Insurables — Australian business risk, sourced and dated

Recruiters: public liability requirements in Western Australia

Cover for legal liability to third parties for personal injury or property damage arising from business activities.

Data as at

Verified for Western Australia

  • Licence liability condition: No labour hire licence exists to carry an insurance condition. WA · effective 2026-08-24 State labour hire licensing authorities · 2026-08-24
  • Licence evidence required: Evidence goes to the licensing authority at application and on renewal, and to host businesses under contract. WA · effective 2026-08-24 State labour hire licensing authorities · 2026-08-24
  • Licensing body: Nobody — Western Australia does not currently have a dedicated labour hire licensing scheme. Depending on the activities, an employment agent's licence under the Employment Agents Act 1976 (WA) may apply instead, which is a different and older regime. THE CROSS-BORDER POINT: labour hire licensing is one of the most fragmented regimes in Australia. Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and the ACT run schemes; New South Wales and Western Australia do not. A provider supplying workers across a border may need a licence THERE while needing none at home, and the obligation follows where the work is performed. WA · effective 2026-08-24 State labour hire licensing authorities · 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.

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