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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.
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.
- Resources and guidance
  Publications, events, statistics, WorkSafe plan and other 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.

Permit authority

Publications

Guide to the provision of evidence to support a building work complaint

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Building and Energy

Fact sheet

19 Feb 2016

Building Commission Industry Bulletin 60 - Updated certificates of compliance for building surveyors

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Building and Energy

Bulletin

05 Feb 2016

Building Summit background paper

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Building and Energy

Information

04 Feb 2016

Building Summit agenda

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Building and Energy

Information

04 Feb 2016

Building in bush fire prone areas

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In Western Australia building work is required to comply with the requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA). The BCA is a performance based document that provides minimum technical...

Building and Energy

Fact sheet

31 Jul 2019

Industry Bulletin 59 - Launch of designated bush fire prone area reforms

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Building and Energy

Bulletin

07 Dec 2015

Industry Bulletin 58 - Building Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2015

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Building and Energy

Bulletin

07 Dec 2015

Thinking of installing a swimming pool or spa?

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This fact sheet provides general information about the building approvals process for your new swimming pool or spa and its safety barrier. In Western Australia, private swimming pools and spas with...

Building and Energy

Fact sheet

22 Jan 2019

Building Commission Industry Bulletin 55 - Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015

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The purpose of this industry bulletin is to advise permit authorities that the Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015 were published in the Government Gazette on 30 June 2015 and came into...

Building and Energy

Bulletin

11 Sep 2015

Building Commission Industry Bulletin 54 - External wall cladding – fire safety

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Fire safety concerns have been raised on the use of certain aluminium composite panels for external wall cladding where that product had not been tested or demonstrated to meet the requirements of the Building Code of Australia (BCA) for that use. Such products can lead to a rapid vertical spread of a fire via the façade of the building which raises serious safety concerns.

Building and Energy

Bulletin

28 May 2015

Announcements

Paving company penalised over false MBA membership (Repave Spray-On Paving, Peter Vukmirovic)

A Scarborough paving company and its Director have been ordered to pay a total of $20,000 in penalties after admitting to falsely advertising that the business was a member of the Master Builders Association (MBA). Realgold Corporation Pty Ltd, trading as Repave Spay-On Paving, and its sole Director Peter Vukmirovic were each ordered to pay a penalty of $10,000 by the District Court on 24 April...

Building and Energy

Department News

29 Apr 2014

Building Amendment Regulations 2014

The Building Amendment Regulations 2014 (the Amendment Regulations) were published in the Government Gazette on 24 April 2014 and came into operation on 25 April 2014. The Amendment Regulations are outlined in Industry Bulletin 039 .

Building and Energy

Department News

29 Apr 2014

New bushfire measures

Planning Minister John Day recently announced that the State Government had approved measures that would see the bushfire construction requirements of the Building Code of Australia, which includes deemed-to-satisfy compliance with Australian Standard AS 3959, apply from 1 May 2015.

Building and Energy

Department News

29 May 2014

Consultations on the review of Strata Titles and Emergency Services Acts

We wish to draw your attention to consultations being undertaken that are of relevance to the building industry. We have provided links to the consultation information below. As these reviews and subsequent consultations are not being carried out by the Building Commission, you will need to direct any submissions or questions to the relevant agency. Details of how to make a submission are...

Building and Energy

Department News

29 May 2014

Consultation on new caravan parks and camping grounds legislation

New caravan parks and camping grounds legislation is being developed to replace the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 (the Act).

Building and Energy

Department News

06 Jun 2014

National Construction Code reforms

Federal and state ministers have agreed to significant building regulation reforms to the National Construction Code (NCC).

Building and Energy

Department News

04 Jun 2014

Building for better protection in bushfire areas

Following recent bushfires in Western Australia, the Building Commission would like to remind people of the availability of the publication ‘ Building for better protection in bushfire areas ’. The publication provides guidance to homeowners who are building or renovating their home in a bushfire prone area. It covers the regulated construction requirements and building standards for new homes...

Building and Energy

Department News

04 Mar 2014

New interconnection requirement for mains powered smoke alarms

Please note: Some of the information contained in this news item has now expired. This page has been retained for archiving purposes. The Building Commission's Smoke alarm laws fact sheet now provides information on a new interconnection requirement for mains-powered residential smoke alarms. The new interconnection requirement affects: people involved in transferring ownership of their homes;...

Building and Energy

Department News

06 Mar 2014

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Guide to the provision of evidence to support a building work complaint

Building Commission Industry Bulletin 60 - Updated certificates of compliance for building surveyors

Building Summit background paper

Building Summit agenda

Building in bush fire prone areas

Industry Bulletin 59 - Launch of designated bush fire prone area reforms

Industry Bulletin 58 - Building Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2015

Thinking of installing a swimming pool or spa?

Building Commission Industry Bulletin 55 - Building Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015

Building Commission Industry Bulletin 54 - External wall cladding – fire safety

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Paving company penalised over false MBA membership (Repave Spray-On Paving, Peter Vukmirovic)

Building Amendment Regulations 2014

New bushfire measures

Consultations on the review of Strata Titles and Emergency Services Acts

Consultation on new caravan parks and camping grounds legislation

National Construction Code reforms

Building for better protection in bushfire areas

New interconnection requirement for mains powered smoke alarms

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