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Authorised witnesses

Some licence applications, or documents required in support of an application, are required to be signed or certified by an authorised witness. Professions listed as authorised witnesses by the Oaths, Affidavits and Statutory Declarations Act 2005 include: Academic (post-secondary institution)...
Occupations requiring licensing
19 Feb 2014

Motor vehicle repairers - Infringements

The Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003 (the Act) imposes serious obligations on licensed repair business operators and the way they operate their business. Failing to meet those obligations can result in the Department issuing an infringement notice, prosecuting offending licence holders before a...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Motor vehicle repairer exemptions

Not every business in the motor repair and servicing industry requires a repair business licence. Vehicle and parts manufacturers are exempt if they do not actually repair vehicles. If you manufacture parts but do not fit them to a vehicle you will not require a licence. The question you must ask...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Motor vehicle repair premises

Motor vehicle repair businesses must operate from approved premises (including mobile premises). If a repair business operates from multiple premises, each additional premises must also be approved. Fixed premises The Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003 requires each applicant for a motor vehicle...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Motor vehicle repair business licence

A motor vehicle repair business licence is required if you are an owner of a motor vehicle repair business, a self-employed motor vehicle repairer or operate a mobile repair business. Before your licence can be approved by the Commissioner for Consumer Protection, you must be a certified repairer...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Classes of motor vehicle repair work

Under the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act, motor vehicle repair businesses are required to hold a business licence but they are no longer required to hold separate or additional licenses for each and every class of motor vehicle repairs. A repair business must ensure repair work is only carried out by...
Motor vehicle repairers
19 Feb 2014

Vehicle inspections

The Motor Vehicle Dealers Act allows Police and 'Authorised Officers' to enter the premises of a dealer and examine any second-hand vehicle. The Act also allows these officers to remove vehicles for road testing if required. Should an inspecting officer find any defect that renders the vehicle...
Selling vehicles
13 Feb 2014

Vehicle sales contracts

Contracts for the sale of motor vehicles by licensed dealers (other than sales to other dealers or sales by auction) are regulated under the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. These regulated contracts must be in writing, and must contain certain prescribed terms and conditions. The vehicle sale prescribed...
Selling vehicles
13 Feb 2014

Vehicle registers

A dealer must maintain a register of the vehicles bought and sold. A separate register must be held at each authorised premises. Dealers may use either paper bound or electronic dealer registers. A register must be available for inspection by authorised inspectors from the Department of Mines,...
Selling vehicles
13 Feb 2014

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Announcements

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 20 cents per litre (cpl) to 143.4 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 5 March 2019, most Caltex, Coles Express and all Caltex Woolworths sites are increasing their ULP price to 149.9 cpl (hiking by between 26 and 30 cpl). Most Puma sites are...
Consumer Protection
Media release
04 Mar 2019

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 143.2 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 26 February 2019, most Caltex Woolworths and Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 149.9 cpl (increasing by 30 cpl). Most 7-Eleven and BP sites are increasing...
Consumer Protection
Media release
25 Feb 2019

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 139.6 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 19 February 2019, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 147.9 cpl (increasing by 33 cpl). Most 7-Eleven sites are increasing their ULP price to 146.9 cpl, most...
Consumer Protection
Media release
18 Feb 2019

Infringements issued to four fuel sites over FuelWatch breaches

Consumer Protection has issued on-the-spot fines to four fuel retailers in Perth and Albany after they breached laws relating to fuel pricing. Each were issued infringement notices of $1,000 with two service stations overcharging and two others displaying the wrong price prior to the 6am changeover. An Albany fuel retailer had overcharged 2.4 cents per litre (cpl) for ULP for more than seven...
Consumer Protection
Media release
12 Feb 2019

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 21 cents per litre (cpl) to 138.3 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 12 February 2019, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 145.9 cpl (increasing by 31 cpl). Most Caltex Woolworths sites are increasing their ULP price to 144.9...
Consumer Protection
Media release
11 Feb 2019

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 21 cents per litre (cpl) to 136.8 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 5 February 2019, most Coles Express, all 7-Eleven, most Caltex and Caltex Woolworths sites are increasing their ULP price to 142.9 cpl (increasing by between 28 and 32 cpl). Most...
Consumer Protection
Media release
04 Feb 2019

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by over 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 138.7 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 29 January 2019, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 144.9 cpl (hiking by 34 cpl). All 7-Eleven and most BP, Caltex and Caltex Woolworths sites are...
Consumer Protection
Media release
28 Jan 2019

Fine for unlicensed motor vehicle dealer (Hafedh Al Anzi)

An unlicensed motor vehicle dealer has been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay costs of $2,197 by the Perth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty on 23 January 2019. Hafedh Al Anzi of Ellenbrook had purchased and sold 26 motor vehicles between June 2016 and January 2018 without a licence, in breach of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard said...
Consumer Protection
Media release
25 Jan 2019

$5,000 fine for unlicensed motor vehicle dealer (Paul Nguyen)

An unlicensed motor vehicle dealer has been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay costs of $514 by the Perth Magistrates Court after pleading guilty on 18 January 2019. Paul Anh Ngoc Nguyen of Bassendean had purchased 35 motor vehicles and sold 37 between November 2016 and July 2018 without a licence, in breach of the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act. Commissioner for Consumer Protection David Hillyard said...
Consumer Protection
Media release
22 Jan 2019

Avoid Perth petrol price rise

The average price of unleaded petrol is set to increase by 22 cents per litre (cpl) to 137.4 cpl tomorrow, so FuelWatch is encouraging Perth drivers to fill up today to save money. FuelWatch advises that on Tuesday 22 January 2019, most Coles Express sites are increasing their ULP price to 143.9 cpl (hiking by 31 cpl). All 7-Eleven and most Caltex and Caltex Woolworths sites are increasing their...
Consumer Protection
Media release
21 Jan 2019

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