Legal guides for Tasmania
Released guides to Australian law as it applies in Tasmania. This list shows only published pages, not every topic area that may be drafted later.
Checked against official sources on 8 Nov 2026. General information, not legal advice. No lawyer or solicitor has reviewed this page.
Released guides
- Employment law in Tasmania
Employment Law (unfair dismissal, general protections, contracts). How employment law works in Tasmania, including who is in the national Fair Work system and who stays with the Tasmanian Industrial Commission, Tasmanian long service leave and anti-discrimination law, and where Tasmanians can get free help.
- Family law in Tasmania
Family Law (separation, divorce, parenting, property). How separation, divorce, parenting orders and property settlement work in Tasmania, including the Hobart and Launceston registries of the Federal Circuit and Family Court, Tasmanian family violence orders and free help from Tasmania Legal Aid.
- Family violence orders in Tasmania
Family & Domestic Violence Orders. How family violence orders work in Tasmania — police family violence orders that last up to 12 months, applying for an FVO in the Magistrates Court, the Safe at Home response, breach offences, and where to find free help.
- Residential tenancy law in Tasmania
Residential Tenancy. How renting works in Tasmania under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997, including bonds through MyBond, notice to vacate periods, yearly rent increases, minimum standards, pet requests and disputes before the Residential Tenancy Commissioner, the Magistrates Court and TASCAT.
- Wills and estate planning in Tasmania
Wills & Estate Planning. How to make a will, register an enduring power of attorney and register an enduring guardian in Tasmania under the Wills Act 2008 (Tas), the Powers of Attorney Act 2000 (Tas) and the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (Tas).
- Probate and deceased estate administration in Tasmania
Probate & Deceased Estate Administration. How to publish a notice of intention, apply for a grant of probate or letters of administration in the Supreme Court of Tasmania Probate Registry, and administer a Tasmanian deceased estate.
- Contesting a will and family maintenance claims in Tasmania
Contested Wills & Family Provision Claims. How to contest a will in Tasmania under the Testator's Family Maintenance Act 1912, including the three month deadline that runs from the grant of probate or letters of administration, who can claim, probate caveats in the Supreme Court of Tasmania, and how costs are dealt with.