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Advice on Publications Available.Business Centre, Adelaide
Level 4, MLC Centre
100 Pirie Street
GPO Box 9854, Adelaide SA 5001
Telephone: (08) 8202 8500
Facsimile: (08) 8202 8510
Business Centre, Brisbane
Level 24, C'wealth Bank Building
240 Queen Street
GPO Box 9854, Brisbane Qld 4001
Telephone: (07) 3867 4900
Facsimile: (07) 3867 4930
Business Centre, Canberra
Level 5, National Mutual Centre
15 London Circuit
GPO Box 9854, Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: (02) 6250 3850
Facsimile: (02) 6250 3888
Business Centre, Darwin
Ground Floor, Harbour View Building 8 McMinn Street
GPO Box 9854, Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: (08) 8943 0900
Facsimile: (08) 8943 0910
Business Centre, Geelong
Ground Floor, 200 Malop Street
GPO Box 9854, Geelong Vic 3220
Telephone: (03) 5229 2966
Facsimile: (03) 5229 2940
Business Centre, Gold Coast
Level 2, West Tower
Waterside Office Park
Holden Place
Gold Coast Mail Centre
PO Box 9854, Bundall Qld 4217
Telephone: (07) 5574 0155
Facsimile: (07) 5574 0738
Business Centre, Hobart
Level 2, Telstra Centre
70 Collins Street
GPO Box 9854, Hobart Tas 7001
Telephone: (03) 6235 6850
Facsimile: (03) 6235 6860
Business Centre, Melbourne
Level 17, CU Tower
485 LaTrobe Street
GPO Box 9854, Melbourne Vic 3001
Telephone: (03) 9280 3500
Facsimile: (03) 9280 3550
Business Centre, Newcastle
Ground Floor, T&G Building
45 Hunter Street
GPO Box 9854
Newcastle NSW 2300
Telephone: (02) 4929 4555
Facsimile: (02) 4929 1759
Business Centre, Perth
Level 1, 66 St Georges Terrace
GPO Box 9854, Perth WA 6001
Telephone: (08) 9261 4200
Facsimile: (08) 9261 4210
Business Centre, Sydney
Level 8, City Centre Tower
55 Market Street
GPO Box 9854, Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone: (02) 9911 2500
Facsimile: (02) 9911 2550
Business Centre, Townsville
Level 5, Northtown Towers
280 Flinders Mall
GPO Box 9854, Townsville Qld 4810
Telephone: (07) 4721 3885
Facsimile: (07) 4721 3803
There are various industry associations that a company could belong to. Some of these have standards of conduct and ethics that their members must comply with. If the company belongs to one of these it's a good sign.
Listed below are a number of organisations that can tell enquirers which industry associations are relevant to the company the enquirer is interested in.
Employers/Commerce
Employers Federation of New South Wales
Telephone: (02) 9264 2000
Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Telephone: (03) 9810 6333
Confederation of ACT Industry
Telephone: (06) 282 2199
South Australian Employers Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.
Telephone: (08) 8373 1422
Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Telephone: (07) 3831 1699
Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Telephone: (08) 8981 5755
Many companies that members of the public will be dealing with will need a licence to carry out their business, e.g. builders, plumbers, motor vehicle traders.
The fair trading/ consumer affairs departments listed here can be contacted to find out what licences a particular business needs.
Fair Trading/Consumer Affairs Offices
New South Wales
Department of Fair Trading
1 Fitzwilliam Street
GPO Box 972
Parramatta NSW 2150
Telephone: (02) 9895 0111
Facsimile: (02) 9895 0222
Victoria
Office of Fair Trading and
Business Affairs
Department of Justice
2nd Floor, 452 Flinders Street
GPO Box 4567
Melbourne Vic 3000
Telephone: (03) 9627 6200
Facsimile: (03) 9627 6210
Western Australia
Ministry of Fair Trading
Business Names Branch
1st Floor, 66 St Georges Terrace
GPO Box W2072
Perth WA 6000
Telephone: (09) 321 4344
Facsimile: (09) 321 3563
Queensland
Office of Consumer Affairs
21st Floor, State Law Building
Cnr George and Ann Streets
GPO Box 3111
Brisbane Qld 4000
Telephone: (07) 3246 1581
Facsimile: (07) 3220 0076
Townsville
Office of Fair Trading
1st Floor, Corner Denham Street and Melton Terrace
PO Box 2009
Townsville Qld 4810
Telephone: (077) 532 286
Facsimile: (077) 532 288
South Australia
Business and Occupational Services
3rd Floor, Chesser House
91-97 Grenfell Street
GPO Box 1407, Adelaide SA 5001
Telephone: (08) 8204 9779
Facsimile: (08) 8204 9771
Northern Territory
Office of Business Affairs
5th Floor
Harbour View Plaza Building
PO Box 3200
Darwin NT 0801
Telephone: (08) 8999 4136
Facsimile: (08) 8999 4130
Tasmania
Department of Corporate Affairs
Ground Floor, 15 Murray Street
GPO Box 249C
Hobart Tas 7001
Telephone: (03) 6233 2226
Facsimile: (03) 6224 0743
Any claims made by authors in the Australian New Crops Newsletter are presented by the Editors in good faith. Readers would be wise to critically examine the circumstances associated with any claims to determine the applicability of such claims to their specific set of circumstances. This material can be reproduced, with the provision that the source and the author (or editors, if applicable) are acknowledged and the use is for information or educational purposes. Contact with the original author is probably wise since the material may require updating or amendment if used in other publications. Material sourced from the Australian New Crops Newsletter cannot be used out of context or for commercial purposes not related to its original purpose in the newsletter
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