This Help guide explains how to locate information on the Economic Regulation Authority (ERA) website. There are two main ways to do this, by using the Navigation Structure or the Search Options.

For accessibility information, please see the Accessibility page.

Using the Navigation Structure

The ERA’s website is set up to facilitate the easy location of information from the Primary and Secondary Navigation Bars. The Primary Navigation Bar is the teal horizontal bar located just above the ERA logo, the Secondary Navigation Bar is the grey horizontal bar loacted beneath the Western Australian State Coat of Arms. These Navigation Bars are available on every page on the website and all pages on the website can be found by using them.

Information on this website is structured into the ERA’s activity areas (Licensing, Access, Inquiries etc) rather than industry areas (electricity, gas, rail etc). To find information on Electricity Licensing via the Navigation Bar, for example, you would select the "Licensing" option on the Secondary Navigation Bar, then "Electricity Licensing" from the sub page link below. To find information on Electricity Access you would select the "Access" option from the Secondary Navigation Bar, then "Electricity" from the sub page link below.

You may notice that after selecting the Primary and Secondary Navigation Bar a vertical Navigation Bar appears on the left hand side of the web page (directly under the Primary Navigation Bar). This vertical Navigation Bar contains all the sub links contained in the Primary and Secondary Navigation Bar option you selected.

Using the Search Options

There are two different types of search options on the website; a Simple Site Search, which searches for page content and documents on the website simultaneously, and the Document Library Search which searches documents content only.

Simple Site Search

The simple site search function can be accessed from the "Search" box in the Header area at the top of every page. This search enables you to search for page content and documents at the same time.

• If you are searching for a specific page or document title then enter the text with quotation marks around it (the search will then only look for the whole string of words together instead of individually).
• Click on the "Go" button to the right of the text box.
• The results page will list the pages that match your search criteria first, followed by the documents that match the criteria.

Simple Site Search - Advanced Search

This advanced search allows you to narrow down the search area of the simple site search to particular areas of the website. The link to this search is located below the "search" box in the Header area)

• Select one or more of the checkboxes to limit the search results to that specific area.
• If you select one of the top level checkboxes then all of the sub section checkboxes will also be automatically selected.
• If you wish to search the whole website select the "All Sections" checkbox.
• To de-select a checkbox just click on it again.

Document Library Search - Advanced Search

The Document Library advanced search gives you additional options for your search criteria. This search function can be accessed from below the results pane of a standard Document Library Search.

• The default setting for searches is to search all industry areas, all document category, all dates, and to search on document title.
• You can use the "Keywords" text box to enter all or part of the document title that you require. Use quotation marks around the text if you want the search to look for the whole phrase.
• You can narrow your search down by selecting a specific document category, industry sector, activity or licence as appropriate from the "Document Categories" section.
• You can also select specific Regulated Infrastructure and Operators, Assessments, Reports and Investigations as required from the "Grouped Categories" section.
• You can select the year of publication or a particular date range from the "Publish Date" section.

If you have any problems locating information on the ERA website please let us know by completing the Online Contact form.

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