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
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- About the website
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- Policies and plans
  Policies and strategic plans from the department.

Builder

Topics

CCA Topic 4: Responding to an application for adjudication

This information applies to construction contracts entered into before 1 August 2022. For contracts entered into on or after 1 August 2022 see the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 webpages. If you are involved in a payment dispute and the other party applies for...

Information on the Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act

11 Apr 2018

CCA Topic 3: Applying for adjudication

This information applies to construction contracts entered into before 1 August 2022. For contracts entered into on or after 1 August 2022 see the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 webpages. If you have made a payment claim, and it has either been disputed or not...

Information on the Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act

11 Apr 2018

CCA Topic 2: Making a payment claim

This information applies to construction contracts entered into before 1 August 2022. For contracts entered into on or after 1 August 2022 see the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 webpages. Before applying for rapid adjudication of a payment dispute, you need to...

Information on the Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act

11 Apr 2018

CCA Topic 1: Overview of the Construction Contracts Act

This information applies to construction contracts entered into before 1 August 2022. For contracts entered into on or after 1 August 2022 see the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 webpages. The Construction (Former Provisions) Contracts Act 2004 (the CCA) provides a...

Information on the Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act

11 Apr 2018

State-wide cladding audit

Between July 2017 and June 2019, the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety’s Building and Energy division coordinated Western Australia’s State-wide Cladding Audit. The audit was part of an Australia-wide initiative to check the cladding on high-risk buildings following the...

Compliance and audit

14 Aug 2017

Focus newsletters

Focus newsletters Building Focus Building Focus Issue 10 Building Focus Issue 9 Building Focus Issue 8 Building Focus Issue 7 Building Focus Issue 6 Building Focus Issue 5 Building Focus Issue 4 Building Focus Issue 3 Building Focus Issue 2 Building Focus Issue 1 Gas and Plumbing Focus Gas and...

Newsletters and bulletins

25 Jul 2017

Recent developments in non-conforming building products

What is being done nationally On 23 June 2015, the Australian Senate referred the issue of non-conforming building products to the Senate Economics Reference Committee. The Committee released its interim report ‘Safety – not a matter of good luck’ on 4 May 2016. The Senate Committee is due to hand...

Non-conforming building products

11 May 2017

Non-conforming building products

Background information Non-conforming building products (NCBPs) are products and materials that: claim to be something they are not; do not meet required standards for their intended use; or are marketed or supplied with the intent to deceive those who use them. For example a building product that...

Non-conforming building products

11 May 2017

Commissioner for Consumer Protection

WATCH

Patricia Blake January 2023 - Current Patricia Blake (known as Trish) became Commissioner for Consumer Protection and Executive Director for Consumer Protection in January 2023. Prior to becoming Commissioner Trish has been the Director of Retail and Services within Consumer Protection and worked...

About us

29 Mar 2017

Building and Energy presentation videos

Videos and presentations Security of payment The Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (Act) provides important payment protections for all participants in the Western Australian building and construction industry (some exclusions apply). It applies to construction...

BC videos

20 Mar 2017

Publications

User guide for claimant giving an application for review

READ

The Building Commissioner has published a template for an application for adjudication review by a claimant under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 . This document...

Building and Energy

Guidance note

01 Jul 2022

Code of practice for authorised nominating authorities

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Schedule 2 of the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Regulations 2022 (WA)

Building and Energy

Code of practice

01 Jul 2022

Code of practice for adjudicators and review adjudicators

READ

Schedule 3 of the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Regulations 2022 (WA)

Building and Energy

Code of practice

01 Jul 2022

Security of payment - Homeowner's Notice

READ

Notice to principal for home building work under section 24(2) of the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA)

Building and Energy

Notice

01 Jul 2022

Form 1: Registration – Provisional adjudicator

READ

This form is to be used by a person applying to the Building Commissioner for the grant of ‘provisional’ registration as an adjudicator under section 110 of the Building and Construction Industry (...

Building and Energy

Form – application

28 Sep 2022

Form 2: Authorisation – Nominating authorities

Submit your application online Click here to submit and pay This form must be used for applying to the Building Commissioner for authorisation as a nominating authority under the Building and...

Building and Energy

Form – application

10 Aug 2022

Form 3: Registration – Adjudicator or review adjudicator (or both)

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APPLICATION FORM: Lodge and pay online here This form must be used for applying to the Building Commissioner (or his/her authorised delegate) for registration as an adjudicator or review adjudicator...

Building and Energy

Form – application

11 Oct 2022

Template section 28(2) notice of intent

READ

Notice under section 28(2) of the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 (WA).

Building and Energy

Form – application

01 Jul 2022

Template review adjudication response

READ

Published by the WA Building Commissioner as a recommended form.

