An unregistered painter has been prosecuted for carrying out paid painting work valued at $1,000 or more, despite previous notification of the registration rules from the building regulator.
At Mandurah Magistrates Court, Jamie Andrew Evans, trading as JAE Painting Services, was fined $2,300 and ordered to pay $771.80 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching the Building Services (Registration) Act 2011. Under this legislation, only a registered painting contractor can carry out, or contract for, paid painting work valued at more than $1,000.
The court was told that Mr Evans carried out a painting job valued at $9,460 in Waroona in 2025. Mr Evans has never held registration as a painting practitioner or painting contractor.
Prior to carrying out the work, Mr Evans had received an education notice from the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety’s (LGIRS) Building and Energy division advising him of painting registration requirements.
In court on 16 June 2026, Magistrate Claire Cullen noted Mr Evans had been told to stop carrying out painting work that required registration but had ignored this.
Building Commissioner Phil Payne encouraged consumers to carry out a licence search at lgirs.wa.gov.au or via the Service WA app before engaging someone for painting jobs valued at $1,000 or more.
“The registration process helps protect consumers by ensuring building service providers, including painters, have appropriate credentials for their role,” Mr Payne said.
“These offences put consumers at risk and are unfair to those painters who have worked hard to obtain and maintain their registration.”
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Media contact: BEmedia@lgirs.wa.gov.au
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