Try this quiz to check whether you have done enough to protect yourself and those within your duty of care. This test covers: General workplace duties Consultation Training and information Monitoring...
Industry bulletin 044 provides information on complying with energy efficiency standards using the nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) accredited software.
The WHS Bill is a Western Australian version of the model Work Health and Safety Bill (model WHS Bill) developed by Safe Work Australia for implementation by Australian states and territories. The...
In recent years, a significant number of fatalities and serious injuries in the metal fabrication industries have been caused by poor slinging practices when using overhead travelling cranes to move...
Urea formaldehyde foam insulation (UFFI) is a mixture of urea formaldehyde resin, foaming agent and propellant, which was used to insulate hard to access areas in buildings. How common is UFFI? UFFI...
Industry Bulletin 51 provides general guidance about building permit requirements under the Building Act 2011 and Building Regulations 2012 in relation to the installation of photovoltaic cells (solar panels) in Western Australia.
5 September 2014 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will soon be contacting business name holders, who have not renewed their business name registration, about its intention...
Regular bulletins are produced to keep Settlement agents up to date on any licence requirements, law updates, scam alerts or industry news. Please note Issue 6 has not been published and hence is not...
Industry Bulletin 50 informs building industry stakeholders of an extension to the Ministerial Order that exempts certain owners of land from the requirement to sign an application for a building permit.
The WA version of the Model Work Health and Safety Bill has been tabled in Parliament as a Green Bill for public consultation. On 12 November 2014 Ian Munns, Director of Policy and Education at...
Regular bulletins are produced to keep real estate agents up to date on any licence requirements, law updates, scam alerts or industry news. Want more information? Full list of Real Estate Bulletins...
10 October 2014: CPD reminder There are less than three months left to obtain your required points! The Compulsory Professional Development (CPD) program is part of the licensing framework that...
24 September 2014: The Department of Commerce is moving As of 30 September 2014, the Property Industries Directorate, as well as Bonds Administration, will be located at Gordon Stephenson House in...
5 September 2014: ASIC business names registration (September 2014) The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will soon be contacting business name holders, who have not renewed...
9 July 2014: Fee deregulation consultation closing – End of Consultation Period Approaching Please note: The consultation period has now closed. In May 2014 the Commissioner for Consumer Protection,...
2 July 2014: Agents restrained from operating and supervisors appointed Consumer Protection has been granted supervision orders by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) to take control of two Perth...
4 August 2014: RCDs and smoke alarms Consumer Protection has updated previous best practice guidance information supplied to settlement agents regarding their obligations with respect to residual...
This document is an excerpt from Hansard and details the speech given by the Minister for Commerce on 23 October 2014 on the tabling of the Work Health and Safety Bill 2014, a draft or green bill,...
This Decision Regulatory Impact Statement (Decision RIS) has been prepared in compliance with the Western Australian Government’s requirement for Regulatory Impact Assessment on the proposed options...