Western Australia may be falling behind the eastern states on overhauling old building laws says legal expert Bronwyn Weir from Weir Legal and Consulting.

A 2017 report found WA needed to do more work to strengthen their compliance and enforcement framework.

Ms Weir told Julie-Anne Sprague on 6PR Afternoons, WA hasn’t done very much.

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“They’ve sought input from stakeholders around potential reforms, including introducing things like mandatory inspections,” Ms Weir said.

“But they haven’t actually followed through with creating those new requirements in the scheme.”