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Information for high risk work licence applicants

While every effort is made to process high risk work licence applications quickly, there may be delays. When will my application be finalised Application processing times vary depending on the volume of applications being received and the completeness of the application submitted. If your...
High risk work licence
17 Feb 2023

Human factors: Information sheets

These information sheets provide information on how human factors can contribute to a sequence of events that lead to a major incident and how the inclusion of human factors can assist major hazard facility operations. Case study chemical release This case study is based on the fire and a series of...
Human factors
02 Feb 2023

Information sheets

Information sheets provide concise information about legislation, safety and work practices and answers to common questions or how to do instructions. Focus on compliance Construction site security: Unauthorised access Fire risk from transparent bottles containing clear liquids stored in direct...
Information sheets
20 Dec 2022

Work health and safety guides

These guides describe practical measure that can be taken to prevent or minimise the risk of harm and contribute to the overall state of knowledge regarding hazards, risks and controls. Overviews of the WHS laws Western Australia's Work Health and Safety Act 2020 Overview of Western Australia’s...
Guides
20 Dec 2022

WHS publications

These publications are designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand the new Work Health and Safety laws. Statement of Regulatory Intent This Statement from the regulator provides the principles for the regulatory approach that WorkSafe (...
Work health and safety laws
01 Dec 2022

WHS service providers

This information is designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand the Work Health and Safety laws. A WHS service provider is a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) that provides work health and safety services to another business...
Main responsibilities and duties under WHS
01 Dec 2022

Workers and others at the workplace

Who is considered a worker? Under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 a worker is any person who carries out work for a PCBU, including work as an employee, contractor, subcontractor, self-employed person, outworker, apprentice or trainee, work experience student, employee of a labour hire company...
Main responsibilities and duties under WHS
01 Dec 2022

Person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU)

The WHS Act and accompanying regulations came into effect on 31 March 2022. Download the Act Download the regulations This information is designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand the new Work Health and Safety laws. Short video animations...
Main responsibilities and duties under WHS
01 Dec 2022

Volunteers and volunteer organisations at the workplace

This information is designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand the new Work Health and Safety laws. How does the WHS Act describe volunteers and volunteer organisations? The WHS Act describes a volunteer as a person who acts on a voluntary...
Main responsibilities and duties under WHS
01 Dec 2022

Officer responsibilities

This information is designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand the new Work Health and Safety laws. Who is an officer under WHS? The role and influence a person has in a business determines if they are an officer under the WHS Act. Broadly,...
Main responsibilities and duties under WHS
01 Dec 2022

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Publications

Consignment selling licensing changes and updated dealer training - Motor vehicle industry bulletin 16

13 March 2023 From Wednesday 1 March 2023, there is a new dealer licence category (Category E) in the Motor Vehicle Dealers (Licensing) Regulations 1974 for dealers who sell vehicles on consignment...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
13 Mar 2023

Licensing application payment form

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If you are submitting your licence application by post or in person, and are making payment by credit card, you must complete this application form and attach it to your application. Applications...
Consumer Protection
Form – application
25 Jan 2023

Motor vehicle repairer registered activities (since 24 September 2022)

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The below information provides a description of activities which a Western Australia (WA) motor vehicle repairer registered since 24 September 2022 is permitted to perform. If you are a WA licensee...
Consumer Protection
Information
04 Oct 2022

Changes to MVR regulations - Motor vehicle industry bulletin 15

29 September 2022 Changes to MVR regulations On Saturday 24 September 2022, three changes to the Motor Vehicle Repairers Regulations came into effect to: Introduce a new repair class for ‘wheel...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
29 Sep 2022

Cybersecurity risk warning - Motor vehicle industry bulletin 14

16 September 2022 Cybersecurity risk warning Consumer Protection WA has warned that a move to enable businesses and organisations to shorten Australian website addresses could be an opportunity for...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
20 Sep 2022

Are you meeting your sales or repairer obligations? - Motor vehicle industry bulletin 13

20 July 2022 Are you meeting your sales or repairer obligations? You will find information on the following topics in this bulletin: Unroadworthy vehicles Reminder to renew your licence or...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
11 Aug 2022

Information sheet - Reasonably practicable

READWATCH
A person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) must do what is ‘reasonably practicable’ to keep workers and other people at the workplace healthy and safe. PCBUs must eliminate risks to health...
WorkSafe
Information
05 Aug 2022

Report an incident to WorkSafe - Poster

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Report an incident to WorkSafe posters are a quick reference guide to reporting a death, serious injury or illness, or life-threatening dangerous incident.
WorkSafe
Poster
02 Mar 2023

