❓ Hon Steve Martin asks about the number of registered builders in WA across different registration types and processing times for applications. The Minister provides figures and processing timeframes, indicating efforts to manage application volumes.
AnsweredQoN 435Legislative Council
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BUILDER REGISTRATIONS
435. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the building industry.
(1) How many builders are currently
registered under each of the following registrations —
(a) practitioners;
(b) contractor (individual);
(c) contractor (partnership); and
(d) contractor (company)?
(2) How many of the following
applications were approved in the financial year 2022–23 —
(a) initial registration—practitioner;
(b) initial registration—individual
(contractor);
(c) initial registration—partnership
(contractor); and
(d) initial registration—company
(contractor)?
(3) The building
and energy webpage on practitioner renewals apologises for delays in processing
due to a high volume of building
registration applications. What is the extent of these delays, and is the
department adequately resourced to process registrations?
435. Hon STEVE MARTIN to the Minister for Commerce:
I refer to the building industry.
(1) How many builders are currently
registered under each of the following registrations —
(a) practitioners;
(b) contractor (individual);
(c) contractor (partnership); and
(d) contractor (company)?
(2) How many of the following
applications were approved in the financial year 2022–23 —
(a) initial registration—practitioner;
(b) initial registration—individual
(contractor);
(c) initial registration—partnership
(contractor); and
(d) initial registration—company
(contractor)?
(3) The building
and energy webpage on practitioner renewals apologises for delays in processing
due to a high volume of building
registration applications. What is the extent of these delays, and is the
department adequately resourced to process registrations?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) As at 7 May 2024, there were —
(a) 5 575;
(b) 2 041;
(c) 110; and
(d) 2 731.
(2) The following initial
registration applications were approved in the 2022–23 financial year —
(a) 290;
(b) 121;
(c) four; and
(d) 192.
(3) The
Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety aims to process at
least 80 per cent of the applications within 50 business days. This time frame
is dependent on the complexity and also the completeness
of each application received. In April 2024, the average time to finalise a building
practitioner renewal was 44 business days.
some notice of the question.
(1) As at 7 May 2024, there were —
(a) 5 575;
(b) 2 041;
(c) 110; and
(d) 2 731.
(2) The following initial
registration applications were approved in the 2022–23 financial year —
(a) 290;
(b) 121;
(c) four; and
(d) 192.
(3) The
Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety aims to process at
least 80 per cent of the applications within 50 business days. This time frame
is dependent on the complexity and also the completeness
of each application received. In April 2024, the average time to finalise a building
practitioner renewal was 44 business days.
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