Moving in checklist
Information for Queensland public housing tenants
Before you move in
Before you move into your new home, you should read the Residential Tenancies Authority’s Pocket guide for tenants—houses and units (Form 17a) which outlines your rights and responsibilities as a tenant.
If you didn’t receive a copy of the guide when you signed your State Tenancy Agreement, you can request a copy from your nearest Housing Service Centre or the Residential Tenancies Authority.
Who to tell that you’re moving
Use this list to make sure the right people know you’re moving and your new address.
- Australia Post (redirect mail)
- Electricity, phone, internet and gas service providers
- Insurance providers: house contents, health, life and car
- Employer
- Bank, credit union or building society
- Finance services
- Services Australia—Centrelink, Medicare, and Child Support
- Australian Electoral Commission
- Education providers (e.g. child/family day care, kindergarten, school, outside school hours care (OSHC), university/TAFE)
- Health providers (e.g. dentist, doctor and optician)
- Paper deliveries and newspaper/magazine subscriptions
- Car registration
- Driver licence
- Superannuation funds
- Vehicle breakdown service (e.g. RACQ)
- Veterinary surgery
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA)
- Australian Tax Office (ATO)
- Pet registration (local council)
- Pet microchip registry
- Linkt (toll tags)
- Family and friends