Commissioner's blog: New Code gets fitness industry into...
Gone are the days where a gym is the only destination available for fitness lovers looking for a structured work-out. Nowadays, you can find boot-camps in...
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Avoid Perth petrol price rise
The average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) is set to increase by over 29 cents per litre (cpl) to 133.8 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging...
Extra Christmas shopping hours to help stimulate retail...
An extra 36 shopping hours approved from December 5 to New Year's Day Earlier opening and later closing times allowed before and just after Christmas...
Phone threats from scammers lead to losses over fake tax...
Losses are mounting following a spate of phone threats and voicemails from scammers demanding the payment of a fake tax debt or the victim will be arrested....
Changes to WA’s residential parks laws – what you need to...
15 October 2020 Changes to WA’s residential parks laws – what you need to know In this issue: Upcoming changes to WA’s residential parks laws How the...
Commissioner's blog: Nominate now for Consumer Protection...
Are you a consumer champion or do you know one? If so, then I would urge you to consider nominating for the Consumer Protection Awards 2021. Every day across...
Christmas trading hours - metropolitan Perth
WA consumers can take advantage of the extra shopping hours which start on Saturday, December 5. Non-metropolitan trading hours are available on Regional...
Choose your removalist wisely as rogue operators attract...
Are you moving house? Then Consumer Protection recommends choosing your removalist wisely as about 40 complaints have been received so far this year against...
False testimonials land solar company in hot water ...
A solar power company has been fined $6,000 after admitting to eight breaches of Australian Consumer Law when it published fake testimonials on its website....
Prepaid funerals checklists
Publications last updated 7 October 2020. The Fair Trading (Prepaid Funerals Code of Practice) Regulations 2020 (the code) is a new mandatory code of...
Letter to REIWA from Minister John Quigley
Letter from Minister John Quigley to Mr Neville Pozzi, Chief Executive Officer of the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) on 6 October 2020.
COVID-19 rent laws extended: Residential parks bulletin 13
Extension of the COVID-19 rent laws emergency period It’s important for WA park operators to know that the State Government has extended the emergency period...