Application for waiver of used vehicle warranty

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Before making this application The buyer or dealer must arrange for a mechanical report prepared on the vehicle being sold. If the buyer is not happy with the reported condition of the vehicle, the...
Consumer Protection
Form – application
13 Mar 2023

Motor vehicle consignment sales law reforms - Motor vehicle industry bulletin 12

4 May 2022 Motor vehicle consignment sales law reforms The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has completed a review of motor vehicle dealers’ laws which apply to the sale of...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
29 Jun 2022

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Announcements

Backyard trading of motor vehicles ends in fine for Thornlie man (Samuel Pihl)

$7,908.30 fine and costs for buying and selling motor vehicles without a dealer’s licence 21 vehicles bought and 24 sold during almost a year Public urged to report unlicensed motor vehicle dealers The Armadale Courthouse has imposed a $7,500 fine on a backyard dealer who operated without a motor vehicle dealer’s licence between July 2021 and April 2022. Samuel Pihl of Thornlie pleaded guilty to...
Consumer Protection
Media release
30 May 2023

Unlicensed dealing results in further fines for repeat offender (Jayde Al-Defeari)

$30,208 fine and costs for trading in motor vehicles without a licence 18 vehicles bought and 22 sold between 6 January 2021 and 28 October 2021 Public urged to report unlicensed motor vehicle dealers The Perth Magistrates Court has handed down a $15,000 fine on a Perth woman who bought 18 vehicles and sold 22 of them between January 2021 and October 2021 and operated without a licence as...
Consumer Protection
Media release
25 May 2023

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today, motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle. FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 10 May 2023), the average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 25 cents per litre (cpl) to...
Consumer Protection
Media release
09 May 2023

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle. FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 3 May 2023), the average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 24 cents per litre (cpl) to...
Consumer Protection
Media release
02 May 2023

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle. FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 26 April 2023), the average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 22 cents per litre (cpl)...
Consumer Protection
Media release
25 Apr 2023

Vehicle repairer to pay almost $50,000 for failing to complete work (Christopher Hall / The Barra Shed / 5XH Logistics Pty Ltd)

Repairer takes payments from vehicle owners with little work carried out Three Perth consumers left out of pocket and their vehicles unusable Case highlights the dangers to consumers of paying too much money upfront A Port Kennedy vehicle repairer has been ordered by the Perth Magistrates Court to pay $48,492.59 in fines, compensation and costs after accepting payments from consumers but failing...
Consumer Protection
Media release
20 Apr 2023

Online car seller fined for misleading odometer readings (Wesam Mohammed)

Balga man sells two vehicles online with incorrect odometer readings Fined $1,600 on each charge for false or misleading representations Seller had previously been prosecuted for unlicensed dealing An online car seller has been fined $3,200 by the Perth Magistrates Court for misleading two buyers by falsifying odometer readings. Wesam Hamed Mohammed of Balga was also ordered to pay costs of $682...
Consumer Protection
Media release
19 Apr 2023

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle. FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 19 April 2023), the average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 22 cents per litre (cpl)...
Consumer Protection
Media release
18 Apr 2023

Alert to Perth motorists - fill up now to beat the petrol price rise

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle. FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 12 April 2023), the average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 24 cents per litre (cpl)...
Consumer Protection
Media release
11 Apr 2023

Illegal Bunbury car seller fined $10,000 (Bradley Diable)

Unlicensed motor vehicle dealer to pay $10,000 fine and $682 in costs 19 vehicles were sold between May 2021 and May 2022 Consumers urged to report unlicensed motor vehicle dealers A man has been fined $10,000 by the Bunbury Magistrates Court for buying and selling motor vehicles without a valid motor vehicle dealer licence. Bradley Christopher Diable was also ordered to pay costs of $682 when...
Consumer Protection
Media release
04 Apr 2023

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Motor and caravan show licences
Interstate salespeople coming to WA to carry out sales activities for trade events and expos for a short term must apply to be licensed to carry out that work on behalf of a licensed dealer.
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Motor vehicle repair premises
Apply to authorise a motor vehicle repair premises.
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Motor vehicle repairer certificate
Apply for a motor vehicle repair certificate if you carry on the business of motor vehicle repair work.
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Motor vehicle repair business licence
Apply for a motor vehicle repair business licence.
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Car market operator premises
Apply to authorise a registered car market operator.
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Car market operator
Apply to be a registered car market operator.
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Motor vehicle trainee salesperson
How to be recognised as a motor vehicle traineee salesperson.
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Motor vehicle salesperson
Apply for a licence to be a motor vehicle salesperson.
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Apply for a motor vehicle yard manager licence.
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