Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading

{{short description|Minister in the Government of New South Wales}}

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading

| insignia = Coat of Arms of New South Wales.svg

| department = Department of Customer Service

| incumbent = Anoulack Chanthivong

|image =

|imagesize =

| incumbentsince = {{start date|2023|4|5|df=y}}

| style = The Honourable

| appointer = Governor of New South Wales

| nominator = Premier of New South Wales

| inaugural = Frederick Hewitt {{small|(as the Minister for Consumer Affairs)}}

| formation = 3 December 1973

}}

The Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading is a minister in the Government of New South Wales responsible for administering legislation and policy in relation to consumer affairs and SafeWork regulation in New South Wales, Australia.

The current minister is Anoulack Chanthivong since 5 April 2023, who also serves as the Minister for Industry and Trade.

The minister assists the Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government administer their portfolios through the Customer Service cluster, in particular NSW Fair Trading.{{Cite web |title=About Fair Trading |url=https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/about-fair-trading |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=NSW Fair Trading |date=7 June 2018 |language=en}}

Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

Roles and responsibilities

=Co-operative Societies (1949-1995)=

The Registrar of Co-Operative Societies was established under the Building and Co-operative Societies Act 1901.{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|num_act|bacsa19011902n17347|Building and Co-operative Societies Act 1901}} The Registrar of Co-operative Societies could inquire into the working and financial condition of a society or authorise any public servant, accountant, or actuary to inspect any minutes or books or to examine into, and report upon, the affairs of a society. In 1923 and advisory council was established by the Co-operation, Community Settlement and Credit Act 1923,{{cite Legislation AU|NSW|num_act|ccsaca19231924n1484|Co-operation, Community Settlement and Credit Act 1923}} to make recommendations to the Treasurer. The Council submitted recommendations about the rules and regulations relating to societies and any action to be taken by the Treasurer, including the appointment of committees. The Registrar of Co-operative Societies was an ex officio member of the Council and the Treasurer could attend any meeting, and would preside over such meetings.{{cite web |title=AGY-1745 Registrar of Co-operative Societies (1902-1979) |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ORGANISATIONS1001854 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives |access-date=2021-12-08}} {{CC-notice|cc=by4}} The ministerial position was created in a ministerial reshuffle in the second McGirr ministry October 1949 with responsibilities transferring from the Treasurer to the Minister for Co-operative Societies.{{Gazette NSW |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225592795 |title=Transfer of the administration of certain acts to the Minister for Co-operative Societies |issue=200 |date=21 October 1949 |access-date=8 December 2021 |page=3165 |via=Trove}} The inaugural minister Clarrie Martin held the portfolio in addition to his portfolio of Attorney–General.{{refn|name=Ministries}}

From February 1983 the ministerial responsibilities were transferred to the Minister for Housing.{{Gazette NSW |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231352088 |title=Schedule 6: Acts to be transferred from the administration of the Minister for Co-operative Societies to the Minister for Housing |issue=19 |date=1 February 1983 |access-date=9 December 2021 |page=514 |via=Trove}} The responsibilities were transferred to the Attorney General in January 1986, with the portfolio being formally re-created in February 1986 and filled by Terry Sheahan, who was also the Attorney General.{{refn|name=Ministries}} The portfolio was abolished in the first Greiner ministry in March 1988 with the responsibilities allocated to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.{{Gazette NSW |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231296374 |title=Administrative Changes Order (No 4) 1988 |issue=73 |date=15 April 1988 |access-date=9 December 2021 |page=2272 |via=Trove}} It was re-created in the second Greiner ministry.{{Gazette NSW |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231902310 |title=Administrative Changes (General) Order 1991 |issue=101 |date=28 June 1991 |access-date=9 December 2021 |page=5328 |via=Trove}} It was abolished in April 1995 and the responsibilities transferred to the Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs.{{cite web |title=AGY-3081 Department of Local Government and Co-operatives |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/ORGANISATIONS1002605 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives |access-date=2021-12-08}} {{CC-notice|cc=by4}}

