For advice on these issues, contact your local Community Legal Centre OR EDO Tasmania
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A Certificate of Title is a record of all current information relating to a parcel of land, including the names of the current owner, and is the official record of who owns a piece of land.
Phone: 1800 682 468
Web Address: http://girlsgottaknow.com.au/housing/buying-a-house/certificate-of-title/
Link Owner: Girls gotta know
Also in: Housing , Planning & Development , Planning and Development
Boundary fences fact sheet.
Organisation Address: 158 Liverpool Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 366 611
Web Address: https://www.legalaid.tas.gov.au/factsheets/boundary-fences-fact-sheet/
Link Owner: Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania
Also in: Boundary Fences , Planning and Development
This Fact Sheet covers the requirements for non-habitable buildings such as sheds, garages and carports, and larger farm sheds.
Organisation Address: 110 Collins St, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 135 513
Link Owner: Department of Justice
Also in: Local Government , Planning & Development , Planning and Development
If you have engaged a builder to build or renovate your home, your builder must give you a Residential Building Consumer Guide explaining your rights and responsibilities.
Organisation Address: 110 Collins St, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 135 513
Web Address: http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/building/disputes
Link Owner: Department of Justice
Also in: Consumer Law , Owning Property , Planning & Development , Planning and Development
Some building work can be done without a permit or getting a builder surveyor involved, other work requires approval. Find out more in this fact sheet.
Organisation Address: 110 Collins St, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 135 513
Web Address: http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/building/consumer_building_information/what_you_can_build
Link Owner: Department of Justice
Also in: Boundary Fences , Housing , Local Government , Planning & Development , Planning and Development
The Neighbourhood Disputes about Plants Act 2017 (the Act) establishes a cost effective, efficient and accessible statutory scheme for the resolution of neighbourhood disputes relating to plants.
Organisation Address: 110 Collins St, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: 1300 135 513
Web Address: http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/mediation_and_dispute_resolution/neighbourhood-disputes-about-plants
Link Owner: Department of Justice
Also in: Problems with trees
Tasmanian Law Handbook chapter on domestic animals and animal control
Organisation Address: 166 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Phone: 03 6223 2500
Web Address: https://www.hobartlegal.org.au/handbook/community-and-environment/dogs-cats-and-animal-control/
Link Owner: Hobart Community Legal Service Inc
Also in: Domestic Animals
North West Community Legal Centre provides legal advice and services to people in North West Tasmania on issues including family law, motor vehicle accidents, administrative law, criminal law, neighbour disputes, consumer credit and residential tenancy law.
Web Address: http://www.nwclc.org.au
Also in: Consumers, Money & Debt , Crime , Family & Relationships , Housing , Work & Workers
Planning laws in Tasmania are part of the Resource Management and Planning System (the RMPS), which explicitly encourages public involvement in resource management and planning decisions.
Organisation Address: 131 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6223 2770
Web Address: http://www.edotas.org.au/haveyoursay/ongoing-opportunities/planning-and-development/
Link Owner: Environmental Defenders Office
Also in: Planning and Development
