Information for owners of WA homes with Typlex Pro-fit...
A number of Western Australian homes fitted with Pro-fit Typlex 1050 resin polybutylene plumbing pipes (Typlex pipes), manufactured by Iplex Australia, have...
Building and Energy
Announcements & Publications
Building disputes monthly report – July 2024
An overview of building disputes for the month of July 2024.
Commerce Minister media statement – Outcome reached for...
Media statement from Commerce Minister Sue Ellery Outcome reached on industry response between the pipe manufacturer and builders Decision provides way...
Switchboard panel repair work and asbestos safety
This fact sheet provides guidance on switchboard panel repair work and asbestos safety. The AS/NZS 3000:2018 Electrical installations, also known as the...
Builder fined for missing insurance – Peter John Edmonds
A builder’s failure to take out mandatory home indemnity insurance (HII) left a Dudley Park resident $132,000 out of pocket when a renovation was left...
Nicheliving’s building contractor registration and the...
On 30 July 2024 the Building Services Board (Board) decided to refuse Projex Management and Construction Pty Ltd’s (Nicheliving) application to renew its...
Industry Bulletin 160 – Plumbing regulation reforms...
This industry bulletin is to alert the plumbing and building industries of amendments to the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Regulations 2000 (the...
Approved Registered Training Organisations
This publication outlines the registered training organisations approved by the Electrical Licensing Board to deliver electrical training for a licenced...
Guilty of eight building offences – Gregory Noel John...
A Bunbury tradesman has been convicted of eight building offences related to a renovation project that was still incomplete when the elderly client passed...
$40,000 fine for electrical offences – Reztech Electrical...
A Perth electrical contractor has been fined $40,000 for offences related to dangerous installations that left parts of a Koondoola property unprotected from...
What should I do if my building work is unfinished?
What should I do if I’m experiencing some delays on my contract? Record demand in the WA building industry over the past two years has put unprecedented...
Reforms to the building approval process for single...
Reforms to the building approval process for single residential buildings in Western Australia – Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement seeks comment on...
