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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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Consumer Protection office locations

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

WATCH

The fees listed below are correct as at 1 July 2022. Fees are subject to annual review and may change without notice. Please use AssociationsOnline to lodge the application online. If you have difficulties, you can use the downloadable forms listed below. Fees from 1 July 2022 Topic/Area Form/s...

Fees, forms and publications

04 Mar 2014

Street collections roster

The below roster contains details of charities collecting in Perth each month. 2023 February Friday, 10 February 2023 Salvation Army (Western Australia) Property Trust March Friday, 10 March 2023 Cat Welfare Society Inc Wednesday, 15 March 2023 Radio Lollipop (Australia) Ltd Friday 17 March 2023...

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

How to incorporate an association

The major steps for applying for incorporation are: Choose a name. Adopt a set of rules which comply with the requirements of the Act. An association can choose to prepare its own rules or adopt the prescribed model rules; and Lodge an application for incorporation with the required accompanying...

What is an incorporated association?

25 Feb 2014

What is an incorporated association

Groups can be set up for many social, sporting and community purposes. Incorporating an association provides a simple and affordable way for these not for profit member groups to establish themselves as legal entities. What does incorporation mean? When a group incorporates, it becomes a legal...

What is an incorporated association?

20 Feb 2014

Publications

Application to amalgamate incorporated associations

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Form last updated 1 April 2021 Form 18 Use this application form to apply to amalgamate two or more incorporated associations into a single new incorporated association under the Associations...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

07 Apr 2021

Application for incorporation of an association

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Form last updated 1 April 2021 Clubs, groups, organisations or associations use this form to become an incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 ( the Act) Apply online...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

07 Apr 2021

Application for approval to register or incorporate under another law

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Form last updated 1 April 2021 Form 1T Use this application form to apply for approval to become registered as a different type of prescribed body corporate under another Act. This form must be...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

07 Apr 2021

Application requesting copies of documents

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Form last updated 6 September 2021 Form 9 This application form should be used by a person to obtain from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection a certified copy of documents lodged under the...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

06 Sep 2021

Application requesting replacement certificate of incorporation

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Form last updated 1 April 2021 Form 9R This form should be used by an association to request issue of a replacement certificate.

Consumer Protection

Form – application

07 Apr 2021

Application requesting further time to hold the Annual General Meeting (AGM)

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Form last updated 1 April 2021 Form 3 Use this application form to request additional time in which an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) is able to hold...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

07 Apr 2021

Form 6 - Application for voluntary cancellation of incorporation

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Form last updated 1 April 2021 Purpose For use when an incorporated association passes a special resolution in accordance with the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) to voluntarily cancel...

Consumer Protection

Form – application

07 Apr 2021

Certificate and statement of a management committee member

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Form last updated 1 April 2021 Clubs, groups, organisations or associations use this form to provide a certification or statement that resolutions have been passed in accordance with the Associations...

Consumer Protection

Form – notification

08 Apr 2021

Information statement - Associations

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Form last updated 31 March 2021 Associations incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act) use this application form to provide required information to the Commissioner for...

Consumer Protection

Form – notification

31 Mar 2021

Notice of committee’s resolution to change rules

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Form 5A Use this form to record amendments made to an incorporated association’s rules (also known as the constitution) in order to comply with the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (the Act)...

Consumer Protection

Form – notification

26 Feb 2019

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