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. 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. 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. 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. Shred away identity theft - News alert News alerts 6 July 2021 People are being encouraged to take part in ShredFest and dispose of confidential documents securely to protect themselves from identity theft. Targeting trust account audits - News alert News alerts 31 May 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has issued 117 infringement notices amounting to $120,000 and official warnings to estate agents who failed to lodge their trust account audit reports for last year. Engineers have their say on proposed registration fees - News alert Legislation updates News alerts 6 April 2021 Professional engineers can have their say before new fees are set for registration. New renting regulations available - News alert News alerts 28 January 2021 The Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021 are now available. The Department of Justice and Community Safety received more than 700 written submissions on the draft regulations from the Victorian community. Residential tenancy matters to CAV - News alert News alerts 23 December 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) has released a report demonstrating an overview of past trends in residential tenancy matters and emerging trends from the new Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Scheme (RTDRS). Go to: 1 2 3 Page 1 of 3 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.
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.
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.
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.
Shred away identity theft - News alert News alerts 6 July 2021 People are being encouraged to take part in ShredFest and dispose of confidential documents securely to protect themselves from identity theft.
Targeting trust account audits - News alert News alerts 31 May 2021 Consumer Affairs Victoria has issued 117 infringement notices amounting to $120,000 and official warnings to estate agents who failed to lodge their trust account audit reports for last year.
Engineers have their say on proposed registration fees - News alert Legislation updates News alerts 6 April 2021 Professional engineers can have their say before new fees are set for registration.
New renting regulations available - News alert News alerts 28 January 2021 The Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021 are now available. The Department of Justice and Community Safety received more than 700 written submissions on the draft regulations from the Victorian community.
Residential tenancy matters to CAV - News alert News alerts 23 December 2020 Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) has released a report demonstrating an overview of past trends in residential tenancy matters and emerging trends from the new Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Scheme (RTDRS).