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Building and Energy
Western Australian building services, electrical, gasfitting and plumbing industries.
- Overview
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of Building and Energy.
- Licensing and registration and owner-builder approval
  Application and renewal for builders, building surveyors, electricians, gas fitters, painters and plumbers.
- Building approvals
  The process for getting building work approved.
- Building and energy consumer information
  Building or renovating your home and consumer safety.
- Industry information
  Codes, standards and reports for building services providers, electricians, plumbers and gas fitters.
- Dispute resolution
  Plumbing, building service, and home building work contract complaints.
- eNotice
  How to register and lodge electrical, gasfitting, plumbing and contractor payment dispute (Security of Payment Act) eNotices.
- Stay informed
  Bulletins, newsletters, subscriptions, events and seminars, videos, and public consultations.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Construction Contracts Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into BEFORE 1 August 2022.
- Contractor Payment Disputes (Security of Payment Act)
  If your construction contract was entered into ON or AFTER 1 August 2022.
- Swimming pools, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms
  Information on private swimming pool safety barriers, dividing fences, RCDs and smoke alarms for existing residential buildings.
- Report an accident
  How to report an accident or incident to Building and Energy.
Consumer Protection
Develops, enforces and promotes legislation that protects consumers.
- About Consumer Protection
  What Consumer Protection does, contacts and events.
- Housing and accommodation
  Information on renting, buying or selling a home, including accommodation for seniors.
- Consumer rights
  Information and advice for consumers including people with a disability, Aboriginal consumers, and multilingual consumers.
- Consumer concerns
  Advice on handling issues including a complaint checklist, sample letters and how to lodge a formal complaint.
- Business
  Information for businesses about their rights and responsibilities under consumer laws in Western Australia.
- Licences and registrations
  Information on applications, requirements, training and registrations for regulated industries.
- Charities and associations
  Information for charities and associations operating in Western Australia.
- Consultations, compliance and reports
  Compliance actions, public consultations and reports.
Labour Relations
State system employment laws and public sector labour relations.
- DMIRS COVID-19 coronavirus
  Information for employers and employees
- Private sector employers and employees
  Wageline information on WA awards, minimum pay rates, long service leave, annual and personal leave, underpayment issues, COVID-19, and how to contact Wageline and stay informed.
- Government sector labour relations
  Information and resources for agencies on government sector employment and labour relations.
- Public holidays
  Public holiday dates for Western Australia.
- Western Australia's industrial relations system
  Who is in the WA state system, key features of the state system, recent inquiries, reviews, and committees.
- Changes to state employment laws
  Information on 2022 changes to state employment laws in Western Australia.
WorkSafe
Regulation and promotion of workplace health and safety including in general industry and the mining and petroleum industries.
- Report an incident
  Notify the regulator of a death, serious injury/illness or dangerous incident.
- Notify, submit or contact us
  Notify or submit items to WorkSafe.
- Apply for a licence or register plant
  Apply for licence, register an item of plant or learn about construction induction training.
- Mining statutory positions and certificates
  Information about statutory position appointments at mining operations.
- Work health and safety legislation
  Information about WA's work health and safety (WHS) laws.
- Health and safety representatives
  Information about HSRs.
- Health and safety topics
  How do I make my workplace safer?
- Tool box
  Events, statistics and educational resources.
- Consulting with our stakeholders
  Information about consulting with stakeholders.
- Agricultural health and safety
  Provide work health and safety information about the agricultural sector including guidance, checklists, and latest news.
- What does WorkSafe do?
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of WorkSafe.
- Small business safety
  Your guide to safety and health in small business.
- Historical occupational safety and health law
  Safety and health legislation prior to 2022.
- Historical mines and petroleum guidance
  Safety and health guidance under the legislation prior to 2022.
Corporate
Freedom of information guidelines, reports, policies, plans, and contact information.
- About the department
  Our legislation, contacting us and freedom of information.
- About the website
  Information about our website and how to use it.
- Policies and plans
  Policies and strategic plans from the department.

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Online resources

Consumer Protection provides a variety of online resources: Online complaint form – to submit a complaint about a trader. Please attempt to follow our advice on resolving disputes via the consumer complaint checklist before formally making a complaint. WA ScamNet – profiles the most prevalent scams...

Online resources

18 May 2014

What Consumer Protection does

Consumer Protection provides advice and information for Western Australian consumers, businesses, landlords and tenants. For individual advice you can contact us . The information on this website can help you with answer a question about: housing and accommodation shopping (consumers) and fair...

