For advice on these issues, contact your local Community Legal Centre OR EDO Tasmania
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Below you will find a list of all the links that have been categorised as “Planning and Development”
Information about organising boundary fencing with your neighbour.
Organisation Address: 1/18 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia
Phone: (03) 6220 2777
Web Address: http://tlaw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Boundary-Fences-Client-Guide3.pdf
Link Owner: Tierney Law
Also in: Boundary Fences
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
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
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
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
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 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
Information about Tasmanian Planning Reform
Phone: (03) 6166 1429
Web Address: http://planningreform.tas.gov.au/
Link Owner: Tasmanian Government
