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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 and plumbing eNotices.
- Stay informed
  Bulletins, newsletters, subscriptions, events and seminars, videos, and public consultations.
- Construction Contracts Act
  The adjudication process for resolving payment disputes.
- 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.
- Consumer Justice Strategy 2021-25
  Legislative reforms, policy development, and strategic priorities for consumer protection and fair trading in WA.
- Consumer complaints
  Advice on handling issues including a complaint checklist, sample letters and how to lodge a formal complaint.
- COVID-19 coronavirus FAQ
  Information on your rights regarding housing and accommodation, goods and services, events and travel.
- 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.
- 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 sick leave, current compliance campaigns and COVID-19 coronavirus.
- 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 and recent inquiries and reviews.
- Upcoming changes to state employment laws
  Information on upcoming changes to state employment laws in Western Australia.
WorkSafe
Regulation and promotion of safety in general industry.
- Work health and safety legislation
  Information about WA's new work health and safety (WHS) laws.
- Mines and petroleum
  Safety and health guidance for the mining and petroleum sectors.
- Licences, registrations and notices
  How do I obtain a licence, register plant, seek a review, or request an exemption?
- Notify us
  Find out how to notify WorkSafe of an incident, completion of requirements of an improvement notice or make a complaint about a workplace hazard.
- What does WorkSafe do?
  Find out about the functions and jurisdiction of WorkSafe.
- Commission for Occupational Safety and Health
  Information about Western Australia's peak safety and health body.
- Occupational safety and health law
  How do I comply with the law?
- Safety and health topics
  How do I make my workplace safer?
- Safety and health representatives
  Information about and for safety and health representatives.
- Tool box
  Events, statistics and educational resources.
- Small business safety
  Your guide to safety and health in small business.
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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Announcements

$15,000 in fines for contractual offences

Malaga company Barrowman Holdings Pty Ltd, trading as Perth Window & Door Replacement Company, and its sole director and secretary Stuart William Barrowman of Woodvale, have been prosecuted by the Building Commissioner for contractual offences and fined a total of $15,000.

Building and Energy

Media release

01 Aug 2016

Audit update 1: Yuanda building products

A WA Building Commission update on its audit of Yuanda building products.

Building and Energy

Department News

01 Aug 2016

Shed company and director prosecuted and fined

Malaga company Shed Systems Pty Ltd and its sole director David Walter Ah Chee have been prosecuted by the Building Commissioner and fined a total of $100,000 plus costs for contractual and registration-related offences.

Building and Energy

Media release

25 Jul 2016

Unlicensed plumber prosecuted, public warned

Kinross man Hajir Mobin trading as Danny’s Plumbing and Gas Services, whose conduct has been the subject of several public warnings and prosecution action by the Department of Commerce, has been prosecuted by the Plumbers Licensing Board (PLB) for carrying out unauthorised plumbing work.

Building and Energy

Media release

25 Jul 2016

Independent WA audit of Yuanda building products announced

Western Australian Building Commissioner Peter Gow today announced that the Building Commission will carry out an independent audit of the use of Yuanda products in the WA construction industry, beginning with the Perth Children’s Hospital.

Building and Energy

Media release

15 Jul 2016

Banksia Grove landscaper fined for non-complying contracts

Banksia Grove man Gordon Leslie Bodsworth , trading as Utopia Landscape Projects , has been prosecuted by the Building Commissioner for offences he committed in contracting for landscaping work at an Iluka property in September 2014.

Building and Energy

Media release

12 Jul 2016

Auditor General’s report: Regulation of builders and building surveyors

A report by Auditor General Colin Murphy has assessed how well the Building Commission regulates Western Australia’s residential building industry.

Building and Energy

Department News

24 Jun 2016

Company fined for failure to comply with orders

Como building company Richmount Enterprises Pty Ltd (BC11026) has been fined $1,000 by the Building Services Board for failing to comply with orders of both the Building Commissioner and the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT).

Building and Energy

Media release

20 Jun 2016

Waterford builder found negligent and fined

Waterford builder Nicholas Hunter (BC10879 and BP10879) has been fined $2,500 by the Building Services Board for negligent conduct relating to building work he carried out at a Bull Creek property between August and December 2013.

Building and Energy

Media release

20 Jun 2016

Fines for negligence at four Pilbara building sites

Building company Ribshire Pty Ltd (BC14107), trading as Goodline , and its director John Michael Kennedy (BP14106) have been ordered to pay fines totalling $10,000 for negligent conduct as a result of disciplinary action by the Building Services Board.

Building and Energy

Media release

15 Jun 2016

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$15,000 in fines for contractual offences

Audit update 1: Yuanda building products

Shed company and director prosecuted and fined

Unlicensed plumber prosecuted, public warned

Independent WA audit of Yuanda building products announced

Banksia Grove landscaper fined for non-complying contracts

Auditor General’s report: Regulation of builders and building surveyors

Company fined for failure to comply with orders

Waterford builder found negligent and fined

Fines for negligence at four Pilbara building sites

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