Consumer Protection

The motor vehicle dealer industry in Western Australia is regulated under the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973. The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety is responsible for the administration of the Act. The Act requires a motor vehicle dealer to have an open trust account in which to deposit funds before taking any vehicle under a consignment agreement. Trust accounts are defined as accounts where money is received or held by a dealer on behalf of another person in relation to a consignment transaction.

This paper represents the second stage of the review of the laws applying to motor vehicle dealers and motor vehicle repairers operating in Western Australia and will pave the way for establishing the Government’s future policy direction and legislative reform agenda in relation to the regulation of dealers and repairers.

This discussion paper represents the first stage of the Review and is focussed on encouraging stakeholder input in regard to key issues of concern and how they might be overcome. Issues of an administrative or technical nature are not included in the discussion paper and will instead be considered during Stage 2 of the Review.

This discussion paper highlights a range of specific issues. We have included questions after each issue as well as some more general questions

The paper includes:

The key focus of the review of the Auction Sales Act 1973 (WA) is to obtain stakeholder feedback to assist in assessing proposals for the overall regulation of the auction sales industry. In analysing the various options for regulation, the potential advantages, disadvantages and costs of the options will be considered in relation to industry, consumers and government.

8 March 2022

The deadline for completing and delivering the audit reports for the year ending 31 December 2021 is fast approaching. Agents and auditors have until 31 March 2022 to submit their audits to the Commissioner for Consumer Protection (Commissioner).

The Consultation Report summarises the outcome of public consultation undertaken by Consumer Protection in August 2020. The consultation sought stakeholders’ views about the need for industry reforms and the options for regulating Western Australia’s towing industry.

The Government is considering towing industry reforms because there are serious concerns about:

This form can be used to nominate a long-stay tenant representative on a park liaison committee. You can copy and paste this content to create your own form. 

In order to accept the nomination the long-stay tenant must not be a relative or close associate of the park operator.

Nominator

I

(insert name of nominator)

of

(insert address)

wish to nominate

(insert name of nominee)

to be elected as a long-stay tenant representative on the park liaison committee at

(insert name of park)