We provide services to support Tasmanians to exercise their consumer rights, and we ensure that businesses do the right thing. This account is owned and managed by Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (CBOS), which is a business unit of the Department of Justice in the Tasmanian government. We work towards a fair, just and safe Tasmania through the delivery of equitable, efficient and effective consumer, building and occupational regulation. To do this, we:
• advise and educate consumers, tenants, businesses and landlords on their rights, responsibilities and changes to the law
• review and advise the state government on consumer legislation and industry codes
• advise and educate consumers and people in the building industry about the state’s building legislation and national standards
• register and license businesses and occupations
• conciliate disputes between consumers and traders, tenants and landlords, and consumers and building practitioners
• enforce and ensure compliance with consumer laws, building laws and gas and electricity safety standards.
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Tasmanian Government Facebook Community Guidelines and Disclaimer
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We are committed to creating a community that encourages self-expression and mirrors the values of the Tasmanian Government including respect for the rights, dignity, safety, and property of others. In doing that, we ask you not to post content that:
• is threatening, abusive, obscene, indecent, or objectionable;
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• is discriminatory or hateful towards a certain group of people or individuals;
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• is illegal;
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• is self-promoting spam. The Administrators reserve the right to remove any or all content from this Page, entirely at their discretion, with or without notice, for any reason whatsoever. The reasons may include, but are not limited to, violation of the Community Guidelines, Facebook’s Terms of Service or for breach of community standards as determined by the Administrators. The Administrators may, entirely at their discretion and for any reason whatsoever, block users from using and contributing to this Page. Furthermore, the Administrators may report to Facebook any users posting inappropriate or offensive material. Disclaimer
Any use of, or reliance upon, any information in this Page is done so entirely at your own risk. Any and all opinions, comments, visuals, videos, and any other type of material posted by followers, commenters or contributors on this Page are their own and do not necessarily represent or reflect the opinions, views or ideals of the Administrators, the Tasmanian Government, or its employees, agents or affiliates (the “Tasmanian Government”). The Tasmanian Government takes no responsibility for user content on this Page and makes no representation, and gives no warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, relevance or completeness of any information, opinions, claims, or advice shared. Any external links shared on this Page by the Administrators are provided for convenience and information purposes only. The Tasmanian Government does not endorse or verify the accuracy of information on any external websites and does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy, availability, or appropriateness to the user's purposes, of any information or services on any such external websites. The Tasmanian Government disclaims, in so far as legally possible, any and all liability and responsibility of any kind, including without limitation any liability (including any liability for negligence), to any person, for any or all losses (including any indirect consequential loss), costs, expenses or damages or disappointment whatsoever or howsoever arising or suffered as a consequence of, or in connection with, or arising out of anything done, or anything omitted to be done, relating to the use this Page, the use of the Facebook website, any error or omission on this Page or any combination of these.
