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Button batteries

Every week, around 20 Australian children present to an emergency department following exposure to button batteries, including ingestions and insertions. Keep products with button batteries out of sight and out of reach of small children. Button batteries are found in many common household products...
Product safety for consumers
20 Sep 2016

Boarders and lodgers review

Consumer Protection is seeking community feedback about whether new laws should be introduced to regulate boarding and lodging in WA. Status: CLOSED , Friday 30 June 2017 Background Boarders and lodgers are currently not covered by the Residential Tenancies Act , although boarding premises...
Consultations and reports
15 Sep 2016

Ladder safety matters

In one year in Australia, 1668 people aged 65 years and over were hospitalised because they fell from a ladder. Sixty-two per cent of those injuries occurred in or around their home. Ladder related injuries among men aged 65 years and older is steadily increasing in Australia. The national...
Product safety for consumers
09 Sep 2016

Helpful contacts for people with disability

Consumer Protection advice line Consumer Protection's Advice Line provides “on-the-spot” information, advice and assistance about scams and general issues in the marketplace, particularly consumer and trader rights and responsibilities. Phone: 1300 304 054 email WA ScamNet The National Disability...
People with disability
18 Aug 2016

Air travel for people with a disability

Thousands of people with all types of disability regularly travel by air. However, you may not know what to expect, particularly if it is your first time flying or you are travelling on a different airline. Service and travel procedures may vary between airlines and airports. Planning your travel...
People with disability
17 Aug 2016

National Relay Service

The National Relay Service helps deaf, hearing and/or speech-impaired people to make and receive phone calls. The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety uses NRS to ensure our contact numbers are accessible to people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment. To access a...
Accessibility
29 Jun 2016

RCD letter to home owners

Important electrical safety message from the Director of Energy Safety To the Home Owners Dear Sir / Madam No RCD means no second chance Residual current devices (RCDs) are the single most effective measure to prevent electrocutions, serious electrical injuries and fires. The circuit breakers and...
Residual Current Devices (RCD)
01 Jun 2016

Consumer reviews

Consumer reviews and testimonials are increasingly being relied upon by consumers as a low cost means of making an informed purchasing decision, especially online. Reviews may be written about a business’ goods or services or about a business or brand itself. As long as the integrity of those...
Buying online
27 Apr 2016

Second-hand cot safety

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Did you know, you can purchase or be given a second-hand cot that does not meet current safety standards ? Product Safety Australia issues the mandatory standards for cots to help prevent accidents. Second-hand cots have been associated with fatal injuries in children under 12 months old. Young...
Product safety for consumers
27 Apr 2016

Settlement Agents Code of Conduct consultation 2016

Consumer Protection is seeking industry views on the final draft of the new Settlement Agents Code of Conduct 2016. Status : CLOSED Friday 20 May 2016 Background The new code, will replace the existing Settlement Agents’ Code of Conduct 1982 ( the 1982 Code) and implements feedback previously...
Consultations and reports
19 Apr 2016

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Publications

The Australian Consumer Law and your safety

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You are entitled to expect safe goods and services From 1 January 2011, every Australian consumer will be protected in the same way under the Australian Consumer Law from unsafe consumer products and...
Consumer Protection
Fact sheet
02 Nov 2017

Supplementary report – Perth Children’s Hospital audit: fire walls

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An audit of contractor and product performance in the construction of fire walls at the new Perth Children’s Hospital.
Building Commission
Reports
23 Oct 2017

Final Report 2016 - 2017

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The department's final annual report for 2016-2017 presents information on its statutory compliance, financial, non-financial and operational performance, in accordance with the requirements of the...
Corporate
Reports
16 Oct 2017

Dispute with a business? A consumer guide to finding help ACL

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About this guide This guide will help you find assistance when you are in dispute with a business. Your rights when you buy, hire or lease goods, or pay for services, are set out by the Australian...
Consumer Protection
Information
11 Oct 2017

The Australian Consumer Law and your business

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Simpler regulation for your business From 1 January 2011, every Australian business will have the same rights and responsibilities under the Australian Consumer Law. By knowing your rights and...
Consumer Protection
Information
11 Oct 2017

General Inspection Report One: A general inspection into metal roof construction

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A general inspection report into the construction of sheet metal clad timber framed roofing in Perth metropolitan and South West regions.
Building Commission
Reports
10 Oct 2017

Fire safety in existing apartment buildings

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While apartment living has many advantages, the fire at the Grenfell Tower in London and other fire events in Australia and around the world have highlighted the importance of fire safety in high-...
Building Commission
Fact sheet
03 Oct 2017

Home safety for baby takeway tips

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To keep your baby safe, please follow our tips.
Consumer Protection
Fact sheet
22 Sep 2017

General Inspection Report Two: A general inspection into Yuanda-supplied products in the Western Australian building industry

