Locksmiths: workers compensation requirements in Western Australia
Statutory cover for injury to workers, arranged through each state or territory scheme rather than on the open market.
Data as at
Verified for Western Australia
- Licence liability condition: No insurance condition was located in the published licensing requirements. WA · effective 2026-08-24 Western Australia Government · 2026-08-24
- Licence evidence required: Not established. WA · effective 2026-08-24 Western Australia Government · 2026-08-24
- Licensing body: WA Police Licensing Services, under the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 (WA), through security installer licence classes. The classes are graded by what the work involves: installing safes and locks requires a trade qualification, while a narrower lock-installation class requires no pre-licence test or training course. WA · effective 2026-08-24 Western Australia Government · 2026-08-24
What contracts commonly ask for
Principals and head contractors set their own insurance requirements, and those are frequently higher than a licence condition. The requirement that binds is the higher of the two, and both have to be read from the actual document.
What this cover costs
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Sources
- NSW Police Force — Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate — NSW Police SLED — security and tattoo industry licences
- Victoria Government — Victoria — consolidated legislation
- Queensland Government — Queensland — consolidated legislation
- Western Australia Government — Western Australia — consolidated legislation
- South Australia Government — South Australia — consolidated legislation
- Tasmania Government — Tasmania — consolidated legislation
- Australian Capital Territory Government — Australian Capital Territory — consolidated legislation
- Northern Territory Government — Northern Territory — consolidated legislation