north, now that the halfway point of filling Hornsby Quarry has been reached.

NorthConnex has committed to depositing up to 1 million cubic metres of spoil into the quarry which is being done using a state-of-the-art conveyor system,

GRAHAM Brown knows well the dangers of a quad bike.

He was spraying a boundary fence on his property  in 2015 when he “looked away at the wrong time, hit a piece of wood and went over.

“I knew I was gone, so I just grabbed hold of the handlebars and clung on,” he said this morning, as SafeWork NSW, NSW police and politicians spilled onto his Springside property to promote quad bike safety.

A Bankstown building contractor has been fined $405,000 after a 19-year-old apprentice tragically died after being injured at work, Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said.

Co-Wyn Building Contractors Pty Ltd recently pleaded guilty in the Sydney District Court to failing to protect the health and safety of its workers.

Mr Kean said the court action comes after a Punchbowl carpentry apprentice died after suffering a fall while building a walkway platform on a Strathfield construction site. 

The latest monthly NSW Fair Trading Complaints Register has been released, with 27 companies in the spotlight after receiving a total of 495 consumer complaints, Minister for Better Regulation Matt Kean said.

“The register lists the traders that are the subject of 10 or more complaints to Fair Trading in a single calendar month – and this is the second-biggest register we have ever published,” Mr Kean said.

“It’s a damning indictment on these businesses but a very handy guide for consumers who want to spend their money wisely.”