=Consumer Affairs (1973-1995)=

The portfolio was established in December 1973 in the sixth Askin ministry and the major task of the portfolio was to ensure consumers were treated fairly. This was handled by consumer education, providing a complaints service, licensing some occupational groups, investigating prices and charges, responsible for weights and measures and landlord and tenant matters.{{cite web |title=PFO-145 Consumer Affairs [I] |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1ebnd1l/PORTFOLIO138 |access-date=2022-03-11 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives}} {{CC-notice|cc=by4}} The administrative units responsible to the Ministry included the Consumer Affairs Council and Consumer Affairs Bureau, the Weights and Measures Office, the Prices Branch and Registry of Consumer Claims Tribunals. The establishment of the Ministry also coincided with three entirely new acts of Parliament dealing with important aspects of consumer protection, namely the Consumer Claims Tribunals Act 1974, the Pyramid Sales Act 1974 and the Motor Dealers Act 1974.{{cite web |title=AGY-1050 Ministry of Consumer Affairs (1973-1976) Department of Consumer Affairs [I] (1976-1988) |url=https://records-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/1e5kcq1/ORGANISATIONS1001164 |access-date=2022-03-11 |publisher=NSW State Records & Archives}} {{CC-notice|cc=by4}}

The Fair Trading Minister is responsible for the regulation of various occupations, organisations and industries including incorporated associations, hairdressers, charitable fundraisers, pawnbrokers, biofuels and co-operatives.{{Cite web |title=Administrative Arrangements (Second Perrottet Ministry - Allocation of Acts and Agencies) Order 2021 |date=21 December 2021 |url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/sl-2021-789 |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Legislation NSW }}

List of ministers

class="wikitable sortable"

! Ministerial title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries|{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=6 |access-date=2022-03-10}}}} !! colspan="2" |Party !! Ministry !! data-sort-type="date" | Term start !! data-sort-type=date | Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="7" | Minister for Consumer Affairs

| {{sortname|Frederick|Hewitt}}

| {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Askin (6)
Lewis (1) (2)
Willis

| align=center | 4 December 1973

| align=center | 14 May 1976

| align=right | {{ayd|1973|12|03|1976|05|14}}

| rowspan=6 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| rowspan=6 | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Wran (1) (2) (3)

| align=center | 14 May 1976

| align=center | 2 October 1981

| align=right | {{ayd|1976|05|14|1981|10|02}}

| Wran (4)

| align=center | 2 October 1981

| align=center | 1 February 1983

| align=right | {{ayd|1981|10|02|1983|02|01}}

| Wran (5) (6) (7)

| align=center | 1 February 1983

| align=center | 10 February 1984

| align=right | {{ayd|1983|02|01|1984|02|10}}

| Wran (7)

| align=center | 5 April 1984

| align=center | 6 February 1986

| align=right | {{ayd|5 April 1984|6 February 1986}}

| Wran (8)

| align=center | 6 February 1986

| align=center | 4 July 1986

| align=right | {{ayd|1986|02|06|1986|07|04}}

| Unsworth

| align=center | 4 July 1986

| align=center | 21 March 1988

| align=right | {{ayd|1986|07|04|1988|03|21}}

Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs

| {{sortname|Gerry|Peacocke}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} |

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}{{ns|6}}

| Grieiner (1)

| align=center | 25 March 1988

| align=center | 6 June 1991

| align=right | {{ayd|1988|03|25|1991|06|06}}

rowspan="4" | Minister for Consumer Affairs

| {{sortname|Peter|Collins|dab=New South Wales politician}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan=2 | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Greiner (2)
Fahey (1)

| align=center | 6 June 1991

| align=center | 3 July 1992

| align=right | {{ayd|1991|06|06|1992|07|03}}

| Fahey (2)

| align=center | 3 July 1992

| align=center | 26 May 1993

| align=right | {{ayd|1992|07|03|1993|05|26}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} |

