Built for Australian Property Managers

Audit-grade records
for every maintenance decision.

TRL generates structured audit records for property managers — anchored in Australian Standards, manufacturer specifications and relevant case law.

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2Documents per audit
ASAustralian Standards anchored
24hTurnaround target
$0Agency cost, disbursed to owners
The Problem

Property managers carry liability they can't document.

When a maintenance decision goes wrong, agencies face tribunals and courts with nothing but emails and gut feel. That is not a defensible position.

01 Risk Exposure

Approvals without audit trails

Contractor quotes get approved or declined with no documented rationale. When outcomes are disputed, there is no record anchored to standards or specifications.

02 Inconsistent Scrutiny

Contractor quotes that go unchallenged

The questions a contractor gets asked should not depend on how experienced the PM is. Junior staff approve what they do not understand. Senior staff rely on instinct. Neither is consistent, and neither is documented.

03 Workflow Friction

The landlord approval bottleneck

Without clear documentation, landlord conversations drag. PMs spend time justifying decisions rather than presenting evidence, slowing resolution and increasing risk.

Relevant Australian Case Law
Than v Galletta & Ors [2019] NSWDC 9

Managing agent found 100% liable after failing to act on repeated maintenance complaints. Undocumented inaction was the agency's undoing — the owner was apportioned zero liability.

Laresu Pty Ltd v Clark [2010] NSWCA 180

Court held a managing agent can be an occupier for duty of care purposes. Agents cannot rely on the owner relationship to deflect liability where day-to-day control has been assumed.

Libra Collaroy Pty Ltd v Bhide [2017] NSWCA 196

Agent found 50% liable following a balcony collapse. Failure to escalate structural complaints and obtain expert assessment meant the agency agreement offered no protection.

Yeung v Santosa Realty Co Pty Ltd [2020] VSCA 7

Property manager held 100% liable after a tenant injury. No inspection records, no documented findings. The agent was ordered to fully indemnify the owner.

The Solution

From contractor quote to audit-grade record in hours.

TRL sits between the maintenance quote and the landlord approval. Every audit produces two documents that protect your agency and move the decision forward.

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Submit the maintenance issue

Your PM submits the contractor quote and property details. No technical knowledge required. TRL identifies the trade category, the applicable standards, and the right questions to ask. The PM does not need to know what AS 1684 says about timber retaining members. That is our job.

Takes 5 minutes
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TRL runs the audit

TRL identifies what the quote doesn't say — the structural assumptions left undocumented, the licensing that hasn't been confirmed, the scope gap that only becomes visible when something goes wrong. Every finding is named, anchored to a standard or precedent, and recorded before the landlord sees the quote.

Proprietary methodology
ElectricalAS/NZS 3000 · AS/NZS 3008.1.1 · AS/NZS 3017
PlumbingAS/NZS 3500.1–.5
RoofingAS 1562.1 · AS 2050 · AS/NZS 2179.1 · AS 4055
StructuralAS 1170.1/.2 · AS 1684 · AS 3600 · NCC 2022
Fire SafetyAS 1851 · AS 1670.1 · AS 3786 · AS 2118.1
HVACAS/NZS 1668.1/.2 · AS/NZS 3666.1/.2
WaterproofingAS 3740:2021 · AS 4858 · AS 3958.1
Pest & TimberAS 3660 · AS 1604 · AS 1720.4
State LicensingNSW Fair Trading · QBCC · VBA · Building & Energy WA · CBS SA
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Receive two structured documents

Your PM receives a Decision Brief — a plain-English record of what was found, what questions the contractor needs to answer, and what the financial exposure looks like if they don't. Alongside it, a Technical Record: a forensic file anchored to named standards and case law that exists before anything is approved. If a decision is ever questioned, the record already answers it.

Delivered within 24h
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PM Decision Brief

A clear internal record of the audit findings, the works being proposed, and the clarifying questions that protect your agency before approval.

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Technical Record

A comprehensive audit record anchored to Australian Standards and case law. Your agency's file-level assurance if a decision is ever questioned.

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