Building and Energy

Form – application

01 Jul 2022

Template giving a payment schedule

READ

Published by the WA Building Commissioner as a recommended form.

Building and Energy

Form – application

01 Jul 2022

Announcements

Fine for failure to fix modular home in Perth Hills – Gran Designs WA Pty Ltd and David Mario Polak

Failed to comply with Building Commissioner’s order to rectify floor and windows Guilty pleas from company and director after Building and Energy investigation Gran Designs WA is no longer trading Failure to comply with a Building Commissioner’s order to fix a Stoneville modular home has cost a building company and its director almost $7,000 in fines and costs. Following a prosecution by Building...

Building and Energy

Media release

14 Oct 2021

Building surveyor fined over inadequate certification documents – Ronald William Sherar

Building Services Board issues $1,000 fine for deficient certification Some plans, specifications and technical documents did not show compliance with building standards Building surveyors are reminded of their responsibilities A registered building surveyor has been fined $1,000 for misleading the City of Belmont by incorrectly certifying that an apartment project would comply with relevant...

Building and Energy

Media release

13 Oct 2021

Penalty for building registration breach and unauthorised work – Ronald Henry Anthony Goldsword

$136,500 building project carried out without the required registration or permit Building Services Board issued $2,500 fine for registration breach and negligence Home owners encouraged to check registration and permits before work starts Home owners are urged to check their builder’s registration and any permits before building work begins after a Cloverdale couple had to seek retrospective...

Building and Energy

Media release

07 Oct 2021

Is it your smoke alarm’s 10-year anniversary?

Building & Energy and DFES urge home owners to check smoke alarm dates All smoke alarms should be replaced after 10 years Updated fact sheet on smoke alarm laws for selling, leasing and hiring dwellings WA’s building and fire safety authorities have joined forces to remind home owners that all smoke alarms should be replaced when they are 10 years old. Building & Energy and the Department...

Building and Energy

Media release

07 Oct 2021

Former building supervisor loses registration over ‘reckless disregard’ – Gordon Malcolm Morton of M3 Building and Construction Pty Ltd

SAT issues $10,000 fine plus reprimand and registration cancellation Mr Morton failed to properly carry out duties required by building registration laws M3 directors and another supervisor previously fined; another associate in jail Disciplinary proceedings against a fourth person linked to M3 Building and Construction Pty Ltd (M3) have concluded at the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT)...

Building and Energy

Media release

30 Sep 2021

Commerce Minister media statement - Roadmap for smooth transition to new subcontractor protections

Media statement from Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson MLA , Minister for Commerce Three-stage action plan to implement Security of Payment reform package Industry education and support to help businesses adapt to changes New laws to commence from August 1 2022 The McGowan Government has today released an action plan for implementing landmark Security of Payment reforms to improve protections for...

Building and Energy

Media release

21 Sep 2021

Board finds building surveyors’ documents misled local authorities – BuildingLines Approvals Pty Ltd and Vance Thompson

Certificates for three sites failed to show compliance with building standards Projects located in Attadale and White Gum Valley Deficient documents misled the City of Melville and City of Fremantle A Mount Lawley building surveying company and its supervisor have been fined a total of $6,000 for providing deficient certification documents that misled two local governments. The Building Services...

Building and Energy

Media release

01 Sep 2021

Former building company fined for northern suburbs projects – Petra Dwelling Pty Ltd

Poor oversight and defects at homes in Two Rocks and Mindarie Building Services Board finds the company breached building registration laws Petra Dwelling is no longer a registered building contractor Lack of management and supervision of construction projects in Two Rocks and Mindarie has led to a $5,000 fine for a former registered building company. The Building Services Board found that Petra...

Building and Energy

Media release

26 Aug 2021

Former building company director ordered to pay $18,000 – Stewart Martincic of M3 Building and Construction Pty Ltd

SAT finds that Mr Martincic allowed unsupervised and non-compliant building work Building and Energy investigation finds numerous defects at 10 worksites M3’s other director and a supervisor also previously fined at the SAT A former director of M3 Building and Construction Pty Ltd (M3) has been ordered to pay $18,000 in fines and costs in the latest outcome relating to the now-defunct Perth...

Building and Energy

Media release

24 Aug 2021

Builder fined for misleading conduct – Nermin Nezic

The Building Services Board has fined a Midland builder $5,000 after he allowed a business to include his registration details on contracts for projects that he was not involved with. At its July meeting, the Board found that Nermin Nezic – who is a registered building practitioner (BP101766) and a registered building contractor (BC101476) – engaged in misleading conduct under WA’s building...

Building and Energy

Media release

12 Aug 2021

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