Building and Energy
Western Australian building services, electrical, gasfitting and plumbing industries.
- Overview
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of Building and Energy.
- Licensing and registration and owner-builder approval
  Application and renewal for builders, building surveyors, electricians, gas fitters, painters and plumbers.
- Building approvals
  The process for getting building work approved.
- Building and energy consumer information
  Building or renovating your home and consumer safety.
- Industry information
  Codes, standards and reports for building services providers, electricians, plumbers and gas fitters.
- Dispute resolution
  Plumbing, building service, and home building work contract complaints.
- eNotice
  How to register and lodge electrical, gasfitting, plumbing and contractor payment dispute (Security of Payment Act) eNotices.
- Stay informed
  Bulletins, newsletters, subscriptions, events and seminars, videos, and public consultations.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Construction Contracts Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into BEFORE 1 August 2022.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Security of Payment Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into ON or AFTER 1 August 2022.
- Swimming pools, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms
  Information on private swimming pool safety barriers, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms for existing residential buildings.
- Report an accident
  How to report an accident or incident to Building and Energy.
Consumer Protection
Develops, enforces and promotes legislation that protects consumers.
- About Consumer Protection
  What Consumer Protection does, contacts and events.
- Housing and accommodation
  Information on renting, buying or selling a home, including accommodation for seniors.
- Consumer rights
  Information and advice for consumers including people with a disability, Aboriginal consumers, and multilingual consumers.
- Consumer concerns
  Advice on handling issues including a complaint checklist, sample letters and how to lodge a formal complaint.
- Business
  Information for businesses about their rights and responsibilities under consumer laws in Western Australia.
- Licences and registrations
  Information on applications, requirements, training and registrations for regulated industries.
- Charities and associations
  Information for charities and associations operating in Western Australia.
- Consultations, compliance and reports
  Compliance actions, public consultations and reports.
Labour Relations
State system employment laws and public sector labour relations.
- Private sector employers and employees
  Wageline information on WA awards, minimum pay rates, long service leave, annual and personal leave, underpayment issues, and how to contact Wageline and stay informed.
- Public holidays
  Public holiday dates for Western Australia.
- Western Australia's industrial relations system
  Information about the WA industrial relations system and its coverage, including inquiries and reviews undertaken.
- Government sector labour relations
  Information and resources for agencies on government sector employment and labour relations.
- Supplier wage audit
  Information on proactive audits undertaken by Private Sector Labour Relations on suppliers to State Government.
- Building and Construction Consultative Committee
  Information on the Western Australian Building and Construction Consultative Committee.
WorkSafe
Regulation and promotion of workplace health and safety including in general industry and the mining and petroleum industries.
- Report an incident
  Notify the regulator of a death, serious injury/illness or dangerous incident.
- Notify, submit or contact us
  Notify or submit items to WorkSafe.
- Apply for a licence or register plant
  Apply for licence, register an item of plant or learn about construction induction training.
- Mining statutory positions and certificates
  Information about statutory position appointments at mining operations.
- Work health and safety legislation
  Information about WA's work health and safety (WHS) laws.
- Health and safety representatives
  Information about HSRs.
- Health and safety topics
  How do I make my workplace safer?
- Petroleum and geothermal energy operations
  Information for operators of petroleum operations.
- Publications, resources and events
  Events, WorkSafe plan, statistics and education resources.
- Consulting with our stakeholders
  Information about consulting with stakeholders.
- Agricultural health and safety
  Provide work health and safety information about the agricultural sector including guidance, checklists, and latest news.
- What does WorkSafe do?
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of WorkSafe.
- Small business safety
  Your guide to safety and health in small business.
- Historical safety and health law
  Safety and health legislation prior to 2022.
Corporate
Freedom of information guidelines, reports, policies, plans, and contact information.
- About the department
  Our legislation, contacting us and freedom of information.
- About the website
  Information about our website and how to use it.
- Policies and plans
  Policies and strategic plans from the department.

Tenancy advice and education service

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Help is available for residential tenants who need further advice, require assistance in negotiating with their landlord or property manager, or have a tenancy-related legal issue through the Tenancy Advice and Education Service (TAES).

