This form is used to notify the Commissioner about any changes to the registered particulars about a Limited Partnership or Incorporated Limited Partnership, including the registered firm name, the...
All settlement agents who hold or receive money on behalf of others relating to a settlement transaction in Western Australia are required to open and maintain trust accounts. The Settlement Agents...
Flowchart last updated 22 July 2020 Landlords and property managers can use this flowchart to assist with managing notifications and date counting when notifying a tenant to bring their rent up to...
8 February 2017 Compulsory Professional Development (CPD) is a legal requirement for all licensed settlement agents. Failure to complete your CPD requirements could result in your triennial...
Every incorporated association has its own set of rules (often known as the constitution ) which defines the group’s objects and purposes and outlines how its affairs will be managed. Consumer...
6 February 2017 Figures received from the Bond Administrator show there were 683 late bond lodgements in January 2017, an increase of 35% on December’s figures. Consumer Protection is concerned by...
Dealers are required to appoint a Registered Company Auditor, approved by the Commissioner, at the time of opening a Consignment Trust Account and notify the Commissioner of the Auditors details. If...
12 January 2017 From 2017 the Commonwealth Government is introducing new reporting requirements in relation to real estate property transfers in Western Australia. Landgate, the lead agency involved...
3 January 2017 Don’t leave it to the last minute to organise your annual trust account audit. By law all real estate agents (agents) who have held or received monies in trust are required to submit...
22 December Compulsory Professional Development (CPD) is a legal requirement for all licensed real estate agents and business brokers, as well as all registered real estate sales representatives and...
There are a number of notices designed to help the lessor, property manager and tenant/s deal with various issues. Only issue a notice after you have tried to negotiate the problem or dispute with...
This transcript is taken from an interview between Consumer Protection and an ethanol burner burns victim in December 2016. The full interview is available from the link above. Grabs of certain key...
EXTENSION OF INTERIM BAN ON DECORATIVE ALCOHOL FUELLED BURNERS I, MICHAEL MISCHIN, Minister for Commerce, pursuant to section 111(2) of the Australian Consumer Law (WA) extend an interim ban on...
Background In December 2015 the State government released a bushfire reform package in response to planning and building recommendations from the Keelty Report into the Perth Hills bushfire of 2011...
Publication last updated 7 April 2021 Buying a property to rent out is a popular form of long-term investment in Australia. Before deciding to take on a rental property you should consider its value...
Explaining the Schedule 1 requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2015. Every incorporated association has a set of rules (often called the constitution) which outlines how the association...
IMPORTANT: If you were enrolled prior to 1 July 2016 your old log in details will not work. To be able to manage the information about your association and lodge applications each person needs to...
To be able to manage the information about your association and lodge applications every AssociationsOnline user needs to be linked to their association. A user may choose to be linked as a primary...
Before you buy a home, it is recommended that you have a timber pest inspection report. The following information explains the law but does not substitute the legislation. You should get expert or...
29 November As of 1 December 2016 Consumer Protection will take a harder line when agencies do not lodge residential tenancy bonds within the required time. Section 29 of Residential Tenancies Act...
15 November 2016 The best way to ensure quality painting and plumbing work and to make sure only ‘fit and proper’ persons are entering your client’s homes and places of business is to engage...
4 November AIM Realty / Aman Deep Singh A Gosnells real estate agency described by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) as ‘incompetent’ has been ordered to pay a $25,000 penalty for mishandling...
3 November 2016 Realty Executives / Keith Howes A Morley real estate agency has been reprimanded and fined by the State Administrative Tribunal for failing to comply with laws relating to the...
All real estate agents and real estate business agents who hold or receive money on behalf of others relating to a real estate transaction in Western Australia are required to open and maintain trust...