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State-wide cladding audit

In the early hours of 14 June 2017, fire engulfed a 24-storey apartment block in West London’s North Kensington district known as the Grenfell Tower, causing at least 80 deaths and many injuries. While English authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire and its rapid spread, initial...
Compliance and audit
14 Aug 2017

Reporting obligations

The BCI Code contains various reporting or notification obligations for building contractors. The requirements are contained in paragraph 20 (Industrial Action), paragraph 25 (Collusive tendering), paragraph 26 (Private Covered Building Work) and paragraph 27 (Breaches of the BCI Code). All reports...
Reporting obligations
12 Apr 2017

Work Safety Awards WA 2017

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The awards recognise outstanding OSH management, solutions and innovation in Western Australian workplaces and are now open for submissions. WorkSafe strongly encourages you to submit an entry for a worthy individual, solution or organisation and would appreciate you informing your colleagues and...
Work Safety Awards
03 Apr 2017

Ticket scalping and on-selling

WATCH
The growth of online trading sites has made ticket on-selling easier for unauthorised resellers. Ticket on-selling has become a popular way for people to buy tickets when they miss out on purchasing from an official outlet. Be warned, buying a ticket through an unauthorised reseller carries a...
Your consumer rights
30 Mar 2017

Commissioner for Consumer Protection

WATCH
David Hillyard was appointed as Acting Commissioner for Consumer Protection in December 2015. Prior to this, he was the Director of Consumer Protection’s Retail and Services Directorate. David has worked with Consumer Protection for over 35 years and has been in senior management roles where most...
About us
29 Mar 2017

Personal Property Securities Register for business

The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is the single, national online database of security interests in personal property in Australia. Personal property generally includes all form of property other than land, buildings and fixtures. Businesses can check the PPSR to see if the valuable...
Business tools
02 Mar 2017

Responsibilities of a limited partnership

Once registered, a limited partnership have certain ongoing obligations related to conducting business. The partnership must: Display the Certificates of Registration in their registered offices. Include the follwing words/initials next to their business names on all stationery and documents: “...
Limited partnerships
25 Jan 2017

Ending a limited partnership

How to end a limited partnership depends on the type of partnership you are in. Ending a limited partnership There are three ways to end a limited partnership: Change a limited partnership to a general partnership with the agreement of all general and limited partners, which can occur only if all...
Limited partnerships
25 Jan 2017

Business partnerships

A commercial partnership comprises two or more people who jointly carry on business with a view to making a profit. Partnerships can be general partnerships, limited partnerships or incorporated limited partnerships. Limited partnerships or incorporated limited partnerships in Western Australia...
About business partnerships
25 Jan 2017

Fees and forms for limited partnerships

The forms are currently under development and will be available on this page as soon as they are finalised. Please contact the branch on the details below for any further information. Register of limited partnerships and incorporate limited partnerships Consumer Protection is responsible for...
Limited partnerships forms and fees
25 Jan 2017

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Reporting obligations - Breach or suspected breach

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A building contractor must notify the BCCMU of a breach or a suspected breach of the BCI Code as soon as practicable, but no later than 48 hours after becoming aware of it.
WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Form – notification
07 Aug 2017

Reporting obligations - tendering

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To advise the BCCMU if any aspect of the Tender preparation was inconsistent with the obligations outlined in paragraph 25 of the BCI Code 2016.
WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Form – notification
07 Aug 2017

Model clauses for building contractors

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Model clauses which may be used in connection with expressions of interest, requests for tender, purchase orders and subcontracts between a contractor and its subcontractor in circumstances where the...
WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Guidance note
07 Aug 2017

BCI Code - compliance checklist

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This checklist has been developed as a tool for Building Contractors to use to assist them with identifying areas where they may not comply with the requirements of the BCI Code.
WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Guidance note
07 Aug 2017

BCI Code - Funding entity

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It is imperative that Government agencies tendering for State Building Works include the obligation to comply with the BCI Code within requests for tender and through the contractual process.
WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Guidance note
07 Aug 2017

Guide to developing a freedom of association policy

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Every Building Contractor who is covered by the BCI Code must have a freedom of association policy in place for the time they remain covered by the BCI Code.
WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Guidance note
07 Aug 2017

