$100,000 fine for consignment car dealer and Director ...
A dealership which specialised in selling luxury motor vehicles on consignment and its Director have been fined a total of $100,000 by the Perth Magistrates...
Consumer Protection
Announcements & Publications
Tenants and landlords urged to claim $1.5 million in bond...
Consumer Protection is urging tenants and landlords in WA to check for unclaimed bond money amounting to a total of almost $1.5 million. The bond money...
Avoid Perth petrol price rise
The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 20 cents per litre (cpl) to 139.2 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to...
Stay safe during summer fun
As the weather warms up our thoughts often turn to planning for holidays and fun festive celebrations, but it’s important to remember that common items used...
Tree lopper fined $6,000 for denying customers a cooling...
A tree lopper has been fined $6,000 and ordered to pay costs of $887 by the Perth Magistrates Court for breaching his customers’ consumer rights to a cooling...
Spike in reports – tax scam threats leave WA victims $80...
A spike in reports of Western Australians losing money to the tax debt scam has prompted Consumer Protection to issue an alert in an effort to reduce the...
Avoid Perth petrol price rise
The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 18 cents per litre (cpl) to 141.5 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to...
Permanent extension to Geraldton’s retail trading hours
Geraldton consumers will enjoy extra hours of shopping on a permanent basis. In response to the recent provision of fresh information by the City of Greater...
Tree loppers charged (Sean Weinthal / Mitch Grisbrook)
Consumer Protection has charged two tree loppers with breaching the Australian Consumer Law. Sean Robert Weinthal of Wanneroo faces nine charges including...
Avoid Perth petrol price rise
The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 18 cents per litre (cpl) to 145.1 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to...
’Tis the season to avoid buying from the back of a van
Illegal sellers of dodgy electronics from the back of a white van are capitalising on pre-Christmas shopping with reports indicating that they are now active...
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...
