Building and Energy
Western Australian building services, electrical, gasfitting and plumbing industries.
- Overview
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of Building and Energy.
- Licensing and registration and owner-builder approval
  Application and renewal for builders, building surveyors, electricians, gas fitters, painters and plumbers.
- Building approvals
  The process for getting building work approved.
- Building and energy consumer information
  Building or renovating your home and consumer safety.
- Industry information
  Codes, standards and reports for building services providers, electricians, plumbers and gas fitters.
- Dispute resolution
  Plumbing, building service, and home building work contract complaints.
- eNotice
  How to register and lodge electrical, gasfitting, plumbing and contractor payment dispute (Security of Payment Act) eNotices.
- Stay informed
  Bulletins, newsletters, subscriptions, events and seminars, videos, and public consultations.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Construction Contracts Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into BEFORE 1 August 2022.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Security of Payment Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into ON or AFTER 1 August 2022.
- Swimming pools, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms
  Information on private swimming pool safety barriers, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms for existing residential buildings.
- Report an accident
  How to report an accident or incident to Building and Energy.
Consumer Protection
Develops, enforces and promotes legislation that protects consumers.
- About Consumer Protection
  What Consumer Protection does, contacts and events.
- Housing and accommodation
  Information on renting, buying or selling a home, including accommodation for seniors.
- Consumer rights
  Information and advice for consumers including people with a disability, Aboriginal consumers, and multilingual consumers.
- Consumer concerns
  Advice on handling issues including a complaint checklist, sample letters and how to lodge a formal complaint.
- Business
  Information for businesses about their rights and responsibilities under consumer laws in Western Australia.
- Licences and registrations
  Information on applications, requirements, training and registrations for regulated industries.
- Charities and associations
  Information for charities and associations operating in Western Australia.
- Consultations, compliance and reports
  Compliance actions, public consultations and reports.
Labour Relations
State system employment laws and public sector labour relations.
- Private sector employers and employees
  Wageline information on WA awards, minimum pay rates, long service leave, annual and personal leave, underpayment issues, and how to contact Wageline and stay informed.
- Public holidays
  Public holiday dates for Western Australia.
- Western Australia's industrial relations system
  Information about the WA industrial relations system and its coverage, including inquiries and reviews undertaken.
- Government sector labour relations
  Information and resources for agencies on government sector employment and labour relations.
- Supplier wage audit
  Information on proactive audits undertaken by Private Sector Labour Relations on suppliers to State Government.
- Building and Construction Consultative Committee
  Information on the Western Australian Building and Construction Consultative Committee.
WorkSafe
Regulation and promotion of workplace health and safety including in general industry and the mining and petroleum industries.
- Report an incident
  Notify the regulator of a death, serious injury/illness or dangerous incident.
- Notify, submit or contact us
  Notify or submit items to WorkSafe.
- Apply for a licence or register plant
  Apply for licence, register an item of plant or learn about construction induction training.
- Mining statutory positions and certificates
  Information about statutory position appointments at mining operations.
- Work health and safety legislation
  Information about WA's work health and safety (WHS) laws.
- Health and safety representatives
  Information about HSRs.
- Health and safety topics
  How do I make my workplace safer?
- Petroleum and geothermal energy operations
  Information for operators of petroleum operations.
- Publications, resources and events
  Events, WorkSafe plan, statistics and education resources.
- Consulting with our stakeholders
  Information about consulting with stakeholders.
- Agricultural health and safety
  Provide work health and safety information about the agricultural sector including guidance, checklists, and latest news.
- What does WorkSafe do?
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of WorkSafe.
- Small business safety
  Your guide to safety and health in small business.
- Historical safety and health law
  Safety and health legislation prior to 2022.
Corporate
Freedom of information guidelines, reports, policies, plans, and contact information.
- About the department
  Our legislation, contacting us and freedom of information.
- About the website
  Information about our website and how to use it.
- Policies and plans
  Policies and strategic plans from the department.

Publications

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BA8A – Notice of cessation – Multiple properties (building work)

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Current version of the Notice of cessation – Multiple properties (building work) form.

Building and Energy

Form – application

02 Sep 2021

Form 52 – Building contractor individual renewal

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Complete this form to renew your licence as a building contractor individual.

Building and Energy

Form – application

01 Sep 2021

Gas space heater servicing checklist

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Australian Standard AS 4575 2019 Gas Appliances – Servicing of Type A Appliances specifies requirements and standards for Type A gas appliance servicing and is recommended as a servicing guide. Any...

Building and Energy

Checklist

27 Aug 2021

Industry Bulletin 43 – Ventilation in buildings

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The purpose of this technical note is to alert building designers and practitioners to the requirement of adequately controlling the accumulation of harmful contamination of micro-organisms,...

Building and Energy

Bulletin

12 Aug 2021

ELB Policy - Fit and proper person assessment criteria for the issue of licences and permits

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The Electrical Licensing Board (Board) is required to determine the fitness and propriety of applicants for licences and permits under the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 (ELR). The policy...

