7 September 2023

Community consultation has commenced with regard to proposed changes to the way Tasmania’s Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) operates. Since its inception in 2020, the Tasmanian Government has identified various changes to legislation “that would improve TASCAT’s procedures and make the Tribunal more efficient”.

Consultation closes at midnight on Wednesday 4 October 2023. Agents in Tasmania may be interested in lodging a submission around the proposed amendments under the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2023.

Proposed changes to the Property Agents Board

The Tasmania Department of Justice advises the following:

“The Property Agents Board hears conduct complaints under the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2016. At the moment, this Board can refer complaints to the Property Agents Tribunal. The Property Agents Tribunal can also hear appeals against decisions by the Board (for example, if a property agent thinks that a decision by the Board was not proper in law). This Bill will change these arrangements so that TASCAT will be the body that the Board can refer complaints to, and also the body that hears appeals against Board decisions.”