Guide to developing a compliant workplace relations management plan

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A Head Contractor who enters into a contract for State Building Work exceeding $10 million in value must have a BCI Code compliant WRMP in place prior to commencing work.
WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Guidance note
07 Aug 2017

Application for registration of a limited partnership (LPF01)

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This form is used to register a Limited Partnership (LP).
Consumer Protection
Form – application
15 Feb 2017

Checklist - Isolation of plant/lock-out tag-out

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This checklist applies where any inspection, cleaning, repair, maintenance or alteration of plant is carried out or where the function or condition of plant is impaired to the extent that it presents...
WorkSafe
Checklist
25 Jan 2017

Responsibility for compliance - Fact Sheet

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WA Building and Construction Code Monitoring Unit
Fact sheet
07 Aug 2017

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Announcements

McGowan Government approves retail trading trial

The McGowan Government has approved the City of Greater Geraldton's application for a 12-month trial of Perth metropolitan retail trading hours. General retailers will now be able to trade from 8am to 9pm Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm on Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday and public holidays - except Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day. After the trial, the City of Greater Geraldton is...
Consumer Protection
Media release
22 Sep 2017

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 138.6 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 19 September 2017, most Puma, Caltex Woolworths, 7-Eleven and Caltex sites are increasing their ULP price to 142.9 cpl (an increase of between 27 and 29 cpl). Most Coles Express...
Consumer Protection
Media release
18 Sep 2017

Commissioner's Blog: No more sky high surcharges

With Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard If you pay for goods or services by card, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a ban on excessive payment surcharges which applies to all businesses across Australia as of 1 September 2017. The new law limits the amount that a business can charge customers for use of payment methods such as EFTPOS (debit and prepaid), MasterCard (credit, debit...
Consumer Protection
Media release
15 Sep 2017

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 20 cents per litre (cpl) to 137.5 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 12 September 2017, most Caltex Woolworths, 7-Eleven, Caltex and Puma sites are increasing their ULP price to 142.9 cpl (an increase of between 27 and 29 cpl). Most BP sites are...
Consumer Protection
Media release
11 Sep 2017

Searching for the next Consumer Protection Award winners

The search has begun for the next winners of the Consumer Protection Awards with nominations now open. Advocates of consumer and tenancy rights are encouraged to nominate whether as an individual, community group, local government authority or a media organisation. Those who have been active in highlighting consumer and tenancy issues and providing community support, advice or education are...
Consumer Protection
Media release
11 Sep 2017

Black tie waiter to pay almost $7,500 for standing up clients (Tyson Vacher)

A young businessman who supplied black tie waiters for private functions has been ordered by the Perth Magistrates Court to pay almost $7,500 in fines, compensation and costs for taking payments from clients but failing to turn up. 20 year old Tyson John Vacher , who operated Black Tie Waiters (deregistered) from his Carramar home, was fined $1,000 each on four charges of accepting payment but...
Consumer Protection
Media release
06 Sep 2017

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 21 cents per litre (cpl) to 136.4 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 5 September 2017, most Caltex and Caltex Woolworths sites are increasing their ULP price to 142.9 cpl (increasing 28 cpl and 29 cpl, respectively). Most 7-Eleven, BP, Coles...
Consumer Protection
Media release
04 Sep 2017

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 21 cents per litre (cpl) to 136.3 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 29 August 2017, most Puma, Caltex Woolworths, 7-Eleven, Caltex and Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 139.9 cpl (an increase of between 24 and 29 cpl). Most...
Consumer Protection
Media release
28 Aug 2017

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 21 cents per litre (cpl) to 134.9 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 22 August 2017, most Puma, 7-Eleven, Caltex Woolworths, Caltex and Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 139.9 cpl (an increase of between 27 and 31 cpl). Most BP...
Consumer Protection
Media release
21 Aug 2017

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 24 cents per litre (cpl) to 135.2 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 15 August 2017, most Caltex Woolworths, Caltex and Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 139.9 cpl (an increase of between 30 and 33 cpl). Most Puma and BP sites...
Consumer Protection
Media release
14 Aug 2017

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