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A general inspection into the use of Yuanda products in Western Australian buildings.
Building Commission
Reports
31 Aug 2017

Charitable collections income and expenditure statement

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All charities licensed in Western Australia must submit an Income and Expenditure Statement to the Commissioner for Consumer Protection in Western Australia annually. When to use this form All...
Consumer Protection
Form – notification
01 Jul 2018

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Announcements

Commissioner's Blog: Mould can be a big problem in rentals

With Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard While WA’s high rainfall this year has been good for farmers and the dams, it has one adverse consequence and that is a spike in enquiries and complaints to Consumer Protection about mould in rental properties. It is a significant issue with about 1,200 phone enquiries and complaints received since January 2015, mostly during the winter...
Consumer Protection
Media release
05 Oct 2017

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by 20 cents per litre (cpl) to 159.8 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 29 May 2018, most BP, Caltex, Caltex Woolworths, Coles Express and Puma sites are increasing their ULP price to 163.9 cpl (increasing between 23 and 27 cpl). All 7-Eleven sites are...
Consumer Protection
Media release
28 May 2018

Three brothers fined over major unlicensed dealing operation (Ali Mohammed Yas / Hussein Mohammed Yas Yas / Mustafa Mohammed Yas)

Three brothers have been fined $12,500 each by the Perth Magistrates Court for their involvement in a major unlicensed motor vehicle dealing operation. They were also ordered to pay $267.10 each in costs when they pleaded guilty on 25 May 2018 to breaching the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. Ali Mohammed Yas of Balga had bought 83 vehicles in his own name and 23 vehicles in his wife’s name between...
Consumer Protection
Media release
28 May 2018

Recall of Clark Rubber Be-Safe Portable Pool Fence

Recall of Clark Rubber Be-Safe Portable Pool Fence On 17 May 2018 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued a national product safety recall on the ‘Be Safe Portable Pool Fence’ sold exclusively by Clark Rubber between 1 December 2016 and 5 April 2018. Information about the recall is available on the ACCC’s product safety and Clark Rubber websites: https://www.productsafety...
Building Commission
Alert
25 May 2018

Advice to Toys R Us customers with stores in administration

Consumer Protection has issued advice to Toys R Us customers who may be affected by the 44 Australian stores being placed into administration on 21 May 2018 whilst continuing to trade. Customers affected include those who: wish to redeem a gift card; have paid either partly or fully for goods yet to be delivered; have entered into a lay-by agreement and paid a deposit; have a store credit note...
Consumer Protection
Media release
23 May 2018

Shopping hours on WA Day and Queen’s Birthday holidays

The McGowan Government has approved extended trading for the two public holidays on Monday 4 June 2018 (WA Day) and Monday 24 September 2018 (Queen’s Birthday) when general retail shops in the Perth metropolitan area will be able to open from 8am to 6pm. These hours are consistent with previous retail trading extensions on public holidays. An application for additional trading hours was received...
Consumer Protection
Media release
22 May 2018

Bunbury tradie to pay more than $10,000 in fines, costs and compensation (Blake Ball / Balls Walls Constuction)

A Dalyellup tradie who took deposits from consumers but did nothing or very little in return has been fined and ordered to pay compensation by the Bunbury Magistrates Court. Blake Ball , trading as Balls Walls Constuction (sic), was fined $5,000 on 21 May 2018 after pleading guilty to three charges under the Australian Consumer Law for wrongly accepting payment from two consumers who had provided...
Consumer Protection
Media release
22 May 2018

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average cost of unleaded petrol is set to increase by around 19 cents per litre (cpl) to 158.3 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 22 May 2018, most Puma sites are increasing their ULP price to 163.9 cpl (an increase of 27 cpl). Most BP, Caltex, Caltex Woolworths and Coles Express sites are increasing their...
Consumer Protection
Media release
21 May 2018

Scams Awareness Week theme – stop and check: is this for real?

Western Australians are being urged to be on the lookout for threat-based impersonation scams by taking a moment to ‘Stop and check: is this for real?’ This is the theme for this year’s Scams Awareness Week, which runs from 21–25 May 2018. Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard said scammers might call or email you and pretend to be from a government agency or well-known, trusted...
Consumer Protection
Media release
21 May 2018

FGS Contracting and Company Director fined total of $327,500 over serious injuries to 17 year old worker

FGS Contracting Pty Ltd and the Director Ryan Wayne Franceschi, were fined today in the Perth Magistrate Court in relation to serious injuries caused to a 17 year old worker in Esperance. FGS Contracting Pty Ltd was fined $225,000 for failure to meet their duty to provide a safe workplace and for failing to ensure the correct high-risk work license. Additionally, Franceschi as the Director was...
WorkSafe
Media release
18 May 2018

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