Extended Trading Hours

Published on Monday, 14 March 2022 at 10:00:00 AM

Extended Trading Hours Survey now open

Retail trading hours provide times when retailers in Western Australia can open for business. All shops are regarded as general retail shops unless they fall under any one of the other categories including: small retail shops, special retail shops, filling - service stations or motor vehicle shops. In some cases the type of business can determine the hours which the business can be open to customers. For example:

• Small retail shops can trade 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
• Special retail shops are considered necessary for emergency, convenience or recreation goods. Shops in this category can trade between 6.00am to 11:30pm every day of the year.

Currently there are retail businesses within Boddington which don’t fit either these two categories, so they are classified as a general retail shop. The current trading hours for a general retail shop is as follows:

About the survey

The Shire of Boddington wishes to understand the level of community support for extending the current retail trading hours approved for general retail shops. The results from the survey will be collated in a report for Council to determine the need to pursue an application for a permanent extension to trading hours with the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, as well as be used to inform future economic development projects and initiatives.

If extended trading hours are approved by the Department, businesses classified as a general retail shop will have the choice whether to open or not. The proposed extension to trading hours for a general retail shop is as follows:

How to participate

The Extended Trading Hours Survey is available to be completed from Survey Monkey here. Alternatively, the survey can be completed in hardcopy format by visiting the Shire of Boddington Administration. The consultation period is open from Monday, 16 March – Wednesday, 13 April.

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