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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.
- Private sector employers and employees
  Wageline information on WA awards, minimum pay rates, long service leave, annual and personal leave, underpayment issues, and how to contact Wageline and stay informed.
- Public holidays
  Public holiday dates for Western Australia.
- Western Australia's industrial relations system
  Information about the WA industrial relations system and its coverage, including inquiries and reviews undertaken.
- Government sector labour relations
  Information and resources for agencies on government sector employment and labour relations.
- Supplier wage audit
  Information on proactive audits undertaken by Private Sector Labour Relations on suppliers to State Government.
- Building and Construction Consultative Committee
  Information on the Western Australian Building and Construction Consultative Committee.
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?
- Petroleum and geothermal energy operations
  Information for operators of petroleum operations.
- Publications, resources and events
  Events, WorkSafe plan, statistics and education 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 safety and health law
  Safety and health 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 – use this form for property related disputes and complaints regarding goods or services purchased in or from Western Australia WA ScamNet – profiles the most prevalent scams targeting Western Australians and provides...

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

Consumer Protection office locations

WATCH

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

Associations Incorporation Act consultation 2014

Please note: the information on this page is out of date. Please refer to the Associations new laws page for up to date information. CONSULTATION CLOSED Status: Closed. Electronic bulletin with key points for review. Information on current legislation can be found at the State Law Publisher . The...

Consultations

05 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

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

List of licensed charities

An organisation must be licensed to collect money or goods from the public in Western Australia for a charitable purpose . This register provides an alphabetical listing of all charitable organisations licensed in Western Australia under the Charitable Collections Act 1946 . Please click on the...

Licensed charity list

04 Mar 2014

Associations fees, forms and online transactions

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The fees listed below are correct as at the time of publication. Fees are subject to annual review and may change without notice. Associations forms and fees table Topic/Area Form/s Fees from 1 July 2023 All amounts are GST exempt Forming an incorporated association Form 1 - Application for...

Fees, forms and publications

04 Mar 2014

Street collections roster

The below roster contains details of charities collecting in Perth each month. 2024 February Friday, 9 February 2024 Salvation Army (Western Australia) Property Trust March Wednesday, 13 March 2024 Radio Lollipop (Australia) Ltd Friday, 15 March 2024 Cat Welfare Society Inc Wednesday, 20 March...

Street collections

04 Mar 2014

INC guide

INC. A Guide for Incorporated Associations in Western Australia is a comprehensive guide to help associations and clubs understand the laws applicable to starting, running and ending an incorporated association. The guide: provides information on the key legal provisions under the Associations...

INC Guide and AssociationsOnline

27 Feb 2014

Publications

Linking (adding) an association

READ WATCH

To be able to manage the information about your association and lodge applications every AssociationsOnline user needs to be linked to their association. A user may choose to be linked as a primary...

Consumer Protection

Information

06 Dec 2016

Charitable Collections in Western Australia – Self Check

READ

Discuss as a Committee how your charity rates in complying with its obligations in WA. Disclaimer : the information contained in this publication is not intended to be legal advice and should not be...

Consumer Protection

Checklist

19 Sep 2018

Complaint form for Incorporated Associations and Charitable Collections

READ

This complaint form only applies to potential breaches of the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 and the Charitable Collections Act 1946 . Consumer Protection will not generally intervene in...

Consumer Protection

Form – registration

08 Sep 2017

Identifying and managing conflicts of interest

It is common for potential conflicts of interest to arise in associations and clubs because people with a common interest are brought together and they are often involved in more than one community...

Consumer Protection

Fact sheet

01 Nov 2016

Podcast - Discussion Paper - Work Health and Safety Regulations for WA

READ LISTEN

On Wednesday 1 June 2016, the WorkSafe Western Australia Commissioner released the Discussion Paper - Work Health and Safety Regulations for Western Australia (the discussion paper) for public...

WorkSafe

Information

19 Jul 2016

Application for approval of an auditor or reviewer

READ

Form last updated 6 September 2021 This application form should be used by an association to obtain approval to appoint an auditor that does not meet the qualification provisions prescribed in s 88(2...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

06 Sep 2021

Application for approval to be appointed to the committee

READ

Form last updated 1 April 2021 Form 12 Use this application form to request the Commissioner for Consumer Protection’s leave to be to be appointed or act as a member of a management committee of an...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

07 Apr 2021

Application for declaration of an association’s financial tier

READ

Form 13 Use this application form to classify an incorporated association’s financial tier under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) as its usual size (Tier 1 or Tier 2) even if its...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

16 Aug 2022

Application to exempt requirement to provide auditor or reviewer’s representation

READ

Form last updated 6 September 2021 This application form should be used by an association incorporated to obtain an exemption from its obligation to distribute a copy of an auditor or reviewer’s...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

06 Sep 2021

Notice of resolution to remove auditor or reviewer

READ

Forms last updated 1 April 2021 This form should be used by an association to lodge with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection notice of resolution proposing to remove the auditor or reviewer from...

Consumer Protection

Form – notification

07 Apr 2021

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