Building and Energy

Policies

06 Aug 2021

Building and Energy – Building Compliance Audit Strategy 2021-24

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Our audit strategy (2021–2024) sets out a vision to implement an effective and efficient audit program that focuses our efforts on residential and commercial building industry practices which pose...

Building and Energy

Guide / handbook

29 Jul 2021

General inspection report five – Investigation into re-roofing of buildings

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General Inspection (Investigation) Report Five – Investigation into the re-roofing of buildings, provides an overview of Building and Energy’s investigation into the cause of roof failures from...

Building and Energy

Reports

26 Jul 2021

Changing your roof cover – Things you need to know

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Building and Energy is aware of several roofs that have lifted off or collapsed following changing of their roof cover. In these cases, the required building licence/permit was not in place and the roof was not adequately tied down to the house.

Building and Energy

Fact sheet

26 Jul 2021

Template: Statement by accountant – Non-trading company

READ

Building and Energy

Template

14 Jul 2021

Electrical eNotice Guide

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A guide to obligations and use of the electrical eNotice system.

Building and Energy

Guide / handbook

30 Jun 2021

Gas eNotice guide

READ

A guide to obligations and use of the gas eNotice system.

Building and Energy

Guide / handbook

30 Jun 2021

Industry Bulletin 140 – National Construction Code 2019 Volume Two: Complying with energy efficiency requirements

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This bulletin is intended for practitioners, energy efficiency assessors and permit authorities to provide a summary of the residential energy efficiency requirements that are applicable in Western Australia from 1 May 2021.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

31 May 2021

Industry Bulletin 139 – Coating and corrosion failure to carports and patios

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This bulletin is intended to highlight the responsibilities of fabricators and installers when carrying out the preparation, manufacture and installation of carport and patio structures.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

24 May 2021

Decision paper – Swimming pool and safety barrier control

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This Decision Paper is the final stage of an extensive review of WA’s regulatory requirements for swimming pools and their associated safety barriers, following the recommendations in the Ombudsman’s...

Building and Energy

Discussion paper

20 May 2021

Industry Bulletin 138 – Weatherproofing – Windows and doors

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This bulletin provides guidance on the selection and installation of windows and doors. It is intended to assist in improving the standard of design, documentation and building compliance to reduce water penetration into buildings during wind driven rain events.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

06 May 2021

Lost or stolen electrical licence, permit or certificate of registration declaration

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These forms are used to notify the department of a lost or stolen electrical worker's licence, permit or certificate of registration and to apply for a replacement.

Building and Energy

Form – application

05 May 2021

BA18 – Certificate of building compliance

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14 April 2021 current version Certificate of building compliance

Building and Energy

Form – application

30 Apr 2021

BA3 – Certificate of design compliance

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14 April 2021 current version Certificate of design compliance

Building and Energy

Form – application

30 Apr 2021

Industry Bulletin 136 – Building Amendment Regulations 2021 for bush fire

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The Building Amendment Regulations 2021 (the Amendment Regulations) were published in the Government Gazette on 13 April 2021 and commence operation on 1 May 2021. The Amendment Regulations address administrative matters around the conclusion of transitional arrangements for bush fire in the Building Regulations 2012 (the Building Regulations), and other related issues. In general, the Amendment Regulations provide ongoing concessions relating to compliance with the Building Code bush fire construction requirements.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

30 Apr 2021

Industry Bulletin 137 – Updated BA3 and BA18 certificate of compliance forms for building surveyors

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New versions of the BA3 – Certificate of design compliance (CDC), and BA18 – Certificate of building compliance (CBC) forms have been approved and published by the Building Commissioner. The changes to these forms are the result of the Building Amendment Regulations 2021 (the Amendment Regulations) that were published in the Government Gazette on 13 April 2021 and commence operation on 1 May 2021.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

30 Apr 2021

High voltage live line working and testing of live working equipment

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Order 01-2021 issued to all persons carrying out h igh voltage live line working and testing of live working equipment. Preliminary Pursuant to s.18B of the Energy Coordination Act 1994, this Order...

Building and Energy

Reports

15 Apr 2021

Industry Bulletin 135 – Temporary Structures

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The purpose of this bulletin is to draw to the attention of permit authorities, building surveyors and those involved with temporary structures, the Building Act 2011 (the Building Act) provisions for temporary structures that are buildings or incidental structures.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

19 Feb 2021

Building legislation review schedule

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This schedule lists the dates when building related legislation administered by Building and Energy is scheduled to be reviewed and the current status of those reviews

Building and Energy

Fact sheet

12 Feb 2021

Industry Bulletin 134 – Improving compliance of wet areas

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The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and guidance for builders, wet area installers, architects/building designers and building surveyors to achieve compliance of wet areas.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

18 Jan 2021

Plumbers technical note – Reduced velocity aerator stack systems

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Reduced velocity aerator stack systems (RVASS) are sanitary stack systems that use specialised fittings and pipework configurations in order to eliminate the need for additional venting required in traditional sanitary stack systems.

Building and Energy

Technical standards

22 Dec 2020

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