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

| Fahey (3)

| align=center | 26 May 1993

| align=center | 4 April 1995

| align=right | {{ayd|1993|05|26|1995|04|04}}

rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Faye|Lo Po'}}

| rowspan=11 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| rowspan=11 | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan=2 | Carr (1)

| align=center | 4 April 1995

| align=center | 6 December 1995

| rowspan=2 align=right | {{ayd|4 April 1995|1 December 1997}}

rowspan=13 | Minister for Fair Trading

| align=center | 6 December 1995

| align=center | 1 December 1997

| rowspan=2 | Carr (2)

| align=center | 1 December 1997

| align=center | 30 April 1998

| align=right | {{ayd|1997|12|01|1998|04|30}}

| align=center | 30 April 1998

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=right | {{ayd|1998|04|30|1999|04|08}}

| rowspan=2 |Carr (3)

| align=center | 8 April 1999

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=right | {{ayd|1999|04|08|2001|11|21}}

| align=center | 21 November 2001

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=right | {{ayd|2001|11|21|2003|04|02}}

| rowspan=2 |Carr (4)

| align=center | 2 April 2003

| align=center | 21 January 2005

| align=right | {{ayd|2003|04|02|2005|01|21}}

| align=center | 1 February 2005

| align=center | 3 August 2005

| align=right | {{ayd|2005|02|1|2005|08|03}}

| Iemma (1)

| align=center | 3 August 2005

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=right | {{ayd|2005|08|03|2007|04|02}}

| Iemma (2)

| align=center | 2 April 2007

| align=center | 5 September 2008

| align=right | {{ayd|2007|04|02|2008|09|05}}

| Rees
Keneally

| align=center | 5 September 2008

| align=center | 28 March 2011

| align=right | {{ayd|2008|09|05|2011|03|28}}

| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan=3 | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| O'Farrell

| align=center | 3 April 2011

| align=center | 9 December 2013

| align=right | {{ayd|2011|04|03|2013|12|09}}

| rowspan=2 | Baird (1)

| align=center | 9 December 2013

| align=center | 6 May 2014

| align=right | {{ayd|2013|12|09|2014|05|06}}

| align=center | 6 May 2014

| align=center | 2 April 2015

| align=right | {{ayd|2014|05|06|2015|04|02}}

rowspan="2" |Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation

|{{sortname|Victor|Dominello}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan=2 width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Baird (2)

| align=center | 2 April 2015

| align=center | 30 January 2017

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2015|30 January 2017}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Victor Michael Dominello MP |id=47 |access-date=2022-03-12}}

| Berejiklian (1)

| align=center | 30 January 2017

| align=center | 23 March 2019

| align=right | {{ayd|30 January 2017|23 March 2019}}

| {{cite NSW Parliament |id=61 |name=Mr (Matt) Matthew John Kean, MP |access-date=2022-03-12}}

Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation

|{{sortname|Kevin|Anderson|dab=politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} |

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

|Berejiklian (2)
Perrottet (1)

| align=center | 2 April 2019

| align=center | 21 December 2021

| align=right | {{ayd|2 April 2019|21 December 2021}}

| {{cite NSW Parliament |name=The Hon. Kevin John Anderson, MP |id=81 |former= |access-date=2022-03-12}}

rowspan=2 | Minister for Fair Trading

| {{sortname|Eleni|Petinos}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan=2 | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| rowspan=2 | Perrottet (2)

| align=center| 21 December 2021

| align=center| 3 August 2022

| align=right| {{ayd|2021|12|21|2022|08|03}}

| {{Gazette NSW |title=Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police |issue=662 |date=21 December 2021 |url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2021_2021-662.pdf}}{{cite news |last1=Raper |first1=Ashleigh |title=NSW Minister Eleni Petinos sacked by Premier Dominic Perrottet after anonymous complaint by staffer |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-31/nsw-minister-eleni-petinos-sacked-after-anonymous-complaint-by-s/101286930 |access-date=31 July 2022 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=31 July 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Maddison |first1=Max |date=31 July 2022 |title=Dominic Perrottet sacks NSW Small Business Minister Eleni Petinos over alleged bullying |publisher=The Australian |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/dominic-perrottet-sacks-nsw-small-business-minister-eleni-petinos-over-alleged-bullying/news-story/5e8eb5e6013403284c1ba3543c0cf2d1 |access-date=1 August 2022 |ref=Aus}}

| align=center | 3 August 2022

| align=center | 28 March 2023

| align=right | {{ayd|2022|8|3|2023|3|28}}

| {{Gazette NSW|title=Parliament, Ministerial, Courts and Police|issue=354|date=3 August 2022|url=https://gazette.legislation.nsw.gov.au/so/download.w3p?id=Gazette_2022_2022-354.pdf}}

