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The Family Violence Reforms Bill 2026 proposes important reforms to better recognise coercive control and strengthen protections for victim-survivors living in rental properties. TasCOSS also supports COTA Tasmania’s call to broaden the definition of family violence to recognise abuse occurring across a wider range of family and caring relationships. The…

TasCOSS, in a joint letter with Tenants' Union of Tasmania, Shelter Tasmania, Dogs' Homes of Tasmania and RSPCA Tasmania, have raised concern over the lack of progress with regard to the pets in rentals bill. As promised, the Tasmanian Government did introduce the Residential Tenancy Amendment Bill 2024 within 100 days…