This week’s big data release was the August labour force report, where lockdowns continued to distort some of the headline data. This produced the disconcerting combination of another fall in the unemployment rate – this time to 4.5 per cent, its lowest rate since late 2008 – alongside a drop in employment of more than 146,000 people and a 3.7 per cent slump in hours worked. The explanation for this peculiar blend of outcomes was another big decline in the participation rate as the size of the Australian labour force shrank for a second consecutive month.
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Websites charging for free or low cost information from government agencies
Beware of vehicle checks, fuel price and super search websites
Consumers urged to obtain information from the source before signing up
Consumers are urged to be aware that numerous websites offering to carry out internet searches for a fee may actually be providing information from government agencies that is publicly available for free or at a much lower cost.
Many searches are related to vehicle checks and may include registration status and expiry reminders, services that are offered at no cost by the WA Department of Transport via their DoTDirect online services.
Fair Trading
Luxury car dealer Galleria SUV Pty Ltd has had its Motor Dealer’s Licence permanently disqualified by NSW Fair Trading after serious charges were brought against its sole Director by NSW Police.
According to documents provided by NSW Police, Mr Simon Wakim the sole director of Galleria SUV Pty Ltd was charged with several serious offences that involved him allegedly:
Obtaining financial advantage and causing a financial disadvantage by deception totalling $950,000
Threatening the lives of individuals and their families
Demanding with the assistance of members of an outlaw motorcycle gang that motor vehicles be removed from the Personal Property Securities Register
What documents do you need to sell your car?
What documents do you need to sell your car?
June 11, 2021
Roadworthy certificate? Notice of disposal? Paperwork to document the history of your car is vital to selling it
If you can’t find the car’s registration certificate, for example, you won’t be able to photocopy it and hand the copy to the prospective buyer to prove that you are the registered owner.
Note: While we have based this article on the requirements of those selling a car in Victoria, in the main the principles apply across the nation.
Registration and proof of ownership