Avoid Perth petrol price rise
The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 19 cents per litre (cpl) to 151.3 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to...
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Announcements & Publications
Fake Facebook friends lead victims to lose thousands in...
Thousands of dollars are being lost by WA victims who are led into falling for grant or lottery prize scams by Facebook friends who have had their profiles...
Commissioner's Blog: Buying tickets online
With Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard Big name concert announcements lately include U2, the Spice Girls and Michael Bublé coming to Perth....
Vehicle repairer gets three year ban and a fine after...
A motor vehicle repairer has been banned from holding a licence for three years, fined $3,000 and reprimanded by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT)...
eCourts Portal - Faster and easier court orders - Real...
15 July 2019 Faster and easier court orders with the eCourts Portal of Western Australia Use the eCourts Portal of Western Australia to take advantage of new...
Commissioner's Blog: Buyer beware fake websites
With Commissioner for Consumer Protection Penny Lipscombe A super bargain promoted via an online pop-up or social media advertisement is just like an...
Consumer issues for farmers
Farmers and Consumer Protection Farmers have Australian Consumer Law (ACL) rights if the good or service is under $40,000, used mainly for household use (e.g...
Balga man fined for operating large illegal car dealing...
A Balga man has been fined $4,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court on 5 July 2019 after pleading guilty to operating a large car dealing operation without a...
Identities of small businesses stolen in Facebook mobile...
Four mobile phone businesses in Perth have had their identities stolen as part of a Facebook scam which is claiming many victims around Australia. The logos,...
Corruption investigation results in vehicle repairer...
Two men who have admitted being involved in corrupt activities related to vehicle examinations have been reprimanded, fined and disqualified from holding...
Licence renewals and Home Buyers Assistance Account grant...
27 June 2019 Licence renewals and reminders As mentioned in bulletin #87, our Licensing Services team now sends out digital renewal reminders exclusively by...
Real estate salesman fined for failing to disclose...
A Mandurah real estate sales representative has been cautioned and fined $1,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal for failing to disclose important...
