Victoria's New Real Estate Reforms: Mitigating Your Risk

With numerous legislative changes, including more than 130 residential tenancy reforms, coming into effect over a short period of time, it’s important that agents take early steps to familiarise themselves with the new procedural requirements and implement key strategies to avoid costly errors.
 
Find out what steps you can take now to minimise risk as  legislative amendments come into effect - with leading insurance lawyer Michelle Christmas, Special Counsel, Carter Newell Lawyers.
 
You’ll learn more about:

• Exploring the changes to your role – Gain an insight into how the new laws impact your role and obligations as an estate agent;

• Impact assessment – We’ll unpack and evaluate the key risks to which agents working within this new landscape may be exposed;

• Smart strategies to minimise risk – Equip yourself with the right risk solutions to protect your business, and to support your landlord and tenant clients once the laws come into effect.

 
Join our free webinar presented by our platinum partner, Aon, in conjunction with Carter Newell Lawyers, exclusively for you.

 

SPEAKER

Michelle Christmas, Special Counsel, Carter Newell Lawyers
Michelle is a Special Counsel in the financial lines insurance team at Carter Newell and has acted for a wide range of professionals and organisations including real estate agents, body corporates, strata managers, resident unit managers, auctioneers, financial service providers, medical professionals, job service providers, not-for-profit organisations, colleges, church groups, childcare centres and hospitality service providers. Michelle has experience in all aspects of professional negligence and disciplinary proceedings including claims involving misrepresentation, defamation, fraud and fidelity, personal injury, consumer law actions and contractual disputes. She also has a special interest in employment practices liability claims and has represented employers before the Australian Human Rights Commission and Anti-Discrimination Commission of Queensland in respect of sexual harassment and discrimination claims, as well as actions pertaining to bullying, harassment, wrongful dismissal, sham contracting and claims alleging underpayment of statutory entitlements before the Fair Work Commission, the Federal Circuit Court and the Federal Court of Australia.

PRICING

Webinar Duration: 60 minutes (Approx.)