TAES is delivered by community legal centres across Western Australia. Community legal centres are independent, community-based organisations that provide free, or low cost, legal help. They can provide residential tenants with information, assistance and support.

Circle Green offers state-wide telephone-based assistance, or you can contact one of the TAES providers listed below that are closest to you.

TAES providers are unable to assist landlords or commercial tenants.

In response to the WA Government’s State Commissioning Strategy for Community Services, the Department has developed an Agency Commissioning Plan identifying its proposed commissioning intentions over the next five year.

State-wide

TAES Provider	Address	Telephone	Website	Primary Region
Circle Green Community Legal	Ground Floor, 445 Hay Street Perth, WA 6000	08 6148 3636	www.circlegreen.org.au	State-wide

Metropolitan

TAES Provider	Address	Telephone	Website	Primary Region
Fremantle Community Legal Centre	Level 1, Suite 31, Fremantle Malls, 35 William Street, Fremantle, WA 6160	08 9432 9790 or 08 9432 9777	www.fremantle.wa.gov.au/fclc	South Metropolitan
Gosnells Community Legal Centre	Suite 1, Gosnells Community Lotteries House, 2232C Albany Highway, Gosnells, WA 6110	08 9398 1455	www.gosclc.com.au	Eastern Metropolitan
MIDLAS (Midland Information Debt and Legal Advocacy Service Inc.)	23 Old Great Northern Highway, Midland, WA 6056	08 9250 2123	www.midlas.org.au	North East Metropolitan & Hills
Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre	10 Cobbler Place, Mirrabooka, WA 6061 Building 1, Edith Cowan University 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup WA 6027	08 9440 1663 08 9301 4413	www.nsclegal.org.au	Central and Upper North Metropolitan
SCALES (Southern Communities Advocacy Legal Education Service Inc.)	Suite 3, St Nicholas Community Centre, 14 Council Ave, Rockingham WA 6168	08 9550 0400	http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/scales	Lower South Metropolitan
Sussex Street Community Legal Centre	29 Sussex Street, East Victoria Park WA 6981	08 6253 9500	www.sscls.asn.au	Inner East Metropolitan
WRAS (Welfare Rights and Advocacy Service)	98 Edwards Street, Perth WA 6000	08 9328 1751	www.wraswa.org.au	Lower North Metropolitan

Regional

TAES Provider	Address	Telephone	Website	Primary Region
Great Southern Community Legal Services (formally Albany Community Legal Centre)	125 Grey Street, Albany WA 6330	08 9842 8566	www.albanyclc.com.au	Great Southern
Goldfields Community Legal Centre	23 Maritana Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430	08 9021 1888 or 1300 139 188	www.gclc.com.au	Goldfields
Kimberley Community Legal Service	4 Papuana Street, Kununurra, WA 6743	08 9169 3100	www.kcls.org.au	Kimberley
Peel Community Legal Service	61B Pinjarra Road Mandurah 6171	08 9581 4511	www.peelcls.com.au	Peel
Pilbara Community Legal Service	Units 1 - 3, Welcome Lotteries House, 7 Morse Court, Karratha WA 6714 Units 7 and 9, South Hedland Lotteries House, 2 Leake Street, South Hedland WA 6722 2 Padbury Street, Roebourne WA 6718 Newman House. 4/46 Iron Ore Parade, Newman WA 6753	08 9185 5899 08 9140 1613 08 9175 0148 08 6149 2031	www.pcls.net.au	Pilbara
Regional Alliance West	Office 1/114 Sanford Street, Lotteries House, Geraldton WA 6531	08 9938 0600	www.raw.org.au	Gascoyne and Midwest
South West Community Legal Centre	14 Plaza Street, Bunbury WA 6230	08 9791 3532	www.swclc.org.au	South West
Wheatbelt Community Legal Centre	327 Fitzgerald Street, Northam WA 6401	08 9622 5200	www.wheatbeltclc.com.au	Wheatbelt

Last modified: Monday, February 12, 2024 - 09:01

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