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There are a number of avenues for lodging a complaint about a real
estate agent or land valuer.
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- (1) Consumer Affairs / Fair Trading / Consumer Protection
agencies
- Each State or Territory's
Consumer Affairs / Fair Trading / Consumer
Protection department
is responsible for licensing
of estate agents in that
State/Territory.
See
contact information for your state below.
(2) Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
The ACCC can deal with breaches of the Trade Practices Act 1974.
For example, you may think that you've been deceived or misled by a
real estate agent. For more information about the Trade Practices Act
1974 and the ACCC, click here.
"Fair and Square: A guide to
the Trade Practices Act for the real estate industry".
This publication was written for the real estate sector by the Small
Business Unit of the ACCC, in consultation with the real estate industry.
It covers familiar market situations under which the Trade Practices Act
applies to real estate agents. A useful publication for consumers also.
It's on the ACCC site here.
(3) Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA)
The REIA has Principles of Conduct (a public statement of the ethics expected to be upheld by all REI members, as well as the employees of those members, in their dealings with the public and other real estate practitioners).
If you have a complaint about the behaviour of a
member of the Real Estate Institute you can lodge a complaint with your State or Territory Office of Fair Trading/Consumer Affairs. See contact information for your
state below. The local branch of the Real Estate Institute may also be able to help.
(4) Agents
Boards (in some States and Territories).
See contact information for your state below.
- VICTORIA
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- (1) Consumer
Affairs Victoria
Estate Agents Resolution Service
Phone - 1300 737 030
- Link to CAV info on Buying and Selling Property.
- (2) The Real
Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV)
- 335 Camberwell Road Camberwell
3124
Phone - (03) 9205 6666
Fax - (03) 9205 6699
- REIV's web site used to include public links to a Code
of Conduct and an Auction
Code of Conduct
you may find useful
in understanding your rights and obligations
and in framing your complaint. These are in the password-protected members section so we cannot link them for you. We suggest you ring the REIV and ask for a copy.
How to make a complaint about a real estate agent and other consumer information
on the REIV site
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- NEW SOUTH
WALES
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(1) Department of Fair
Trading
Contact information
Real estate agents 'rules of conduct'
(2) Real Estate Institute of NSW
- 30 -32 Wentworth Ave Sydney South 2000
Phone - (02) 9264 2343 Public enquiry line
- The REINSW can reprimand , suspend, fine or expel a member,
- or require additional training.
- The REINSW's site includes a link to its Code of Practice (which may help you understand your rights and responsibilities) and a range of consumer fact sheets. There's nothing about how to make a complaint about a real estate agent though.
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- QUEENSLAND
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- (1) Office
of Fair Trading
- Takes complaints about real
estate agents and salespersons
Phone - (07) 3246 1520
More information here.
- Legislated property agent codes of practice
Some are linked for you below:
the Real
Estate Agency Practice Code of Conduct (Qld)
- the Auctioneering
Practice Code of Conduct (Qld)
the Property Developer Practice Code of Practice (Qld)
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- (2) The Real
Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ)
- Real Estate House 21 Turbo
Drive Coorparoo 4151
Phone - (07) 38915711
Fax - (07) 38915742
Standards of business practice on the REIQ site.
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- SOUTH AUSTRALIA
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- (1) Office
of Consumer & Business Affairs
Phone - (08) 8204 9777
Latest SA real estate reforms
(2) Real
Estate Institute of SA
- 249 Greenhill Rd Dulwich
5065
Phone - (08) 8366 4300
Public Advisory service - (08) 8366 4345
REISA Real Estate Code, which will help you understand your rights and responsibilities
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
(1) Real Estate and Business Agents Supervisory Board (REBA)
How to lodge a complaint
Code of conduct for agents and sales representatives (on the website of the WA Real Estate and Busines Agents Supervisory Board)
(2) Consumer
Protection Office
For advice and complaints about real estate agents,
- business agents, settlement
agents, land valuers
Advice line: 1300 30 40 64
(3) Real
Estate Institute of WA (REIWA)
215 Hay Subiaco 6008
- Phone - (08)
9380 8222
- Fax - (08) 9381 9260
- Code of Conduct on the REIWA website
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TASMANIA
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- (1) Office
of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading
- Complaints about residential
tenancy matters
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- (2) Auctioneers & Estate Agents Council
- 2 Davey St Hobart 7000
- Phone - (03)6234 2700
- Takes complaints about breaches
of the rules of
- general conduct, or agent
misconduct
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- (3) Real
Estate Institute of Tasmania
33 Melville St Hobart 7000
Phone - (03) 6223 4769
Consumer information and codes on the REITAS website
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- ACT
(1) Consumer
Affairs Bureau
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- (2) Agents Board of ACT
- Phone - (02) 6205 0603
(Fair Trading info line)
- Fax - (02) 6207 7783
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- (3) Real
Estate Institute of the ACT
16 Thesiger Court, Deakin West ACT 2600
PO Box 22,
Deakin West ACT 2600
Phone: (02) 6282 4544
Fax: (02) 6285 1960
Email
- Website
Code of Conduct and Consumer information on REIACT website
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- NORTHERN
TERRITORY
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- (1) Office of Consumer
Affairs & Fair Trading
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- (2) Real
Estate Institute of the NT
- Real Estate House - Unit 3, 6 Lindsay Street Darwin NT 0800
Phone: (08) 89818905
Fax: (08) 89813683
Website