PLACE NAMING

 

In Tasmania, the official naming of places is primarily the responsibility of the Place Names Advisory Panel. The Panel undertakes research and investigation into the origin, priority and usage of place names and assigns official place names in accordance with the Tasmanian Place Naming Guidelines. 

Placenames Tasmania is the authoritative register of place names and facilitates the management of place names in Tasmania. It is available on the Placenames Tasmania website.

NB: Bridges are deemed to be 'Cultural Features'

THE MINISTER RESPONSIBLE 

The Minister on FACEbook

The Minister eMAIL:   jacquie.petrusma@dpac.tas.gov.au

History of the Nomenclature Board of Tasmania

Making Submissions to Place Names Proposals

 

• All place naming proposals are advertised through the ​Advertisements page of Placenames Tasmania for a minimum period of one month. 

• During this period submissions are able to be made on proposals​ by simply clicki​​ng on a naming proposal and clicking on the ​Make Submission button. 

• All submissions will be included with a place naming proposal when submitted to the Place Names Advisory Panel for deliberation. 

The Place Names Advisory Panel is constituted and operates under the statutory authority of the Place Names Act 2020.

Place Names Act 2020

​​​​​​The Place Names Act 2020​ (the Act)​ came into effect on the 1st July 2020 modernising the administrative processes of official place naming,​ in Tasmania.

The Act is accompanied by the Tasmanian Place Naming Guidelines, which modernise the processes for the proposal, consultation and advertising of place names.

Misrepresentation of a Place Name 

The Place Names Act 2020 includes provisions to deter the misrepresentation of an approved place name through the usage of another approved name or name that is not approved. The Act outlines a graduated approach to manage such issues including penalty provisions. The misrepresentation of a property and its approved locality is one occurrence where the new provisions may apply. We have been made aware in recent times of property developers advertising properties as being in one locality when in fact they are within another, possibly due to perceptions of a more desirable locality. The new Act will allow us to take action on such matters. Should you have any questions on these or any other aspects of the changes please email the Place Names Office via Placenames@dpipwe.tas.gov.au.

“We need people who push boundaries rather than retreat inside them.” ― Tim Fargo