NSW Fair Trading
NSW Fair Trading is not a private company but a regulatory division of the New South Wales Department of Customer Service, within the Government of New South Wales, Australia. It holds no company registration with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the registrar that administers incorporated companies rather than government agencies. Its lineage traces to the Ministry for Consumer Affairs, established on 3 December 1973, and more directly to the Department of Fair Trading, formally created on 18 October 1995 by consolidating the Department of Consumer Affairs, the Building Services Corporation, the Office of Real Estate Services and the Registry of Co-operatives. The standalone Department of Fair Trading was abolished on 2 April 2003 and its functions folded into the Department of Commerce; since 1 July 2019 those functions have operated as NSW Fair Trading within the Department of Customer Service.
NSW Fair Trading administers consumer protection, fair trading and tenancy law across New South Wales. It investigates unfair and misleading business practices, resolves disputes between consumers, tenants, landlords, tradespeople and traders, regulates product safety, and issues and monitors occupational and business licences covering trades such as builders, electricians, plumbers, real estate agents, motor dealers and security providers. It also administers the state’s residential tenancy laws and oversees aspects of strata and community-title scheme regulation.
Because NSW Fair Trading is a government division rather than an incorporated company, it carries no share capital, company registration number or ASIC incorporation date. The 1 January 1998 date and blank registration-number field on record are administrative placeholders rather than a verified company registration, and the website on record (kevinanderson.com.au/useful-links) is unrelated to the agency and appears to be a mismatched link to an external site’s resource page rather than NSW Fair Trading’s own website, fairtrading.nsw.gov.au.
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Shareholders
NSW Fair Trading is a division of the New South Wales Department of Customer Service, a government agency of the State of New South Wales, Australia, and not a company. As a government body it has no shareholders, share capital or equity ownership of any kind – shareholding does not apply to a state government regulatory division, which is a category distinction rather than a case of undisclosed or unavailable data. NSW Fair Trading is funded through the NSW Government’s consolidated budget appropriations and statutory licensing fees, and it is accountable to the Parliament of New South Wales and the responsible Minister rather than to any shareholder or ownership structure.
Officers
NSW Fair Trading has no company directors in the corporate sense; its governance runs instead through NSW Government ministerial and departmental office-holders. As of September 2026, the responsible portfolio Minister is the Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong MP, Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, who has held the role since 5 April 2023 following the 2023 NSW state election. The Secretary of the Department of Customer Service – the senior public servant with overall departmental accountability – is Elizabeth Mildwater, who joined in January 2026, succeeding Graeme Head. Day-to-day regulatory leadership of NSW Fair Trading sits with the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner and Deputy Secretary, Natasha Mann, who has held the role since November 2021 and oversees regulation of real estate, strata management, motor dealing and general consumer transactions. These are government office-holders rather than company officers, and changes in tenure reflect ministerial appointment and machinery-of-government arrangements rather than a corporate appointment or resignation record.
Group Structure
NSW Fair Trading sits within the Department of Customer Service, one of the principal departments of the Government of New South Wales, Australia. It became part of that department when the Department of Customer Service was created on 1 July 2019, bringing consumer and business regulation together with digital government and frontline service delivery (including Service NSW) under a single cluster. NSW Fair Trading is not itself a separate legal entity: it has no parent company, subsidiaries or corporate group in the company-law sense, and it does not appear in ASIC’s companies register. Within the Department of Customer Service, NSW Fair Trading operates alongside related regulatory and service bodies such as Building Commission NSW, the Professional Standards Authority and Subsidence Advisory NSW, under the departmental Secretary and the Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does NSW Fair Trading do?
NSW Fair Trading administers consumer protection, fair trading and tenancy law in New South Wales, Australia. It investigates unfair and misleading trading practices, resolves disputes involving consumers, tenants, landlords and traders, regulates product safety, and issues and monitors occupational and business licences for trades including builders, electricians, plumbers, real estate agents, motor dealers and security providers.
Who owns NSW Fair Trading?
NSW Fair Trading is not a company and has no shareholders. It is a regulatory division of the New South Wales Department of Customer Service, funded through the NSW Government's budget rather than share capital.
Who is NSW Fair Trading's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
NSW Fair Trading has no Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO). As a division of a state government department it is not owned by any person or entity; it is publicly accountable to the NSW Parliament and the responsible Minister.
Is NSW Fair Trading still an active company?
NSW Fair Trading's status on Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is listed as active.
What is NSW Fair Trading's registered address?
The registered address on file for NSW Fair Trading is Canberra, Australia.
What is NSW Fair Trading's revenue?
NSW Fair Trading does not report commercial revenue. As a government regulatory division it is funded through NSW Government budget appropriations and statutory licensing and registration fees, rather than revenue in the corporate sense.
Is NSW Fair Trading listed on a stock exchange?
No. NSW Fair Trading is a government agency, not a company, and is not listed on any stock exchange.
Who are the officers/directors of NSW Fair Trading?
NSW Fair Trading's governance runs through NSW Government office-holders rather than company directors. As of September 2026, the responsible Minister is the Hon. Anoulack Chanthivong MP, Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading (since 5 April 2023). The Department of Customer Service's Secretary is Elizabeth Mildwater (since January 2026), and the NSW Fair Trading Commissioner and Deputy Secretary is Natasha Mann (since November 2021).
Does NSW Fair Trading have a parent company or subsidiaries?
NSW Fair Trading is a division of the NSW Department of Customer Service, part of the Government of New South Wales, Australia, and has been since the department's creation on 1 July 2019. It is not a standalone legal entity and has no parent company or subsidiaries in the corporate sense.
Can Zavia monitor changes to NSW Fair Trading's ownership over time?
This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to NSW Fair Trading's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and was last synced on 11 August 2026.