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Architects: public liability requirements in Tasmania

Cover for legal liability to third parties for personal injury or property damage arising from business activities.

Data as at

Verified for Tasmania

  • Licence liability condition: Yes, and it is a precondition of registration rather than a condition policed afterwards. Section 16(1) provides that the Board is not to register a person as an architect, or renew the registration of a person as an architect, unless the Board is satisfied that the person has a sufficient level of professional indemnity insurance. Section 20E(3)(g) makes not having that cover a ground for cancelling registration. The required level is set by the Board rather than fixed as a figure in the Act. TAS · effective 2026-08-24 Tasmania Government · 2026-08-25
  • Licence evidence required: Cover must be in place before registration is granted or renewed. Section 16(3) then requires the architect to notify the Board of any significant change in their professional indemnity insurance within seven days of the change occurring, and going without cover is a cancellation ground under section 20E. TAS · effective 2026-08-24 Tasmania Government · 2026-08-25
  • Licensing body: The Board of Architects of Tasmania registers architects under the Architects Act 1929, with administration through Consumer, Building and Occupational Services. TAS · effective 2026-08-24 Tasmania Government · 2026-08-25

What contracts commonly ask for

Principals and head contractors set their own insurance requirements, and those are frequently higher than a licence condition. The requirement that binds is the higher of the two, and both have to be read from the actual document.

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