A Perth business and its former director have been fined a total of $63,000 for failing to fix defective patio, fence and driveway work and providing non-compliant building contracts.
A Perth business and its former director have been fined a total of $63,000 for failing to fix defective patio, fence and driveway work and providing non-compliant building contracts.
Western Heroz Group Pty Ltd, trading as PVC West, was convicted of four building offences at Perth Magistrates Court following prosecution by Building and Energy.
The court was told a Tuart Hill homeowner engaged Western Heroz in 2022 to install PVC picket fencing and a gable patio. In January 2024, the Building Commissioner issued a building remedy order that required the company to rectify defective work, including installing the patio in accordance with approved documents as well as addressing issues with fence posts, stained concrete and a defective electric gate.
The company did not comply with this order, contravening the Building Services (Complaint Resolution and Administration) Act 2011.
At sentencing on 8 August 2025, Western Heroz was fined $25,000 for this offence and $30,000 for disregarding another building remedy order at a Huntingdale property, where it was required to reinstall a concrete driveway to the required standards, construct a limestone wall and realign seven verandah posts.
The company was also fined $2,500 for breaching the Home Building Contracts Act 1991 because the Tuart Hill contracts were not signed or dated and did not set out the terms, conditions and provisions. Costs of $300.50 were awarded.
At a separate sentencing on 19 September 2025, the company's former sole director was fined $5,500 in relation to the building remedy orders. The director, who is not named because the court granted a spent conviction, was also ordered to pay $819.50 in costs.
Building and Energy Executive Director Daniel Kearney said building service providers who do not uphold their responsibilities will be held to account.
"It is unacceptable to provide defective work in the first place, as well as showing a blatant disregard for the opportunity to make it right," he said.
"It is also important to have the correct contractual documents in the event of issues with a home building project, such as in this case."
