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When asbestos is found in soil, it is usually as a result of: inadequate asbestos removal work or demolition degradation of a building or structure on site legacy or recent illegal dumping waste burial past use of contaminated fill/top soil. Asbestos in soil poses a risk to the health of workers if...
Asbestos
How can I comply with the work health and safety laws? Under the Work Health and Safety and Regulations 2022 (WHS Regulations), duty holders will be required to manage the risk of falls at workplaces, as prescribed by the following regulations: Regulation 78 Management of risk of fall Regulations...
Slips and trips and falls
Sub-letting is when a tenant rents out all or part of the property to someone else. The letting tenant becomes the head-tenant. The relationship between the head-tenant and the sub-tenant is the same as the relationship between the lessor and the tenant, in that the head-tenant takes on the...
Types of rental accommodation
When sharing a home, you must let your landlord know: who lives with you when people move in or out. The rental agreement may specify: how many people can live in your home at any one time if you can rent any spare rooms to other people. There are different arrangements when sharing a home: Co-...
Types of rental accommodation
The statutory review of the of the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985 report was officially tabled in Parliament on the 15 October 2024, following extensive consultation with stakeholders. The report contains a number of recommendations for reform, with the Government set to...
Consultations
A person conducting a business or undertaking must not direct or allow a worker to carry out construction work unless the worker has successfully completed general construction induction training and, if the worker completed the training more than 2 years previously, the worker has carried out...
Construction Induction Training
Construction Induction Training cards (CIT) are supplied to an RTO on the condition that the CIT cards are only issued to candidates who provide evidence that they are located in Western Australia at the time of the assessment for the CPCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry...
Construction Induction Training
WorkSafe takes a systems-based approach to the prevention of inappropriate workplace behaviours such as bullying, harassment including sexual harassment and workplace violence/aggression including sexual assault . WorkSafe inquiries focus on the systems in place at a workplace to prevent and manage...
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Questions asked during Safe Work Month Webinar on 30 October 2020 have been compiled along with the department's responses. Commencement When did the Work Health and Safety Act receive assent? The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act) was assented to by the Governor on 10 November 2020. However...
Legislation, codes and guidance materials
Changes to residential parks law ( Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006 (RP Act) and the Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Regulations 2007 (Regulations)) commenced on 31 January 2022. The changes affect long-stay tenants in residential parks living in a relocatable home within a...
Site agreements

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19 February 2024 Agent fined for failing to comply with audit requirements Failing to cooperate with requests from an auditor has seen a real estate agent fined $3,750 and ordered to pay costs of $...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
14 Aug 2024
30 January 2024 Beware - Scammers Targeting Perth Property Sales Consumer Protection is reminding the real estate and settlement industry that identity validation checks are a mandatory part of the...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
01 Feb 2024
30 January 2024 Beware - Scammers Targeting Perth Property Sales Consumer Protection is reminding the real estate and settlement industry that identity validation checks are a mandatory part of the...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
31 Jan 2024
22 January 2024 It's trust account audit time! January is the perfect time to start preparing and referring last year’s trust account information to your auditor so the 2023 audit report can be...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
14 Aug 2024
BondsOnline is available to landlord organisations. More information about the BondsOnline is available at the BondsOnline page. Download the user agreement form above, have the authorised person...
Consumer Protection
Form – agreement
03 Jan 2024
29 November 2023 Residential Tenancy reforms introduced to Parliament The West Australian Government has today introduced legislation into Parliament which proposes a series of residential tenancy...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
14 Aug 2024
November 2023 In this bulletin: Continuing Professional Development 2023 due date fast approaching - Reminder to complete your Continuing Professional Development points for 2023. Continuing...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
14 Aug 2024
November 2023 In this bulletin: Continuing Professional Development 2023 due date is fast approaching - Reminder to complete your Continuing Professional Development points for 2023. Continuing...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
14 Aug 2024
6 September 2023 Managing a shared tenancy Shared tenancies occur when part or all of a property is rented by two or more independent tenants. It is important to maintain proper administration of...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
14 Aug 2024
16 August 2023 Expanded qualifications for a licence The Land Valuers Licensing Regulations 1979 (WA) (the LVL Regulations) now include an expanded list of qualifications which can be used to obtain...
Consumer Protection
Bulletin
14 Aug 2024

