Should ticket scalping be regulated? Should it be legal? That’s what an issues paper from the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC) is asking.
NSW Minister for Fair Trading and the Arts, Virginia Judge, says: “People expect and deserve fair access to tickets for popular events at the stated ticket price,” Ms Judge said.
“Scalpers can restrict supply and unfairly inflate prices, sometimes by hundreds of dollars, and their activities hurt legitimate businesses as well as individuals.”
The Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC), assisted by NSW Fair Trading, is conducting a review of the practice of ticket onselling and ticket scalping, and its impact on consumers.
The review will examine current practices relating to ticket onselling and consider possible responses. View the CCAAC Issues Paper. (@ the Treasury website)
Ticket onselling can be authorised by the performer or event promoter, or it may be unauthorised. Unauthorised ticket onselling can include:
- ‘opportunistic onselling’ – the onselling of a ticket that was originally obtained for personal use
- ‘ticket scalping’ – the onselling of a ticket, usually at a price higher than the ticket’s original price, with the intention of making a profit.
Do you want to read more or have your say?
Take the NSW Department of Fair Trading survey
Take the Moshtix survey
Read about the Ticket Scalping Issues Paper or go straight to it
Read an article on www.news.com.au
Read the Media Release from Virginia Judge, NSW Minister for Fair Trading and the Arts
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