01What changes in Hobart
CBOS says Tasmanian rental properties must have curtains or blinds covering each bedroom and living-room window before they can be rented. Its separate cord-safety guidance says new blinds must meet safety standards and be safely installed, and recommends keeping cords out of children’s reach and using tensioning devices for older coverings. Those are useful Hobart campaign lanes: rental-provider replacement, cord-safety rectification and owner-occupier upgrades, each with a different brief.
Glenorchy, Clarence, Kingborough and Brighton bring varied travel, access and property conditions, so the measure area should match real capacity. The national mandatory standard remains the authoritative supply and installation requirement; a local safety kit message does not justify calling an old product compliant without inspection.
External shutters, heritage properties, structural fixings and motorisation need separate property, approval and electrical checks. Any thermal, moisture, condensation or complete-blackout statement must be tied to evidence for the product, window and installation rather than generalised from Hobart’s climate.
