PHOTO: David Angus Parry, 45
A Tasmanian real estate agent accused of unlawfully recording a woman while she was showering will now wait until late November before his case returns to court, extending a legal process that began publicly earlier this year.
A Launceston real estate agent facing an allegation that he secretly recorded a person taking a shower has had his court matter delayed again.
David Angus Parry, 45, of Kings Meadows, faces a charge of unlawfully observing or recording a person in breach of privacy.
The case had been scheduled to return to the Launceston Magistrates Court on 21 August 2026, when a plea was expected.
That will no longer happen.
The matter has instead been administratively adjourned until:
25 November 2026
Parry has not entered a plea, and the allegation against him remains unproven.
He is entitled to the presumption of innocence.
What is Parry alleged to have done?
According to court reporting, the allegation relates to an incident at Carrick, Tasmania, on 12 September 2025.
Police allege Parry visually recorded a person without their consent while that person was taking a shower.
The allegation is particularly serious because the charge concerns conduct occurring in circumstances where a person would reasonably expect privacy.
Court documents reportedly allege the recording was intended to capture the person engaged in a private act.
Again, these are allegations.
They have not been established as facts by a court.
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Property Noise first reported the case in May
Property Noise Australia/New Zealand reported on the matter in May after Parry’s initial court appearance.
At that stage, Parry had appeared in the Launceston Magistrates Court but had not entered a plea.
His defence sought a longer adjournment to allow time for assessment reports, appointments and further preparation.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Ken Stanton subsequently listed the matter for 21 August 2026, when Parry was expected to enter a plea.
That August appearance has now effectively been pushed back another three months.
Why was today’s appearance delayed?
According to the latest reporting, the matter was administratively adjourned under section 50(b) of Tasmania’s Justices Act.
It has now been relisted for 25 November 2026.
That means the public will have to wait longer to discover how Parry intends to respond formally to the charge.
The real estate connection inevitably attracts attention
The allegation itself is not a property transaction matter.
There is no suggestion in the available reporting that the alleged incident occurred as part of Parry’s professional real estate duties.
That distinction is important.
But his occupation inevitably makes the case relevant to the property industry.
Real estate is fundamentally a trust-based profession.
Agents routinely enter private homes.
They meet vendors and purchasers away from traditional workplaces.
Property managers can have access to tenants’ homes.
Consumers provide agents with personal information.
And the entire agency relationship relies heavily on professional reputation and public confidence.
That means criminal allegations involving people working within the industry — particularly allegations concerning privacy — understandably attract attention.
But an allegation should never be confused with a conviction.
The case has now been hanging over him for months
The public timeline is becoming lengthy.
The alleged incident occurred:
12 September 2025.
Parry’s case became public following his court appearance in:
May 2026.
The matter was then adjourned for a plea until:
21 August 2026.
That date has now passed without a plea being entered.
The next scheduled date is:
25 November 2026.
By then, more than 14 months will have passed since the alleged incident.
There has still been no determination of guilt
This point is worth emphasising.
Parry has been charged.
He has not been convicted.
He has not yet entered a plea according to the latest reporting.
The allegations haven’t been tested at trial or otherwise established by a court.
That is particularly important when reporting criminal proceedings involving identifiable people.
The next significant development should therefore be the November court appearance — assuming the matter proceeds on that date.
The bigger issue for the real estate industry
There is a tendency whenever an agent appears in court for an alleged offence for the entire profession to be dragged into the conversation.
That isn’t always fair.
Thousands of Australian and New Zealand real estate professionals go about their jobs every day without incident.
An individual criminal allegation shouldn’t be presented as evidence of an industry-wide problem.
But equally, the industry cannot expect the occupation of an accused person to be considered irrelevant.
Real estate agents occupy an unusual position of trust.
They’re routinely invited into bedrooms, bathrooms and other highly private areas of people’s homes.
Vendors sometimes hand over keys.
Tenants can have agents and property managers conducting inspections inside their homes.
People expect those professionals to respect boundaries absolutely.
That’s why privacy and professional conduct matter so much in real estate.
What happens next?
Unless there is another change to the court timetable, Parry’s matter is now expected to return to the Launceston Magistrates Court on 25 November 2026.
The key issue will be whether a plea is entered and what direction the proceeding takes from there.
Until then, the position remains straightforward:
A charge has been laid.
No plea has yet been entered.
The allegation remains unproven.
And after today’s expected plea date came and went, the case will now continue into the closing weeks of 2026.
Source/background: Property Noise previously covered the initial May court appearance. The latest reporting confirms the November adjournment and absence of a plea.