Welcome to the Property Agents Board of Tasmania, the statutory authority regulating real estate and property practices across Tasmania.
We protect consumers and ensure professional standards for the Tasmanian property industry under the Property Agents and Land Transactions Act 2016, the Property Agents and Land Transactions Regulations 2017 and the Code of Conduct 2022.
What We Do
Our core functions exist to safeguard transparency, accountability, competency and ethical conduct across the state’s property sector:
- Licensing: We assess and grant applications, maintain the official Register of Property Agents, and ensure agents, property managers, and auctioneers hold proper qualifications.
- Complaints and Investigations: We handle public enquiries and investigate complaints regarding agent conduct or potential breaches of the law.
- Trust Account Regulation: We monitor and regulate real estate statutory trust accounts to safeguard consumer and client funds.
- Education and CPD: We establish the real estate industry education framework and oversee Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements.
- Governance and Compliance: We oversight industry standards, ethical behaviour, and legal obligations across all Tasmanian real estate operations.
Vision
Tasmania has a professional property agents industry that embraces ethical practice, continuous learning, and adherence to contemporary regulatory standards, ensuring best practice outcomes for consumers and agents alike.
Mission
Tasmania has a professional property agents industry that embraces ethical practice, continuous learning, and adherence to contemporary regulatory standards, ensuring best practice outcomes for consumers and agents alike.