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Fair Trading licenses various businesses and industries. This section contains information on operating, licensing and complying with legal requirements of the businesses and industries we licence.

Second-hand dealers
Applying for, changing and renewing a second-hand dealer licence, complying with legal requirements and applying for recognition of an interstate or New Zealand licence.

Pawnbrokers
Applying for, changing and renewing a pawnbroker licence, complying with legal requirements and applying for recognition of an interstate or New Zealand licence.

Travel agents
Types of travel agent licences, the process to change and renew a licence, and your legal requirements. Penalties apply for non-compliance.

Inbound tour operators
Registering your tour operation, complying with the Code of Conduct and other legal requirements, and changing and renewing your certificate.

Introduction agents
Applying for, changing and renewing a licence, as well as complying with legal requirements and checking that an agent is licensed.

Retirement villages
Information about operating a retirement village, including registration, contracts, information documents, capital improvement, dispute resolution, and penalties for non-compliance.

Boarding houses and hostels
Registering and applying for accreditation for private boarding houses, supported accomodation hostels and aged rental or similar accomodation. Also information for local governments.

Debt collectors and process servers (commercial agents)
Details on applying for or changing a licence, as well as trust accounts, audits, regulations and the Claim Fund.

Funeral providers
Details about the client care statement and penalties for non-compliance.

Fitness suppliers
Information for fitness suppliers, including legal requirements, the Code of Practice, and how to enter and terminate membership agreements, including the cooling-off period.

Trade measurement
Measuring servicing instruments, marking prepacked articles, and operating public and trade weighbridges.

Last reviewed 18/08/2009

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