The 2026 Australian Government Budget contains relatively few initiatives directed specifically toward auctioneers and valuers, AVAA notes that several broader policies may still shape operating conditions across the sector. A review of the budget has been prepared [...]
Something is shifting in the art market, not in spectacle but in substance, as valuers and auctioneers meet and quietly reassess how authority, judgement and responsibility are exercised in a landscape defined by complexity and scrutiny. Across [...]
It's important that clients and the valuation profession itself appreciate what approval of valuers under the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program (CGP) actually is. While approval of valuers serves as an important tool to facilitate donations of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Auctioneers handling vehicles, plant and equipment in Queensland are asked to join the fight against fire ants, with heightened biosecurity obligations where assets originate from properties within designated fire ant biosecurity zones. This risk is most acute for [...]