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Announcements

New tenancy laws to improve rights for renters and provide certainty for landlords Rent bidding to be prohibited in Western Australia under the reforms The frequency of rent increases to be reduced to once every 12 months Funding boost for tenancy advocates and legal centres to assist tenants in trouble Tenants allowed to make minor modifications and keep pets at rental properties The McGowan...
Consumer Protection
Media release
26 May 2023
Agency fined $6,000 and Director fined $4,000 for code of conduct violations Agency Director was also Director of a recommended maintenance company Agents reminded to always act in the best interests of their clients A Canning Vale real estate agency has been fined by the State Administrative Tribunal for failing to act in the best interests of five of its clients in relation to property...
Consumer Protection
Media release
10 May 2023
Updated guidance on management of high-voltage electrical installations Publication issued by Building & Energy and endorsed by WorkSafe Revised version aligns with current regulations including new WHS Act Owners and managers of premises with high-voltage electrical installations can now access updated guidance from WA’s energy and workplace safety regulators. Facilities such as large...
Building and Energy
Media release
24 Apr 2023
Willetton man managed five properties over four years without holding a licence Tenancy bonds were collected but not lodged with the Bond Administrator Unlicensed operators undermine professional standards of the industry A Willetton property manager who operated without a licence and failed to lodge eight tenancy bonds with the Bond Administrator was fined a total of $18,000 by the Perth...
Consumer Protection
Media release
06 Apr 2023
Appeal to WA tenants and landlords to claim outstanding bond money More than $4 million being held, waiting to be returned to rightful owners Free, quick and easy online process to search for and claim money owed Tenants and landlords in WA are being urged by Consumer Protection to check for unclaimed bond money which currently totals $4.15 million. The funds are being held by the Bond...
Consumer Protection
Media release
30 Mar 2023
Former Director fined $2,500 for unauthorised transfer of trust account funds Deposit from real estate sale contract transferred to agency operating account Funds then sent to two personal bank accounts A former Director of an East Perth real estate agency has been ordered to pay a total of almost $4,000 by the Perth Magistrates Court for unlawfully transferring funds from the agency’s trust...
Consumer Protection
Media release
17 Feb 2023
Real estate agent and his company fined a total of $6,500 Multiple unauthorised withdrawals from trust account over four months The money of the agency’s clients put at risk by violations of the law A Magistrate has told a former real estate agent that his clients’ money was put at risk by multiple unauthorised withdrawals from his agency’s trust account. Mohammad Samir Merzaie was fined $2,500...
Consumer Protection
Media release
12 Jan 2023
Work health and safety regulations for the control of psychosocial risks will come into effect on 24 December 2022. These regulations will require a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) to eliminate psychosocial risks, or to minimise them so far as is reasonably practicable. This new duty places psychosocial hazards on the same footing as other significant hazards such as falls or...
WorkSafe
Department News
23 Dec 2022
Advice on what to do before, during and after a cyclone Developed by Building and Energy in collaboration with Engineers Australia Checklists summarise key advice from several organisations A new guide is available with practical tips for protecting people and buildings against cyclone damage. The fact sheet , developed by Building and Energy in collaboration with Engineers Australia’s Cyclone...
Building and Energy
Media release
06 Dec 2022
Agency and supervisor fined $7,000 each for failing their legal obligations Sales rep fined $2,000 after working for nine months without registration Reminder to real estate industry to be aware of their duties under the law A North Perth real estate agency, its supervisor and an unregistered sales representative have been fined a total of $16,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) as a...
Consumer Protection
Media release
22 Nov 2022

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