Minister for Transport

| {{sortname|Jo|Haylen}}

| rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| rowspan=2 | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan=2 | Minns

| align=center | 28 March 2023

| align=center | 5 April 2023

| align=right | {{ayd|28 March 2023|5 April 2023}}

Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading

| {{sortname|Anoulack|Chanthivong}}

| align=center | 5 April 2023

| align=center | incumbent

| align=right | {{ayd|5 April 2023}}

Former ministerial titles

= Co-operative Societies =

The Minister for Co-operative Societies, later Minister for Cooperatives was a ministry in the government of New South Wales, with responsibility for regulating and registering co-operative societies, including housing societies, friendly societies, Starr-Bowkett Societies, credit unions and building societies. It has had three iterations, from September 1949 until February 1983, from February 1986 until March 1988 and from June 1991 until April 1995.{{refn|name=Ministries1|{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=6 |access-date=2020-12-28}}}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan="2" | Party !! Ministry !! data-sort-type="date" | Term start !! data-sort-type=date | Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="10" | Minister for Co-operative Societies

| {{sortname|Clarrie|Martin}}

| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| rowspan="4" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| McGirr (2)

| align="center" | 21 September 1949

| align="center" | 30 June 1950

| align=right | {{ayd|1949|09|21|1950|06|30}}

| McGirr (3)
Cahill (1) (2)

| align="center" | 30 June 1950

| align="center" | 1 April 1954

| align=right | {{ayd|1950|06|30|1954|04|01}}

| Cahill (2) (3)

| align="center" | 1 April 1954

| align="center" | 1 April 1959

| align=right | {{ayd|1954|04|01|1959|04|01}}

| Cahill (4)
Heffron (1) (2)
Renshaw

| align="center" | 1 April 1959

| align="center" | 13 May 1965

| align=right | {{ayd|1959|04|01|1965|05|13}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Country NSW}} |

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Country NSW}}

| Askin (1) (2) (3) (4)

| align="center" | 13 May 1965

| align="center" | 17 January 1973

| align=right | {{ayd|1965|05|13|1973|01|17}}

| Askin (5)

| align="center" | 17 January 1973

| align="center" | 3 December 1973

| align=right | {{ayd|1973|01|17|1973|12|03}}

Laurie McGinty

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Askin (6)
Lewis (1) (2)

| align="center" | 3 December 1973

| align="center" | 23 January 1976

| align=right | {{ayd|1973|12|03|1976|01|23}}

| Willis

| align="center" | 23 January 1976

| align="center" | 14 May 1976

| align=right | {{ayd|1976|01|23|1976|05|14}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Wran (1) (2)

| align="center" | 14 May 1976

| align="center" | 29 February 1980

| align=right | {{ayd|1976|05|14|1980|02|29}}

| Wran (3) (4)

| align="center" | 29 February 1980

| align="center" | 1 February 1983

| align=right | {{ayd|1980|02|29|1983|02|01}}

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;" |

rowspan="2" | Minister for Co-operative Societies

| {{sortname|Terry|Sheahan}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Wran (8)

| align="center" | 6 February 1986

| align="center" | 4 July 1986

| align=right | {{ayd|1986|02|06|1986|07|04}}

| Unsworth

| align="center" | 4 July 1986

| align="center" | 21 March 1988

| align=right | {{ayd|1986|07|04|1988|03|21}}

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;" |

Minister for Local Government and
Minister for Cooperatives

| {{sortname|Gerry|Peacocke}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationals NSW}} |

