Tasmania

 
Department of Justice
CONSUMER AFFAIRS & FAIR TRADING

15 Murray Street, Hobart TAS 7000
GPO Box 1244, Hobart TAS 7001
Phone 1300 654 499 Fax 036233 4882
Email consumer.affairs@justice.tas.gov.au Web www.consumer.tas.qov.au

OUR REF:	LE3052 YOUR REF:
7 August 2007

Retail Tenancies Inquiry Productivity Commission PO Box 80
Belconnen ACT 2616

Attention:	Paul Gretton

Retail Tenancies Complaint/Enquiries Statistics
I refer to our teleconference of Friday 3 August 2007 and your request for statistics for complaints and enquiries received by the Office regarding retail tenancies.
Complaints 2005-06	
Non compliance with lease conditions by owner	2	
Unfair rent increase	2	
Outside provisions of Code	1	
Tota 1 5	
Complaints 2006-07	
Building maintenance	2	
Opening hours and access	1	
Unfair rent increase	1	
Tota 1 4	
Telephone enquiries	
On average only 3 to 4 enquiries per year are received.
Phil Marriott
Manager
Compliance & Advisory Branch