Building & Energy and DFES urge home owners to check smoke alarm dates All smoke alarms should be replaced after 10 years Updated fact sheet on smoke alarm laws for selling, leasing and hiring dwellings WA’s building and fire safety authorities have joined forces to remind home owners that all smoke alarms should be replaced when they are 10 years old. Building & Energy and the Department...

Finding reliable and trustworthy tradespeople is at the crux of any home project, no matter whether you’re building, renovating or needing a simple day job done. While most tradies do the right thing, consumers often come to us about the unscrupulous operators who don’t. Issues can arise when consumers accept tradespeople on face value and pay large amounts of money as a deposit – but the work is...

Certificates for three sites failed to show compliance with building standards Projects located in Attadale and White Gum Valley Deficient documents misled the City of Melville and City of Fremantle A Mount Lawley building surveying company and its supervisor have been fined a total of $6,000 for providing deficient certification documents that misled two local governments. The Building Services...

SAT finds that Mr Martincic allowed unsupervised and non-compliant building work Building and Energy investigation finds numerous defects at 10 worksites M3’s other director and a supervisor also previously fined at the SAT A former director of M3 Building and Construction Pty Ltd (M3) has been ordered to pay $18,000 in fines and costs in the latest outcome relating to the now-defunct Perth...