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Consumer Protection office locations

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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Please note: the information on this page is out of date.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...
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04 Mar 2014

List of licensed charities

The online licence search can help you check if an organisation is licensed to collect for a charitable purpose in Western Australia. Licenced charitable organisations are subject to charity licensing conditions . How to use the online licence search to find a licensed charitiy Search by number:...
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 2024 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

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

Commercial fundraisers

A licence holder may choose to engage the services of a commercial fundraiser who will collect donations from the public on its behalf. As the commercial fundraiser will be marketing the organisation within the community, careful selection is important to safeguard the licence holder’s reputation...
Fundraising activities
20 Feb 2014

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Publications

What's in the rules

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Explaining the Schedule 1 requirements of the Associations Incorporation Act 2015. Every incorporated association has a set of rules (often called the constitution) which outlines how the association...
Consumer Protection
Guide / handbook
10 Aug 2022

Creating a AssociationsOnline user accounts

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IMPORTANT: If you were enrolled prior to 1 July 2016 your old log in details will not work. To be able to manage the information about your association and lodge applications each person needs to...
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Information
01 Aug 2018

Linking (adding) an association

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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

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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
14 Aug 2024

Complaint form for Incorporated Associations and Charitable Collections

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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