Dealers who want to start selling vehicles on consignment can request Category E be added to their licence using the form 'Request to add consignment sales (Category E)'. Information about dealer licence categories can be found at Motor vehicle dealer licence.
Dealers need to complete this form to assist in the assessment of whether the dealership has sufficient resources to meet the obligations of Category E.
16 August 2017
A fire which damaged a rental property in Orelia has sparked concern about the dangers posed by cannabis grow-houses when the power to the home is by-passed.
About 1.30pm on 15 July 2017, Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) firefighters attended Orelia Avenue home and extinguished a roof space fire, later discovering the electric meter had been by-passed.
WA Police attended the property and found three rooms had been turned into an indoor cannabis farm with sophisticated hydroponic growing and lighting systems.
17 August 2017
A Joondalup real estate agency and the person in bone fide control of the agency have been fined a total of $4,000 by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) for failing to comply with laws relating to the operation of the agency’s trust account.
Bridgeline Pty Ltd, trading as Harcourts Alliance, was fined $3,000 and the person in bone fide control of the agency Rhonda Merle Massam was fined $1,000, with each ordered to pay $750 in costs.
28 July 2017
A landlady who entered a rental property illegally to conduct renovations and changed the locks while the elderly tenant was in hospital has been convicted and ordered to pay $11,907 in fines and costs by the Fremantle Magistrates Court.
On 30 June 2017, Marlene Ruzica Pavlovich of Munster, a former real estate sales representative, was found guilty of contravening two offences under the Residential Tenancies Act by:
Creating a safe and secure environment is vital for babies to thrive.
Before purchasing baby products, read the important advice and guides to avoid the risk of injury or death.
Know what to look for to ensure the cot is safe and complies with the Product Safety Australia mandatory standards.
There are some simple checks consumers can do:
Form last updated 23 November 2020
This form is used to apply for a Charitable Collections licence in Western Australia.
Entering into a lease for a retail shop means that you (the tenant or lessee) are entering into a legally binding contract with the landlord (or lessor). The lease agreement sets out your rights and obligations in relation to the use of the retail shop. A lease cannot override the requirements of the Act.
The Act regulates some of the provisions which may be contained in your lease agreement, including the following:
DECISION REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT
The recommendations detailed in this paper represent the Department’s final recommendations to Government arising from the statutory review process.
A summary of each of the recommendations detailed in this paper is at Appendix D.
The anticipated outcomes from the legislative reform process are that:
21 July 2017
A ceiling collapse can cause serious injury to anyone present at the time of collapse and it can also cause extensive damage to a room’s contents and structure. Repairing a ceiling costs less than doing nothing and fixing the results when it fails, so timely action is important.
Between December 2014 and November 2015, Consumer Protection received 129 enquiries and seven complaints regarding the partial or complete collapse of a ceiling.
July 2017
A ceiling collapse can cause serious injury to anyone present at the time of collapse and it can also cause extensive damage to a room’s contents and structure. Repairing a ceiling costs less than doing nothing and fixing the results when it fails, so timely action is important.
Between December 2014 and November 2015, Consumer Protection received 129 enquiries and seven complaints regarding the partial or complete collapse of a ceiling.
