29 November 2019 In this issue: Update to family domestic violence regulations. Update to family domestic violence regulations From 12 October 2019 the regulations to the Residential Tenancies Act...
29 November 2019 In this issue: Update to Family and domestic Violence regulations Update to family domestic violence regulations From October 2019 the regulations to the Residential Parks (Long-...
31 January 2019 Do you charge your long-stay tenants for utilities outside of their rental costs? Many caravan parks purchase gas or electricity from licensed retailers and use embedded networks...
30 October 2019 Time is running out - have you completed your 2019 CPD points? With just two months remaining for the 2019 calendar year, Consumer Protection reminds you to check your Compulsory...
30 October 2019 Time is running out - have you completed your 2019 CPD points? With just two months remaining for the 2019 calendar year, Consumer Protection reminds you to check your Compulsory...
31 October 2019 Uninhabitable tenancy complaints on the rise Consumer Protection has recently received a high number of complaints regarding unacceptable living conditions in rental properties,...
31 October 2019 Uninhabitable tenancy complaints on the rise Consumer Protection has recently received a high number of complaints regarding unacceptable living conditions in rental properties, many...
31 October 2019 Uninhabitable tenancy complaints on the rise Consumer Protection has recently received a high number of complaints regarding unacceptable living conditions in rental properties, many...
<<Date>> The Trust and Audit Team Registration and Monitoring Branch Consumer Protection Department of Commerce Locked Bag100 EAST PERTH WA 6892 By email : audits@commerce.wa.gov.au To...
Notification of opening a trust account - Settlement agents SETTLEMENT AND BUSINESS AGENTS Part IV Settlement Agents Act 1981 Agents should advise the Commissioner for Consumer Protection as soon as...
Notification of closed/amended trust account SETTLEMENT AND BUSINESS AGENTS Part IV Settlement Agents Act 1981 Agents should advise the Commissioner for Consumer Protection as soon as practicable or...
How to make a claim for reimbursement from the Fidelity Guarantee Account, including accompanying claim form. Fidelity Guarantee Account Information Bulletin No. 1 Settlement Agents Act 1981; Real...
14 October 2019 Reminder about Fair Work Ombudsman changes to Commission only employees - now in effect Western Australian workers who are employed by a constitutional corporation are impacted by a...
Notification of opening a trust account - Real estate REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS AGENTS Part VI Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 NOTIFICATION OF OPENING A TRUST ACCOUNT Agents should advise the...
Consumer Protection staff organise regular proactive compliance visits to licensed or registered people throughout the state.The visits aim to ensure the laws are followed,help educate what the laws...
Consumer Protection staff organise regular proactive compliance visits to licensed or registered people throughout the state. The visits aim to e nsure the laws are followed, help educate what the...
REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS AGENTS Part VI Real Estate and Business Agents Act 1978 NOTIFICATION OF CLOSED / AMENDED TRUST ACCOUNT Agents should advise the Commissioner for Consumer Protection as soon...
8 October 2019 Requirements for a Park Liaison Committee The Residential Parks (Long stay Tenants) Act 2006 (Parks Act) provides that park operators have a responsibility to take all reasonable steps...
07 October 2019 BondsOnline has been improved Notice anything different in BondsOnline this week? A major update has been deployed with some important changes. Agent-to-agent bond transfers We’re...
Commonly reported trust account audit qualifications for real estate and business agents and how to deal with them For settlement agents, see Trust account audit qualifications for settlement agents...
26 September 2019 Maintaining trust account security Consumer Protection recently learned of a trust account scam attempt made via payment from the trust account to a credit card. Fortunately the...
This compliance letter is provided to Consumer Protection by the Better Regulation Unit (BRU) of the Department of Treasury. The BRU is responsible for assessing Decision Regulatory Impact Statements...
12 September 2019 Trust account management reminders This year there have been a number of prosecutions in the real estate industry resulting in significant fines due to the mismanagement of trust...
This compliance letter is provided to Consumer Protection by the Better Regulation Unit (BRU) of the Department of Treasury. The BRU is responsible for assessing Decision Regulatory Impact Statements...