Free Western Australia General Bill of Sale
Western Australia's general bill of sale carries mining and pastoral weight — generators, compressors, welders, drilling gear, station equipment — and the state's distances mean the buyer often commits before seeing the item. That combination makes two clauses do most of the work: an unusually detailed condition description with photographs, and a written transport arrangement. Nothing registers the transfer, and no inspector will ever see the machine, so the page is the entire transaction.
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Western Australia General Bill of Sale — What You Need to Know
Stamp Duty / Tax Details
GST may apply if the seller is GST-registered. Private individual-to-individual sales of used personal property are generally GST-free.
Inspection / Roadworthy Requirements
No inspection is required for general personal-property sales.
Registration
Registration for this vehicle type is handled by Department of Transport Western Australia — separate from the transfer agency.
Western Australia General Sale — Step-by-Step Checklist
- Describe the item in detail: make, model, year, serial number, hours, condition, and what is included.
- Photograph the item and its serial plate; attach the images to the file.
- Agree transport in writing: who moves the equipment across WA distances, when, and at whose cost and risk.
- Run a PPSR search (~$2) — mining and station equipment is heavily financed.
- State the price, payment method, and when ownership passes: on payment, or on delivery.
- Write an explicit as-is, where-is clause.
- Both parties sign and keep copies.
Common Pitfalls
- A remote buyer committing on a thin description with no photographs.
- Leaving transport cost and risk unallocated across a thousand kilometres.
- Failing to say when ownership passes — payment or delivery — which matters enormously if the item is damaged in transit.
- Skipping the PPSR search on financed mining or station equipment.
Pro Tip
In WA the buyer may never see the machine and the truck may travel a thousand kilometres. Photograph it, describe it, price the transport, and say when ownership passes.