Question - Homes Tasmania Maintenance

Thursday 25 June 2026

Ms ARMITAGE question to MINISTER for HOUSING and PLANNING, Mr VINCENT

[2.44 p.m.] With regards to inspections, maintenance and service provision of Homes Tasmania properties, could the honourable minister please advise:

(1) whether inspections and property management services are being undertaken by Homes Tasmania themselves, another Tasmanian department, agency, statutory authority or a private service provider;

(2) if it's a private service provider, could you please advise who this is;

(3) furthermore, if it's a private service provider, can the minister please advise the length of the contract retaining their services and the cost of said contract; and

(4) how much money Homes Tasmania has spent on property management services in the past 12 months, including inspections and organising and managing property maintenance/repair, excluding the costs of the maintenance/repair services.

ANSWER Properties owned and maintained by Homes Tasmania are predominantly inspected and managed by in-house teams within Homes Tasmania, with Property Maintenance, Tenancy, Housing Support Programs and Specialist Accommodation Services holding responsibility for their respective areas of the portfolio.

Inspections for properties subject to statutory maintenance as prescribed as essential building services maintenance under section 206 of the Building Act 2016 are carried out at a defined frequency under contract by Contact Electrical Pty Ltd. This is the only contract Homes Tasmania has for essential building service maintenance, and these inspections and associated works pertain to the ongoing compliance of health- and safety-related building features such as firefighting equipment, emergency lighting and occupant warning systems.

This contract commenced on 1 July 2025 and will end on 30 June 2027, with an estimated contract value of $2.8 million, based on $1.4 million per annum, including inspections, routine and responsive maintenance. Homes Tasmania has spent $11.5 million in the past 12 months on property management services, including asset- and tenant-related functions. This is in addition to the Contact Electrical Pty Ltd contract and does not include the actual cost of undertaking repairs and maintenance.