Government Review – Ticket Scalping: Ticket onselling and consumers

12 June, 2010 at 5:18 pm Tim Roberts ARTS Australia 1 comment

“The Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC) is conducting a review into ticket onselling and its impact on consumers.

Under its terms of reference CCAAC will examine the following matters as part of its review:

whether there is consumer detriment and, if so, the level of detriment posed by ticket onselling practices;
the views of stakeholders affected by ticket onselling practices, including consumer groups, ticketing organisations, auction/reselling websites, and peak sporting and live entertainment bodies;
actions currently undertaken by industry that seek to limit ticket purchasing by scalpers for re sale;
the identification of any non regulatory options that could address any harmful practices arising from ticket onselling practices;
the effectiveness of consumer information to address any consumer detriment associated with ticket onselling practices;
the effectiveness of current legislation related to ticket onselling practices;
the impact of technology on ticket onselling practices; and
the effectiveness of international approaches that address any consumer detriment related to ticket onselling and the appropriateness of these approaches for the Australian marketplace.

The Issues Paper examines current practices relating to ticket onselling and considers possible market responses, including both regulatory and non-regulatory options, and their cost and effectiveness.“

Interested parties are invited to comment on the paper and the closing date for submission is Friday 23 July 2010.

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