The following provides links to media releases where the department has named traders (businesses and individuals) or conducted other compliance action for non-compliance with laws administered by Consumer Protection. 2026 23 April - Court digs into landscaper who took deposits without doing work15 April - Agent permanently banned for failures enabling $715,000 trust breach9 April - Cabinetmaker nailed for undelivered work after taking deposits (Charles Patrick Kimber / CK Kitchens and Interiors)2 April - Perth agency and licensee fined for lodging bond 155 days late (Dilleen Realty SA Pty Ltd)1 April - Landscapers fined after taking money and not doing the work (Kylie Sommer and Scott Sommer)18 March - Unlicensed dealer fined for odometer tampering and illegal car sales (Michael Anthony Cicchino)12 March - FuelWatch breach triggers fine for Geraldton fuel station18 February - Landscaper leaves consumers in the dirt (Evan John Fowler)11 February - Record $225,000 fine for real estate agent’s “fraudulent behaviour” (Jim’s Realty Pty Ltd)4 February - Fresh warning about repeat offender tradesperson (Trevor James Potter / Ritefix Property Services) 2025 2 December - Kununurra agency penalised over trust account and bond breaches14 October - Trust account audit failures lead to fines for real estate business16 September - Property manager banned after fake rent payments3 September - Landscaper raked again by court for failing to deliver work26 August - Private landlord penalised over bond lodgement breach9 July - Agent’s ‘incompetence’ leads to two-year ban for misconduct7 July - Warning about tradie who owes nearly $79,000 - Allan Jason Dean Howard / Allan’s Plastering21 May - ‘Car laundering’ ring cops $240,000 in fines1 April - $87,000 fine for unlicensed car sales5 March - Axe falls again on tree lopper who took money, didn’t deliver4 February - Caution urged on rent-to-own car finance29 January - Unregistered sales rep caught trying to dupe Consumer Protection 2024 18 December - Aircon and trailer tradie fined $30,000 for conduct ‘akin to fraud’5 December - Fine for sales rep who spent clients’ money on personal luxuries28 November - Court delivers blow to UFC ticket scalper17 October - Big fines for odometer tampering duo18 July - Fencer fined after giving customers the ‘royal runaround’27 June - Stone ban prompts advice for consumers13 June - Permanent ban for settlement agent who raided trust account11 June - Consumers warned against ‘predatory’ studio photographers4 June - Agency fined for nine late bond lodgements30 May - Families warned against au pair company2 May - Wrong property sale sees agency fined4 April - Unlicensed real estate agent ‘should have known better’15 February - Fines for failing to lodge over $30,000 in tenancy bonds1 February - Paver pays for taking money without doing work 2023 21 December - Sales rep fined over non-habitable property sale21 November - Tow truck company warned for misleading and unfair conduct (Specialized Tilt Tray and Towing Services Pty Ltd)9 November - Unlicensed car dealers on notice after $47,600 fine (Alix Aljilani)5 October - Rogue car dealer Ventura Autos warned again after name change (Ventura Autos / Car Central)19 September - ‘Bitumen bandits’ named in organised scam operation20 July - Consumers urged to exercise caution dealing with licensed car dealer (Ventura Autos Pty Ltd)7 July - Alarm raised over patio and shed business failing to complete work (Factory Direct Group / Profounder Factory Direct / Factory Direct WA)27 June - Pool fibreglass repairer fined for leaving owners out of pocket (Marcello “Marc” Maddaloni)21 June - Consumers fight back against Albany shed seller and win (Aussie Sheds Albany / Armand Javellana)30 May - Backyard trading of motor vehicles ends in fine for Thornlie man (Samuel Pihl)10 May - Agency fined over improper property maintenance recommendations (Anna-Marie Thornton / Harcourts Prestige Real Estate)20 April - Vehicle repairer to pay almost $50,000 for failing to complete work (Christopher Hall / The Barra Shed / 5XH Logistics Pty Ltd)19 April - Online car seller fined for misleading odometer readings (Wesam Mohammed)6 April - Unlicensed real estate property manager fined $18,000 (Bobby Townsend, formerly Buscher / PPM Private Property Management)4 April - Illegal Bunbury car seller fined $10,000 (Bradley Diable)2 March - Jeep parts seller fined $24,000 for second time for non-supply (James Bartlett / JPA Offroad Group Pty Ltd)15 February - Illegal trading of motor vehicles results in fine for Nollamara man (Indrek Veskioja)2 February - More complaints trigger second warning against aircon/trailer trader (Kyle Feisst aka Chris Johnson or John Miller)19 January - Consumer alert about Perth hotel owner who allegedly incorrectly keeps security bonds (Eddie Kamil / Perth City Apartment Hotel)16 January - Motor vehicle seller fined for unlicensed dealing (Van Vinh Tran)12 January - Unauthorised real estate trust account withdrawals result in fines (Mohammad Merzaie / Challenge Real Estate / Swift SM Pty Ltd) 2022 23 December - Fine for unlicensed mobile vehicle repair work (Victor Wright / Ellenbrook Auto Services / Wrights Mobile Mechanical)23 December - Failing to honour licence condition results in fine for vehicle repairer (Shaun Bland)22 November - $16,000 in fines over unregistered real estate sales representative (Tyson Keene / Danielle McGufficke / Realty Lane Pty Ltd3 November - Another public warning about dodgy tree lopper’s bad behaviour (Sean Weinthal / Arthur McInnes / AMAC Tree Services / Palm and Tree Services)29 September - Aircon man fined for no installation and no refund, despite promises (Vernen Naicker / Desti Cool AC)28 September - Non-delivery and no refunds raises alarm about online retailer (Home Appliances Plus / Steel & Water Pty Ltd)16 September - Patience runs out for unlicensed repairer who ignored warnings (Peter Cooper / Cooper Triumph)5 August - Ticket re-selling website Viagogo investigated under WA scalping laws27 July - Fines for failing to lodge tenancy bonds and trust account violations (Graeme Garwood / Harcourts Rockingham / Sand Dollar WA Pty Ltd)21 July - Dog breeder failing to provide refunds after non-delivery of puppies (Cassandra “Cassie” Warren)20 July - Fine for sub-standard land valuations of four WA properties (Graeme MacEwan)23 June - Consumer losses mount as national online retailer fails to deliver (Kingdom Warehouse)1 June - Fine for Marangaroo unlicensed vehicle seller (Hussain Al Hussein)26 May - Vehicle dealer fined for no licence and odometer dishonesty (Leanne Rina Savory)13 May - $40,000 fine for high number of illegal backyard vehicle sales (Jacob Hamilton / Hamilton Construction (WA) Pty Ltd)4 May - Fine for Mt Magnet landlord over tenancy bonds (Ian Black)14 April - Business sales agent fined over unauthorised trust account withdrawal (Sigma Business Sales Pty Ltd / Michael Harrold)10 March - Perth landlord ordered to stop using unfair terms in contracts (Rolf Voulon / Perth Room Rentals / Starland Management Pty Ltd)9 March - Fine for ‘brazen and egregious’ odometer deception (Vishvender Tejpal Singh)8 March - Warning about concrete company – Antique Asset Pty Ltd trading as Antique Asset Concrete (AAC) and Sergio Demali2 March - Alarm raised over shed business with $347,000 in unfulfilled orders (Eco Sheds and Homes / Brian Trigg)5 Jan - Car seller fined for misleading buyers by winding back the odometer (Idrees Fadhil Oudah Al-Khafaji) 2021 24 December - Supreme Court orders permanent ban for notorious aircon man (Alwyn Robert Healy)4 November - Removalist’s false claim of professional affiliation results in a fine (Elite movers)2 November - ‘Morally offensive’: Plumbers penalised for unlicensed electrical advice21 September - Supervisor to take control of settlement agency after concerns raised (Real Asset Conveyancing Pty Ltd)21 September - Baby photographer pleads guilty and returns photos (Melissa Sheed)18 August - Order to pay $7,500 after false aircon claims about home for sale (Lomax Coastal Realty Pty Ltd / Loma Eldridge)16 August - Late lodgement of tenancy bonds results in fine for property agency (Tiapan Pty Ltd / L.J. Hooker City Residential)10 August - Second warning about Jeep parts seller who fails to deliver (James Bartlett / JPA Offroad Group Pty Ltd)21 June - Licence ban for vehicle dealer after stealing conviction (Sasha Grujin / AAG Wholesale)21 May - Fines for failing to discover sewer lines during land sale (Richard Saviel / Professionals Michael Johnson & Co)20 May - $14,000 in on the spot fines for fuel outlets breaking FuelWatch rules19 May - Decorative screen producer fined after failing to deliver (Scott Glen / GSN Industries)6 May - Furniture retailer to pay $47,000 in fine, costs and compensation (Aura Designs Pty Ltd / Bedrooms by Aura / Simone Lockett)6 May - Licensing of motor vehicle dealers in WA “not just red tape” (Viktor Aleksoski)28 April - Stony silence after WA consumers pay for stone repairs and cleaning (Stone Repair Pro Pty Ltd / Darren Hemmings/Hemmynges)22 April - Decorative screen producer pleads guilty after failing to deliver (Garry Glen / GSN Industries)9 April - One year ban for sales rep over dishonest involvement in land deal (Benjamin Widdowson)8 April - Panel beater prosecution drives home consumer rights (Raymond John Goodall / The Force in Smash Repairs)19 February - Negligence finding for building surveyor and company (Richard Ruhen and Jescar Pty Ltd) 2020 23 December - Second warning about tradesman who allegedly owes $16,000 (Trevor James Potter / Bluesky Worx)21 July - Rogue tree lopper to pay more than $22,000 after consumer law conviction (Sean Robert Weinthal)7 May - Tree lopper cut down by Supreme Court after acquittal overturned (Sean Robert Weinthal) 2019 17 October - Tree lopper who wasn’t fair dinkum fined $3,000 ( (Siuosavaii Maiava trading as Fairdinkum Tree Services)9 July - Balga man fined for operating large illegal car dealing operation (Wesam Mohammed)12 March - Couple to pay $47,700 in consumer compensation, fines and costs (Kylie and Scott Sommer / Inspired Paving) Print Share (Opens in a new tab/window) (Opens in a new tab/window) (Opens in a new tab/window) (Opens in a new tab/window)
