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First Nations

WorkSafe has the following guidance translated into Kimberley Kriol, Martu Wangka and Ngaanyatjarra. Gendered violence Kimberley Kriol Information for bystanders of sexual harassment : Information sheet Sexual harassment at work : Information sheet How to take action as a bystander witnessing...
Information in other languages
12 Nov 2024

Reporting concerns and incidents

Notify the regulator of an incident or learn how to report unsafe work. Workplace hazards WorkSafe encourages a consultative process where workplace safety complaints are first reported within the workplace in an attempt to resolve them in-house. The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act)...
Report an incident
01 Nov 2024

Thai

WorkSafe has the following guidance translated into Thai. Gendered violence Information for bystanders of sexual harassment : Information sheet Sexual harassment at work : Information sheet How to take action as a bystander witnessing sexual harassment : Poster
Information in other languages
06 Aug 2024

WHS publications

These publications are designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand the new Work Health and Safety laws. WorkSafe policies These policies support the Statement of Regulatory Intent and provide a framework for how decisions by the regulator and...
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

Workers have health and safety obligations and play an important role in helping to keep a workplace healthy and safe. A worker is any person who carries out work for a person conducting a business or undertaking ( PCBU ) under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act). This includes: an...
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 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 basis...
Main responsibilities and duties under WHS
01 Dec 2022

WHS transition arrangements

This information is designed to help WA organisations and their associated workforces (including volunteers) understand the work health and safety laws. Amendments to Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022 (WHS General Regulations) and Work Health and Safety (Mines) Regulations 2022 (WHS...
Work health and safety laws
30 Nov 2022

Vietnamese

WorkSafe has the following guidance translated into Vietnamese. Agriculture First steps to farm safety General workplaces Discrimination, coercion and misleading conduct in relation to WHS matters : Information sheet PCBU responsibilities : Information sheet Reasonably practicable : Information...
Information in other languages
14 Jul 2022

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Publications

Application to request assessment arrangement for a statutory examination (non-diagnosed conditions)

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If you have personal circumstances that may impact your participation in the mines statutory positions examinations, you can apply for an assessment arrangement. These arrangements are designed to...
WorkSafe
Form – application
01 Nov 2024

Consumer Protection Year in Review 2023-24

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Consumer Protection's Year in Review 2023-24 outlines the major achievements from the financial year.
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“Consumer Protection has had another busy year with plenty...
Consumer Protection
Reports
21 Oct 2024

Consumer Protection Year in Review 2022-23

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Consumer Protection's Year in Review 2022-23 outlines the major achievements from the financial year. [scald=11175:image_medium {"link":"https:\/\/ www.commerce.wa.gov.au \/sites\/default\/files\/...
Consumer Protection
Reports
21 Oct 2024

Information sheet - Reasonably practicable

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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

The health and safety duty of an officer - Translated

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The department has translated Information sheet The health and safety duty of an officer in different languages. Who is an officer? Having the word ‘officer’ in your work title is not what makes...
WorkSafe
Information
18 Apr 2024

Volunteer organisations - Translated

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The department has translated the Information sheet Volunteer organisation in different languages. Do volunteer organisations have duties under the WHS Act? If a volunteer organisation (or a...
WorkSafe
Information
14 Jul 2022

PCBU responsibilities - Translated

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The department has translated the Information sheet PCBU responsibilities in different languages What is a business or undertaking Whether an organisation is a business or undertaking will depend on...
WorkSafe
Information
14 Jul 2022

Discrimination, coercion and misleading conduct in relation to WHS matters - Translated

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The department has translated Information sheet Discrimination, coercion and misleading conduct in relation to WHS matters in different languages. The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act)...
WorkSafe
Information
14 Aug 2024

Empowering Consumers with Disability Forum

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CP 50 daisy logo, by CP
Empowering Consumers with Disability Forum Tuesday 30 August 2022 9.30am - 3pm RAC Arena, 700 Wellington Street, Perth This is an in-person and invitation only...
Consumer Protection
Information
14 Aug 2024

Information sheet - Managing the risk of falls at workplaces

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This information sheet provides general guidance for workers and persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) on how to manage the risk of falls at work under the new work health and safety...
WorkSafe
Information
18 Jul 2022

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Announcements

Digital Identity and WARAM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) available

Two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) sheets are now available. The new FAQs cover digital identity and the WA Relationship Authorisation Manager (WARAM). The My Account FAQ has also been updated. The FAQs provide answers to common questions such as: What is a digital identity and why we need to protect it? What is the WARAM and how can it benefit our customers and their business ? Both new...
Corporate
Department News
29 Sep 2022

Alarm at young adults and teenagers caught up in ‘sextortion’ scams

Consumer Protection and WA Police are raising the alarm after an increase in reports of teenagers and young adults being targeted in ‘sextortion’ scams.
Consumer Protection
Media release
09 Jun 2022

New tenancy education project targets vulnerable communities

Tenancy toolkit uses imagery to assist visual storytelling of complex legal issues The aim is to improve the understanding of tenancy laws and processes Aboriginal and culturally linguistically diverse communities to be targeted A major effort to improve the understanding of renting rights in vulnerable communities has been launched with the release of a specially-designed educational toolkit...
Consumer Protection
Media release
22 Oct 2021

Threatening extortion scams target the Chinese community in WA

Members of Perth’s Chinese community have lost more than $175,000 so far this year to phone scams after they were threatened with arrest or deportation unless they paid fees. There have been 17 reports from people who have been targeted by the scammers this year, with four victims claiming to have lost individual amounts of $30,000; $13,800; $71,500 and $60,000. In the latest case, the victim...
Consumer Protection
Media release
01 Sep 2020

DMIRS planning for impact of COVID-19

While the situation with the COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly, we remain focussed on delivering our services while adhering to advice from Government to protect the health and safety of our staff and the wider community. The department is planning for a range of scenarios and endeavouring to ensure continuity of service. A number of functions can be performed remotely or by using our online...
Corporate
Department News
23 Mar 2020

Register Interest now for Mineral and Petroleum Resource Leadership Roles in 2020

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Corporate
Department News
21 Feb 2020

Office hours – December and January

Our offices will be closed from Wednesday 25 December 2019 to Wednesday 1 January 2020. Normal services will return on Thursday 2 January 2020. For urgent enquiries please visit our contact page.
Corporate
Department News
04 Dec 2019

Threat of losing visa costs international student almost $14,000 in phone scam

A Malaysian international student studying in Perth has lost $13,782 to a phone scam after she was threatened with having her visa cancelled and being deported. The scammers, pretending to be from the Immigration Department, cold-called her and demanded she pay the money immediately to avoid arrest, instructing her to pay by purchasing Google Play cards at Aldi supermarkets. After purchasing the...
Consumer Protection
Media release
09 May 2019

DMIRS 2019 Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey

The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) is conducting a stakeholder satisfaction survey to invite feedback on our services and our role as a regulator. The results will help DMIRS focus on business areas and services that need performance improvements. If you subscribe to a DMIRS email newsletter or subscriber news service, you may be contacted by email and invited to take...
Consumer Protection
Department News
29 Apr 2019
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