Conveyancing Regulations 2025

Conveyancing Regulations 2025

18 July 2025

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Conveyancing Act 2004.

These regulations may be cited as the Conveyancing Regulations 2025.

These regulations take effect on 26 August 2025.

In these regulations –

Act means the Conveyancing Act 2004;

rules of conduct means the rules of conduct set out in Schedule 1.

For the purposes of section 5(1)(a) of the Act, the qualifications and experience required to hold a licence for conveyancing work are – any one of the following:a Bachelor of Laws from an Australian University;Conveyancing – Law and Practice Course, Macquarie University;Associate Degree in Law (Paralegal Studies), Southern Cross University;Bachelor of Business (Property), University of South Australia;Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Conveyancing), Advanced Diploma of Conveyancing, or Diploma of Conveyancing, delivered and assessed by a person employed, or engaged, by a registered training organisation of a State or Territory to deliver training or conduct assessments and issue qualifications in accordance with the Australian Qualifications Framework, within the meaning of the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013; and a course, relating to Tasmanian local requirements for conveyancing work, as the Director may from time to time determine; and 2 years' full-time practical experience, or periods of part-time practical experience that total 2 years, in conveyancing work gained in – a licensed conveyancer's office; or a law practice within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2007; or any business or government department or government agency where conveyancing work is regularly undertaken.

The practical experience specified in subregulation (1)(c) – must be gained within the 3 years immediately preceding the day on which the application for a licence under section 6 of the Act is lodged with the Director; and may be gained wholly or partly in Tasmania or in any other State or a Territory.

For the purposes of section 6(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee is 189 fee units.

For the purposes of section 13(1) of the Act, the prescribed minimum amount of professional indemnity insurance cover is $2 000 000.

A conveyancer must provide the Director with evidence that the conveyancer is covered by professional indemnity insurance, as required by section 13(1) of the Act –

at least once in each 12-month period; and at any other time as required by the Director.

Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

A conveyancer must not carry on, or be employed in –

a real estate agency; or the business of mortgage broking; or any business where the conveyancer’s duties include the provision of mortgage finance.

Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.

For the purposes of the Act, the rules of conduct are set out in Schedule 1.

A conveyancer must comply with the rules of conduct. Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.