About us

18 May 2014

Register a co-operative

There are nine steps to registering a co-operative: Make sure you have at least 5 members Decide on the type of co-operative - Decide whether it is best to be a distributing co-operative, or a non-distributing co-op with or without share Capital. Identify one or more primary activities - You must...

Registering a co-operative

15 May 2014

Consumer Protection office locations

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Consumer Protection has one metropolitan Perth office and six regional locations in Western Australia. Need to submit a payment? Cashier counter services are located at the Cannington office , you can lodge payments for: tenancy bonds; licence and registration applications; and associations,...

Contact Consumer Protection

29 Apr 2014

Registered co-operatives

The following is a list of registered co-operatives trading in Western Australia. Register of co-operatives Co-operative Name Co-operative Number Registered Address Suburb Postcode Accredited Grass-Fed Beef Co-operative Ltd C2018002B 3603 Balingup – Nannup Road Nannup 6275 Albany Organised Primary...

Registering a co-operative

06 Mar 2014

Media contacts

The media team is the first point of contact for journalists and other members of the media wanting information about Consumer Protection and its activities. The media team: prepares media releases and speeches arranges media interviews organises launches promoting our products and objectives...

Contact Consumer Protection

04 Mar 2014

Proposal to align with the Co-operatives National Law consultation 2012

Co-operatives Proposal to align with the Co-operatives National Law There were two consultations for Co-operatives. The first was a State-based consultation looking at the potential changes that may have to be made to WA’s Co-operatives Act in order to align with the Co-operatives National Law. The...

Consultations

04 Mar 2014

Consumer Protection legislation

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office publishes all Western Australian legislation. You can seach and download Acts and Regulations in PDF or Word format. You can download a document with a list of Acts by administering portfolios .

About us

04 Mar 2014

What is a co-operative?

A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons who voluntarily join together to meet common business, social and cultural needs through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. Co-operatives play an important role in our economy and community. They are diverse organisations...

What is a co-operative?

26 Feb 2014

Publications

Model Rules of Non-Distributing Co-operative without Share Capital (Schedule 1)

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Schedule 1 — Model rules of a non‑distributing co‑operative without share capital [r. 6] Rules of a non‑distributing co‑operative without share capital registered under the Co‑operatives Act 2009 1...

Consumer Protection

Schedule

28 Aug 2018

Co-operative Rules - Special Resolution Template

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Rules may be altered by a special resolution and must be lodged with the Registrar as part of applying for registration of the co-operative.

Consumer Protection

Template

09 Jul 2019

Co-operative form 14 - Notice of change of registered office

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This notice must be lodged within 28 days after changing the registered office address. Should you require assistance with completing this form please contact the Association and Charities Branch on...

Consumer Protection

Form – notification

23 Jun 2020

Co-operative form 13 - Notice of appointment or cessation of appointment of directors and officers

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Should you require assistance with completing this form please contact the Association and Charities Branch on 1300 304 074 (within Australia) or email . This form must be lodged within 28 days after...

Consumer Protection

Form – notification

23 Jun 2020

Co-operative form 10 - Annual report to the registrar

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Should you require assistance with completing this form please contact Associations branch by telephone on 1300 304 074 (within Australia) or email . This report must be lodged within 28 days after...

Consumer Protection

Form – notification

04 Nov 2022

Co-ops Info Issue 5 November 2012

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Co-ops Info Issue 5 November 2012

Consumer Protection

Newsletter

30 May 2014

Co-ops Info Issue 4 May 2012

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Co-ops Info Issue 4 May 2012

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Newsletter

30 May 2014

Co-operatives Information Sheet

READ

Co-operatives Information Sheet

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Fact sheet

29 May 2014

Disclosure Statment Co-op Template

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Disclosure Statement for a Proposed Distributing Co-operative Registering Under the Co-operatives Act 2009 (WA).

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Template

29 May 2014

National Occupational Licensing Law Bill Exposure Draft

READ

National Occupational Licensing Law Bill Exposure Draft Explanatory Paper

Consumer Protection

Policies

30 May 2014

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Model Rules of Non-Distributing Co-operative without Share Capital (Schedule 1)

Co-operative Rules - Special Resolution Template

Co-operative form 14 - Notice of change of registered office

Co-operative form 13 - Notice of appointment or cessation of appointment of directors and officers

Co-operative form 10 - Annual report to the registrar

Co-ops Info Issue 5 November 2012

Co-ops Info Issue 4 May 2012

Co-operatives Information Sheet

Disclosure Statment Co-op Template

National Occupational Licensing Law Bill Exposure Draft

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