Office hours – December and January
Our offices will be closed from Monday 24 December 2018 to Wednesday 2 January 2019. Normal services will return on Thursday 3 January 2019. For urgent...
Consumer Protection
Announcements & Publications
Don’t duck out – make portable pools SAFE
On average one child dies from a portable pool-related drowning every year in Australia, while others need hospital treatment and may be left with severe...
State Government urges consumers to make portable pools SAFE
The State Government and Royal Life Saving Society - Australia have launched a national campaign to warn consumers about the dangers of portable pools this...
Avoid Perth petrol price rise
The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 12 cents per litre (cpl) to 153.9 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to...
Fine for unlicensed motor vehicle dealer (Hussein Hadi)
An unlicensed motor vehicle dealer in Armadale has been fined $1,000 and ordered to pay costs of $569 after being convicted in his absence by the Perth...
Recall of water absorbing balls that pose danger to...
A national voluntary recall has been issued for water absorbing balls sold by a WA supplier as a toy which may pose a danger to children. The supplier, Alpak...
Fine for motor vehicle repairer without a licence (Victor...
An Ellenbrook man has been fined $700 by the Midland Magistrates Court for advertising his motor vehicle repairer services while not having a licence. Victor...
Captain con: romance scam leaves WA woman in its wake
A fraudster has used stolen social media images to pose as a ship captain in a romance scam that duped a Wheatbelt woman out of more than $10,000. Consumer...
Real estate agent fined over trust account breaches
A Noranda real estate agent has been fined $800 and ordered to pay costs of $900 by the Perth Magistrates Court for making unauthorised withdrawals from the...
$8,000 fine for backyard motor vehicle dealer (John Salehi)
A backyard motor vehicle dealer in Rivervale has been fined $8,000 and ordered to pay costs of $756 after pleading guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court on...
Wedding photographer to pay fine and compensation for...
A wedding photographer/videographer has been fined $4,500 by the Perth Magistrates Court and ordered to pay $5,650 in compensation to three consumers for...
$25,000 fine for illegal motor vehicle dealer (Mark...
An illegal motor vehicle dealer has been fined $25,000 and ordered to pay costs of $916 after being convicted in the Perth Magistrates Court of buying and...
