Latest news Skip listen and sharing tools Listen Filter by category All News alerts Industry updates Legislation updates Media releases Public warnings Enforceable undertakings Court actions Trust account audit requirements for estate agents and conveyancers during COVID 19 - News alert News alerts 13 September 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria is offering extensions of time to help licensed real estate agents and conveyancers affected by COVIDSafe Settings submit their trust account audits. Harald Simon Michaelis - Court outcome Court actions 27 August 2021 A former real estate agent has received a two-year Community Corrections Order and must complete 100 hours of community service after being convicted of trust account offences. Victorians have their say on decriminalising sex work - News alert News alerts 13 August 2021 The Victorian Government is inviting feedback from the community to inform the implementation of sex work decriminalisation reforms, including how the government can better work with and support the sex work industry. Andreas Triantafyllos - Commencement of action Court actions News alerts 9 August 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria is taking Andreas Triantafyllos, 44, to court for failing to attend and give evidence in accordance with statutory notices. We issued those notices under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 as part of an investigation into luxury car hire services. Amit Miglani and SNM Properties Pty Ltd (trading as MIG Real Estate) - Court outcome Court actions 4 August 2021 The Officer in Effective Control of a former western suburbs estate agency has narrowly avoided an immediate jail term, after being convicted of misusing his clients’ money. Zehar Saoud - Court outcome Court actions 27 July 2021 A trader has been convicted and fined $12,650 for selling cars while unlicensed. Protecting homebuyers from underquoting News alerts 20 July 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has been conducting a range of compliance and educational activities to help ensure homebuyers don’t experience the illegal practice of underquoting. Drives (Aus) Pty Ltd - Commencement of action Court actions 19 July 2021 A former licensed motor car trader which allegedly wound back odometers on cars it was selling, falsely recorded their details and misled potential buyers, will face court next month. Thomas Aloysius - Court outcome Court actions 16 July 2021 An estate agent’s representative has been given a criminal conviction and fined $8,000 after he asked a purchaser to pay some of their deposit to his personal bank account instead of to the agency’s trust account on behalf of the vendors who had engaged him to help sell their home. Automatic mutual recognition has commenced in Victoria Industry updates News alerts 8 July 2021 Automatic mutual recognition (AMR) commenced on 1 July 2021. AMR enables individuals licensed or registered for an occupation in one Australian state or territory to work in another state or territory using their home state licence. Go to: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Page 1 of 42 Next
Trust account audit requirements for estate agents and conveyancers during COVID 19 - News alert News alerts 13 September 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria is offering extensions of time to help licensed real estate agents and conveyancers affected by COVIDSafe Settings submit their trust account audits.
Harald Simon Michaelis - Court outcome Court actions 27 August 2021 A former real estate agent has received a two-year Community Corrections Order and must complete 100 hours of community service after being convicted of trust account offences.
Victorians have their say on decriminalising sex work - News alert News alerts 13 August 2021 The Victorian Government is inviting feedback from the community to inform the implementation of sex work decriminalisation reforms, including how the government can better work with and support the sex work industry.
Andreas Triantafyllos - Commencement of action Court actions News alerts 9 August 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria is taking Andreas Triantafyllos, 44, to court for failing to attend and give evidence in accordance with statutory notices. We issued those notices under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 as part of an investigation into luxury car hire services.
Amit Miglani and SNM Properties Pty Ltd (trading as MIG Real Estate) - Court outcome Court actions 4 August 2021 The Officer in Effective Control of a former western suburbs estate agency has narrowly avoided an immediate jail term, after being convicted of misusing his clients’ money.
Zehar Saoud - Court outcome Court actions 27 July 2021 A trader has been convicted and fined $12,650 for selling cars while unlicensed.
Protecting homebuyers from underquoting News alerts 20 July 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has been conducting a range of compliance and educational activities to help ensure homebuyers don’t experience the illegal practice of underquoting.
Drives (Aus) Pty Ltd - Commencement of action Court actions 19 July 2021 A former licensed motor car trader which allegedly wound back odometers on cars it was selling, falsely recorded their details and misled potential buyers, will face court next month.
Thomas Aloysius - Court outcome Court actions 16 July 2021 An estate agent’s representative has been given a criminal conviction and fined $8,000 after he asked a purchaser to pay some of their deposit to his personal bank account instead of to the agency’s trust account on behalf of the vendors who had engaged him to help sell their home.
Automatic mutual recognition has commenced in Victoria Industry updates News alerts 8 July 2021 Automatic mutual recognition (AMR) commenced on 1 July 2021. AMR enables individuals licensed or registered for an occupation in one Australian state or territory to work in another state or territory using their home state licence.