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2022-2023 Tasmanian Budget

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2022-2023 Tasmanian Budget

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The Premier handed down the 2022/23 Tasmanian Budget today with a number of measures aimed at supporting job creation, infrastructure investment, skills and training and home ownership.
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11 May
Budget unleashes AI to break housing and environmental approval bottlenecks

“The Housing Industry Association (HIA) welcomes today’s Federal Budget announcement of a half a billion dollar investment to modernise environmental approvals that will help deliver a faster, technology enabled and fit for purpose system that supports urgently needed housing supply,” said HIA Managing Director, Jocelyn Martin.

11 May
Housing infrastructure spend welcomed by industry

The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the news that the 2026/27 Federal Budget will invest an additional $2 billion over four years to fund critical infrastructure, which will support the construction of up to 65,000 new homes.

09 May
Why restricting negative gearing for new homes doesn't increase the supply of new homes!

The Housing Industry Association has warned that recycled proposals to restrict negative gearing or reduce the capital gains tax discount risk worsening Australia’s housing shortage by reducing investment into new housing supply.

09 May
Federal Budget to deliver productivity boost for Housing and Small Business

The Federal Government today outlined a strong productivity focused agenda in this year’s Federal Budget, with targeted measures to support housing delivery and small business growth — reflecting long standing advocacy from the Housing Industry Association (HIA).

TAS Residential Building Contract (Pack of 2)

The Tasmanian Domestic Building Contract (pack of two) is tailored to meet state legislation, but is a plain language document so it's easy to understand. The contract covers new homes, domestic alterations, additions and renovati...

TAS Minor Works Contract (Pad of 25)

The Tasmania Minor Works Contract Pad is suitable for minor residential building works up to a value of $12,000. It’s available in a handy tear-off pad of 25. This is a hard copy document and will be mailed to you once it's purcha...

TAS Job Quotation Form

The Tasmanian Job Quotation Form is suitable for sub-contractors to list their conditions. It's carbonised and individually numbered and dated.

TAS Kitchen Bathroom & Laundry Supply Install over $20K

The Supply & Install Contract is tailored specifically to the kitchen, bathroom and laundry industry for work over $20,000. The contract allows for all job details to be formalised and facilitates an estimate of pricing for provis...

TAS Notice of Commencement - New Homes (Pad of 25)

The Notice of Commencement – New Homes (pad of 25) is used to advise the owner that the builder has started works and what's required under the provisions of the Tasmanian Domestic Building Contract. This is a hard copy version of...

TAS Final Inspection Notice (Pad of 25)

The Tasmanian Notice of Completion (pad of 25) is used to formally notify an owner when a project will be at practical completion. It's designed for use with HIA contracts. Note: This form is specific to Tasmania and shouldn't be ...

TAS Specification - General Cover

The Tasmanian General Specification document contains information relevant to the work to be performed by various trades, details of materials, procedures, regulations and Australian Standards requirements. This is a hard copy ver...