Locum work in Western Australia.

The Pilbara (Karratha, Port Hedland, Newman) and the Kimberley (Broome, Derby, Kununurra, Halls Creek, Fitzroy Crossing) are MMM 6 to 7 catchments run by WA Country Health Service plus Aboriginal community-controlled services (KAMS in the Kimberley). FIFO providers like Aspen Medical and Rural Health West place locums on 2-on-2-off or 4-on-2-off rosters with flights, accommodation, and loaded base rates. Sessional tracks each leg of the package and converts it to an implied hourly so FIFO and metro offers are comparable.

AHPRA registration plus a WA Working with Children Check from the WA Department of Communities when your role involves patients under 18. Doctors need S8 authorisation from the WA Department of Health Medicines and Poisons Regulation Branch beyond 60 days or for drug-dependent patients; ScriptCheck WA real-time monitoring is in force. Dentists require a radiation licence from the WA Radiological Council. WorkCover WA runs workers compensation.

Direct patient billing operates in WA. WA is not harmonised with the eastern states on contractors: it never adopted the relevant-contract deeming rules, so RevenueWA assesses each arrangement against the ordinary common-law employment tests instead. Payroll tax is a flat 5.5 per cent, and the 1 million dollar tax-free deduction tapers to nil at 7.5 million dollars of Australia-wide wages. There is no GP exemption because there is no deeming rule to relieve, so treat medical-centre exposure as case-dependent rather than automatic. Sessional reconciles gross billings, service fee, GST per shift, and the exposure signal per workplace.

The WIP Doctor Stream applies across the Pilbara, Kimberley, Goldfields, Midwest, Wheatbelt, Great Southern, and South West. Many towns run MMM 5 to 7. Rural Health West runs state-specific incentives on top. Sessional tags every shift with postcode MMM and separates base, rural loading, travel, and accommodation so FIFO package offers are comparable on an implied hourly basis.

Remote WA work means adding state-specific credentialing (WWC Card from the Department of Communities) alongside AHPRA, plus site-specific orientation for Aboriginal community-controlled services. Sessional keeps the credential expiry vault and flags when a Kimberley or Pilbara rotation requires a new check, registration endorsement, or workplace-specific induction.