Report

Ticket scalping in Australia

26 March 2014

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View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Senate Economics References Committee	(PDF 7KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 23KB)
Chapter 1	(PDF 101KB)
Conduct of inquiry Submissions Background to inquiry Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 - Ticket scalping in Australia	(PDF 220KB)
Commonwealth Consumers Affairs Advisory Council Report Recent trends Significance of secondary markets Effects of scalping Conclusion
Chapter 3 - Reducing the detrimental effects of ticket scalping	(PDF 160KB)
Problems and remedies in the primary markets Problems and remedies in the secondary market Ticket scalping and regulation
Chapter 4 - Government initiatives	(PDF 218KB)
Views on state regulation Commonwealth legislation Industry self-regulation Consumer education Nature and extent of ticket scalping Conclusion
Additional comments by Nick Xenophon, Independent Senator for South Australia	(PDF 88KB)
Why is ticket scalping happening? The regulatory framework What needs to be done
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions received	(PDF 20KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 4KB)

For further information, contact:

Senate Standing Committees on Economics
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3540
Fax: +61 2 6277 5719
economics.sen@aph.gov.au