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Legislation

Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading is responsible for administering a diverse range of legislation covering matters such as fair trading, occupational licensing and residential tenancies.

You can view the legislation we administer, along with all Tasmanian Acts and Regulations, on the following website www.thelaw.tas.gov.au

Registration Services

• Associations Incorporation Act 1964
• Boy Scouts Association Act 1954 
• Collections for Charities Act 2001
• Commissioner for Corporate Affairs Act 1980
• Conveyancing Act 2004
• Cooperatives Act 1999
• Co-operative Schemes (Administrative Actions) Act 2001
• Girl Guides' Association Act 1957
• Trades Unions Act 1889

Shopping and Trading

• Australian Consumer Law
• Consumer Affairs Act 1988
• Sale of Goods Act 1896
• Sale of Goods (Vienna Convention) Act 1987
• Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1994

Renting a Home

• Landlord and Tenant Act 1935
• Residential Tenancy Act 1997
• Residential Tenancy Regulations 2005
• Residential Tenancy Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Act 2012
• Residential Tenancy Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Regulations 2012

Licensing

• Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002
• Security and Investigations Agents Regulations 2005
• Travel Agents Act 1987
• Travel Agents Regulations 2003
• Motor Vehicle Traders Act 2011
• Motor Vehicle Traders Regulations 2012
• Conveyancing Act 2004
• Conveyancing Regulations 2005

Real Estate

• Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2005
• Property Agents and Land Transactions Regulations 2006

Miscellaneous

• Retirement Villages Act 2004
• Prepaid Funerals Act 2004
• Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998
• Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1968
• Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995
• Unauthorized Documents Act 1986