Deloitte Report On The Collectables Market

Australia’s collectables market is experiencing a period of strong growth and increasing maturity, with new data highlighting both its scale and complexity. The 2025 eBay Deloitte State of Collectables Report shows that collecting is now a mainstream [...]

Supporting Auctioneers With A Red Tape Cut

Through strong, member-driven advocacy, the Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia (AVAA) is championing practical reform to cut unnecessary red tape, reduce duplication across jurisdictions, and ensure regulation supports professional standards while allowing auctioneers to focus on [...]

Advice On Legislation To Curb Counterfeit Goods

The Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia (AVAA) has provided advice to an Australian Parliamentary inquiry into proposed legislation aimed at strengthening border enforcement against counterfeit goods. The Bill is supported by the valuation and auction sectors [...]

2026 Auction & Valuation Insurance Report

The 2026 Australian Auction and Valuation Sector Insurance Insights and Reform Report, provides practical insight into how insurance supports valuers and auctioneers in their day-to-day work and their ability to participate in the market.  It is published [...]

Parliamentary Inquiry Into Wage Theft

A federal Parliamentary Inquiry into wage theft and the operation of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) has provided an important opportunity to test whether current laws are addressing a genuine problem across Australian industries.  There is [...]

Challenges With Insurance Before Parliament

The auction and valuation sector has lodged a significant submission to the Australian Parliament’s Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services as part of its inquiry into small business insurance. Drawing on detailed survey data from practitioners [...]

2026-03-14T08:59:17+11:00March 12th, 2026|Advocacy, Auction, Australian Government, Governments, Valuation|

AML-CTF Reforms Get Sector’s Qualified Tick

In a submission to the Australian Government, the auction sector has broadly welcomed proposed changes to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) framework, but has also warned against legislative overreach. The Auctioneers and Valuers Association of [...]

2026–2027 Tasmanian Auctioneer Licence Renewals

General auctioneers operating in Tasmania are reminded that the annual licence renewal period has now opened for the 2026–2027 licensing year. The renewal process is administered by the Property Agents Board of Tasmania, which regulates auctioneers and [...]

2026-03-14T08:50:49+11:00March 5th, 2026|Auction, Compliance, Financial, Governments, Regulation|

The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence In Valuation

Industry leaders in auctioneering and valuation are coming together to confront a question that would have seemed speculative only a few years ago, this being what is the future role of the professional valuer in an era [...]

AI Drives Increase In Workplace Relations Claims

Employers in the auction and valuation sectors have been impacted by the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools to frame claims lodged with the Fair Work Commission (FWC). This reflects a broader trend about how this [...]

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