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Commissioner's Blog: Stay safe this winter
This announcement is for: Consumer With Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard Winter is here and the colder temperatures mean products designed to keep us warm are coming out of storage or being purchased. We want you to carefully check ele ...
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Real estate salesman fined for failing to disclose sewerage issue in home sale (Jonathan Kenny-Levick)
This announcement is for: Consumer Property industry A Mandurah real estate sales representative has been cautioned and fined $1,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal for failing to disclose important information regarding the sewerage of a home that ...
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A look at laws when consumer goods are left behind
This announcement is for: Consumer Business / company Laws covering cases where goods are left behind and how people can legally dispose of them are under review and Consumer Protection wants the views of those affected by the issue. The Disposal of Unco ...
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WorkSafe lays charges in Ballantine case
This announcement is for: Employee / worker Employer WorkSafe is prosecuting four parties over the death of 17-year-old Wesley Ballantine, who fell through a void in the roof of an internal atrium at the old GPO building in Forrest Place during a constru ...
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Fine for real estate sales agency after trust account breach (Port City Real Estate)
This announcement is for: Consumer Property industry An unauthorised withdrawal from a trust account has resulted in a Fremantle real estate agency being fined $3,000 and ordered to pay costs of $1,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal. Port City Pty ...
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WA award and minimum wage from 1 July 2019
This announcement is for: Employee / worker Employer The State minimum wage for award free employees and all pay rates in WA awards increase effective from the first pay period on or after 1 July 2019. In June the Western Australian Industrial Relations ...
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Avoid Perth petrol price rise
This announcement is for: Business / company Consumer Motor industry The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 147.3 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. ...
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Location Allowance 2019
This announcement is for: Employer Employee / worker Many WA awards require employers to pay an employee working in certain regional towns a location allowance to compensate for the additional cost of living, climatic discomfort, and isolation in these t ...
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Builder cautioned over Karrinyup roof issues – Mulvay Pty Ltd and Mark Anthony Mulvay
This announcement is for: Builder Building surveyor Consumer Home buyer / owner Tradesperson A Karrinyup builder has been formally cautioned over the roof construction at a $1.1 million home, which did not comply with approved plans and building standard ...
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WorkSafe looks at safety issues in glass product manufacturing workplaces
This announcement is for: Employee / worker Employer WorkSafe is conducting a proactive inspection program to look at safety issues in glass product manufacturing workplaces across WA. The program will continue until the end of the 2019/20 financial year ...