The Attorney-General’s Department today announced the resignation of Commissioner for Consumer Affairs Martyn Campbell, who will take up a position in the private sector.

Campbell was appointed to lead South Australia’s consumer affairs watchdog in June this year following the resignation of Dini Soulio, who became chief executive of Super SA.

In his four-decade career, Campbell has also been a Detective Inspector in the United Kingdom and South Australia Police. He has also been Workplace Ombudsman, Assistant Commissioner at the Australian Taxation Office and Executive Director of SafeWork SA, which he also quit to take up a role in the private sector.

At the time of his appointment in June, Consumer and Business Affairs Minister Andrea Michaels said Campbell was taking charge of the body at a time of important reforms, including cracking down on illegal tobacco and vape products, progressing the independent investigation into the SkyCity Casino and overseeing reforms to South Australia’s renting laws.

“The Government thanks the Commissioner for his service and will commence recruitment for a new Commissioner in the coming weeks,” a government spokesperson said.