❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses the sale of overpriced stereo speakers from vans, prompting a response detailing actions taken by the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, including charges laid under the Door to Door Trading Act.
AnsweredQoN 1039Legislative Assembly
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What has the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection done to protect the music-loving Western Australian public from the activities of some itinerant salesmen who are selling overpriced stereo speakers from the back of vans in the metropolitan area? Mr J.C. KOBELKE
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for his question, which is another example of his very strong support for consumer protection. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection received advice on 27 August that people were involved in a scam to sell overpriced stereo speakers from the back of a truck. I congratulate the department for the very quick and effective way in which it has acted. We have had a very good response from members of the public who came forward with complaints and advised the department that this was happening. As a result, search warrants have been executed and samples of the speakers have been seized. In addition, eight charges have been laid under the Door to Door Trading Act. The Government is concerned that this type of operation may continue. It wants people to be aware of the activity, particularly if the people concerned shift their operations to regional centres. These problems crop up from time to time and as they are cracked down on they pop up elsewhere. It appears there is very good evidence to lay charges. The matters will go through the courts and, on that basis, I cannot talk in detail about them. People need to be warned that if hi-fi stereos are being sold from the backs of trucks in suburban areas, there are obligations under the Door to Door Trading Act. It is quite likely that shonky operators are selling the stereos, and people must be wary. If people have information, we would like them to come forward to assist us to crack down on this form of racket when and where it occurs.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for his question, which is another example of his very strong support for consumer protection. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection received advice on 27 August that people were involved in a scam to sell overpriced stereo speakers from the back of a truck. I congratulate the department for the very quick and effective way in which it has acted. We have had a very good response from members of the public who came forward with complaints and advised the department that this was happening. As a result, search warrants have been executed and samples of the speakers have been seized. In addition, eight charges have been laid under the Door to Door Trading Act. The Government is concerned that this type of operation may continue. It wants people to be aware of the activity, particularly if the people concerned shift their operations to regional centres. These problems crop up from time to time and as they are cracked down on they pop up elsewhere. It appears there is very good evidence to lay charges. The matters will go through the courts and, on that basis, I cannot talk in detail about them. People need to be warned that if hi-fi stereos are being sold from the backs of trucks in suburban areas, there are obligations under the Door to Door Trading Act. It is quite likely that shonky operators are selling the stereos, and people must be wary. If people have information, we would like them to come forward to assist us to crack down on this form of racket when and where it occurs.
I thank the member for his question, which is another example of his very strong support for consumer protection. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection received advice on 27 August that people were involved in a scam to sell overpriced stereo speakers from the back of a truck. I congratulate the department for the very quick and effective way in which it has acted. We have had a very good response from members of the public who came forward with complaints and advised the department that this was happening. As a result, search warrants have been executed and samples of the speakers have been seized. In addition, eight charges have been laid under the Door to Door Trading Act. The Government is concerned that this type of operation may continue. It wants people to be aware of the activity, particularly if the people concerned shift their operations to regional centres. These problems crop up from time to time and as they are cracked down on they pop up elsewhere. It appears there is very good evidence to lay charges. The matters will go through the courts and, on that basis, I cannot talk in detail about them. People need to be warned that if hi-fi stereos are being sold from the backs of trucks in suburban areas, there are obligations under the Door to Door Trading Act. It is quite likely that shonky operators are selling the stereos, and people must be wary. If people have information, we would like them to come forward to assist us to crack down on this form of racket when and where it occurs.
Mr J.C. KOBELKE replied: I thank the member for his question, which is another example of his very strong support for consumer protection. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection received advice on 27 August that people were involved in a scam to sell overpriced stereo speakers from the back of a truck. I congratulate the department for the very quick and effective way in which it has acted. We have had a very good response from members of the public who came forward with complaints and advised the department that this was happening. As a result, search warrants have been executed and samples of the speakers have been seized. In addition, eight charges have been laid under the Door to Door Trading Act. The Government is concerned that this type of operation may continue. It wants people to be aware of the activity, particularly if the people concerned shift their operations to regional centres. These problems crop up from time to time and as they are cracked down on they pop up elsewhere. It appears there is very good evidence to lay charges. The matters will go through the courts and, on that basis, I cannot talk in detail about them. People need to be warned that if hi-fi stereos are being sold from the backs of trucks in suburban areas, there are obligations under the Door to Door Trading Act. It is quite likely that shonky operators are selling the stereos, and people must be wary. If people have information, we would like them to come forward to assist us to crack down on this form of racket when and where it occurs.
I thank the member for his question, which is another example of his very strong support for consumer protection. The Department of Consumer and Employment Protection received advice on 27 August that people were involved in a scam to sell overpriced stereo speakers from the back of a truck. I congratulate the department for the very quick and effective way in which it has acted. We have had a very good response from members of the public who came forward with complaints and advised the department that this was happening. As a result, search warrants have been executed and samples of the speakers have been seized. In addition, eight charges have been laid under the Door to Door Trading Act. The Government is concerned that this type of operation may continue. It wants people to be aware of the activity, particularly if the people concerned shift their operations to regional centres. These problems crop up from time to time and as they are cracked down on they pop up elsewhere. It appears there is very good evidence to lay charges. The matters will go through the courts and, on that basis, I cannot talk in detail about them. People need to be warned that if hi-fi stereos are being sold from the backs of trucks in suburban areas, there are obligations under the Door to Door Trading Act. It is quite likely that shonky operators are selling the stereos, and people must be wary. If people have information, we would like them to come forward to assist us to crack down on this form of racket when and where it occurs.
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