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationals NSW}}

| Greiner (2)

| align="center" | 6 June 1991

| align="center" | 26 May 1993

| align=right | {{ayd|1991|06|06|1993|05|26}}

rowspan="2" | Minister for Local Government and Co-operatives

| {{sortname|Garry|West}}

| Fahey (1) (2)

| align="center" | 26 May 1993

| align="center" | 27 June 1994

| align=right | {{ayd|1993|05|26|1994|06|27}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal NSW}} |

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal NSW}}

| Fahey (3)

| align="center" | 27 June 1994

| align="center" | 4 April 1995

| align=right | {{ayd|1994|06|27|1995|04|04}}

class="sortbottom"

! colspan="9" style="background: #cccccc;" |

=Regulatory Reform=

class="wikitable sortable" ! Ministerial title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn\|name=Ministries}} !! colspan="2" \|Party !! Ministry !! data-sort-type="date" \| Term start !! data-sort-type="date" \| Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" \| Notes
Minister for Economic Reform \|{{sortname\|Michael\|Costa\|dab=politician}} \| {{Australian party style\|Labor NSW}} \| \| width=8% \| {{Australian politics/name\|Labor NSW}} \| Carr (4) \| align=center \| 21 January 2005 \| align=center \| 3 August 2005 \| align="right" \| {{ayd\|21 January 2005\|3 August 2005}} \| {{Cite NSW Parliament \|name=Mr Michael Costa (1956- ) \|id=2158 \|former=Yes \|access-date=20 June 2020}}
colspan=9 \|
Minister Assisting the Treasurer on Business and Economic Regulatory Reform \| rowspan=3 \|{{sortname\|Joe\|Tripodi}} \| rowspan=5 {{Australian party style\|Labor NSW}} \| \| rowspan=5 width=8% \| {{Australian politics/name\|Labor NSW}} \| Iemma (1) \| align=center \| 17 February 2006 \| align=center \| 2 April 2007 \| rowspan=3 align=right \| {{ayd\|17 February 2006\|17 November 2009}} \| rowspan=3 \| {{cite NSW Parliament \|name=Mr Joseph Guerino Tripodi (1967 - ) \|id=2137 \|former=Yes \|access-date=2022-03-12}}
Minister for Small Business and Regulatory Reform \| Iemma (2) \| align=center \| 2 April 2007 \| align=center \| 27 June 2007
rowspan=3 \| Minister for Regulatory Reform \| Iemma (2) Rees \| align=center \| 27 June 2007 \| align="center" \|17 November 2009
{{sortname\|Peter\|Primrose}} \| Rees \| align=center \| 17 November 2009 \| align=center \| 4 December 2009 \| align=right \| {{ayd\|17 November 2009\|4 December 2009}} \| {{cite NSW Parliament \|name=The Hon. Peter Thomas Primrose \|id=3 \|access-date=2022-03-12}}
{{sortname\|John\|Hatzistergos}} \| Keneally \| align=center \| 8 December 2009 \| align=center \| 28 March 2011 \| align=right \| {{ayd\|8 December 2009\|28 March 2011}} \| {{Cite NSW Parliament \|name=The Hon. John Hatzistergos (1960- ) \|id=2153 \|former=Yes \|access-date=2022-03-12}}
class="sortbottom" ! colspan=9 \|

class="wikitable sortable"

! Ministerial title !! Minister{{hsp}}{{refn|name=Ministries}} !! colspan="2" |Party !! Ministry !! data-sort-type="date" | Term start !! data-sort-type="date" | Term end !! Time in office !! class="unsortable" | Notes

Minister for Economic Reform

|{{sortname|Michael|Costa|dab=politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} |

| width=8% | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| Carr (4)

| align=center | 21 January 2005

| align=center | 3 August 2005

| align="right" | {{ayd|21 January 2005|3 August 2005}}

| {{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr Michael Costa (1956- ) |id=2158 |former=Yes |access-date=20 June 2020}}

colspan=9 |

Minister Assisting the Treasurer on Business and
Economic Regulatory Reform

| rowspan=3 |{{sortname|Joe|Tripodi}}