Home Building Contract Laws - Discussion paper

Overview

On 2 July 2025, the Minister announced a review of Western Australia’s home building contract laws to ensure these laws are achieving the right balance and remain fit for purpose, and to identify opportunities for improvements.

The Hon. Dan Caddy MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister, is leading the review and is being supported by the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS).

The review is considering:

• the whole of the HBC Act (except Part 3A, which deals with home indemnity insurance); and
• the dispute resolution process established under Parts 2 and 3 of the BSCRA Act.

These are collectively referred to as ‘home building contract laws’ in the discussion paper and this survey.

The terms of reference for the review can be found on the LGIRS website at: https://www.wa.gov.au/media/152597/download?inline

Why your views matter

The current phase of the review now seeks public feedback on a set of proposed reforms to address key issues identified during the inquiry phase. For issues not covered in the proposed reforms, there is an opportunity to provide feedback at the end of the survey.

Have your say

There is no specified format for you to provide comments on the proposed reforms in the discussion paper.

This online survey has been prepared to assist you with preparing a response. Please complete this survey with reference to Reforming Western Australia's Home Building Contract Laws: Discussion paper - https://www.wa.gov.au/media/161071/download?inline

Alternatively, you are welcome to write a letter or email outlining your views and responses to the various proposals in the discussion paper. 

Please complete this survey or  provide your submission before 5:00pm (WST), 24 June 2026, emailing hbc.lawreview@lgirs.wa.gov.au. 

Please note that as this is a public consultation process, the comments in your submission may appear in future publications. If you would prefer for your name to remain confidential, please indicate this in your submission. As all submissions received can be subject to freedom of information requests, please do not include any personal or confidential information that you do not wish to become available.