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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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PART 1PRELIMINARY
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Purposes
Commencement
Definitions
Act binds the Crown
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Division 2Bonds
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Division 3Rents
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Accrual of rent
Limit on rent in advance
Rent in advance under weekly tenancy agreement
Where and how is rent to be paid?
Receipts for rent
How much notice of rent increase is required?
Tenant may complain to Director about excessive rent
Application to Tribunal about excessive rent
What can the Tribunal order?
Tribunal can order refund of rent
Tenant's goods not to be taken for rent
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Reimbursement
Landlord must not seek overpayment for utility charge
Director of Housing may impose service charge
Indemnity for taxes and rates
Urgent repairs
Application to Tribunal for urgent repairs
Application to Director to investigate need for non-urgent repairs
Application to Tribunal for non-urgent repairs
What can the Tribunal order?
Payment of rent into Rent Special Account
Landlord may give tenant repair notice
Landlord may do repairs and tenant liable for costs
Declaration under Housing Act 1983 that house unfit for
habitation
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What must be in a notice of entry?
Tenant has duty to permit entry
What if damage is caused during entry?
What if a person exercising right of entry fails to comply with
Division?
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Residency right
Rights cannot be assigned
Power to enter tenancy agreements or other agreements
Division 2Bonds
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Payment of bond
What is the maximum bond?
Condition report
Condition report is evidence of state of repair
Division 3Rent
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Rooming house owner must keep room and house in good repair
Rooming house owner must provide access
Quiet enjoymentrooming house owner's duty
Security
Display of statement of rights and house rules
Owner to give additional information
House rules
Duties relating to house rules
What if house rules are thought to be unreasonable?
Division 6Repairs
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Urgent repairs
Application to Tribunal for urgent repairs
Application to Director to investigate need for non-urgent repairs
Application to Tribunal for non-urgent repairs
What can the Tribunal order?
Payment of rent into Rent Special Account
Repair provisions not applicable to certain damage
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Access to room
Grounds for entry of a room
Manner of entry
What must be in a notice of entry?
Resident has duty to permit entry
What if damage is caused during entry?
What if a person exercising right of entry fails to comply with
Division?
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Division 2Bonds
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Payment of bond
What is the maximum bond?
Condition report
Condition report is evidence of state of repair
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Section
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Limit on rent or hiring charge in advance
Receipts for rent or hiring charge
How much notice is required of rent or hiring charge increase?
Resident may complain to Director about excessive rent or hiring
charge
Application to Tribunal about excessive rent or hiring charge
What can the Tribunal order?
Payment of increased rent or hiring charge pending Tribunal
decision
Additional rent
Additional hiring charge
Rent must be reduced if services are reduced
Resident's goods not to be taken for rent or hiring charges
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207. Definitions
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208. Breach of duty notice
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209. Application for compensation or compliance order for breach
of duty
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210. Application to Tribunal for compensation order on other grounds 108
211. Matters which may be considered by Tribunal
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212. Orders of Tribunal
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213. Compensation for unpaid rent
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214. Can a person recover compensation under this Part as well as
from a bond?
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215. What powers does a court have to award compensation?
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PART 6TERMINATION
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Damage
Danger
Condition of premises
Non-payment of rent
Failure to pay bond
Failure to comply with Tribunal order
Successive breaches by tenant
Use of premises for illegal purpose
Permitting child to reside in premises
False statement to housing authority
Assignment or sub-letting without consent
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Landlord's principal place of residence (fixed term tenancy)
Repairs
Demolition
Premises to be used for business
Premises to be occupied by landlord or landlord's family
Premises to be sold
Premises required for public purposes
End of fixed term tenancy
Tenant no longer meets eligibility criteria
Notice to vacate for no specified reason
Prohibition on letting premises after notice
Effect of excessive rent order on notice to vacate
Notice to have no effect in certain circumstances
Notice by owner
Notice by mortgagee
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Damage
Danger
Disruption
Non-payment of rent
Failure of resident to comply with Tribunal order
Successive breaches by resident
Use of room for illegal purpose
Sale of rooming house
Repairs or demolition
Prohibition on renting after notice
Notice for no specified reason
Notice of no effect
Notice by rooming house mortgagee
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Damage
Danger
Disruption
Non-payment of rent
Non-payment of hiring charges
Failure of resident to comply with Tribunal order
Successive breaches by resident
Use of site or caravan for illegal purpose
Sale of caravan
Change of use
Occupation by caravan owner
Prohibition on hiring of caravans or renting of sites after notice
Notice for no specified reason
Notice of no effect
Notice by caravan park mortgagee
Notice by caravan mortgagee
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Establishment of Authority
Constitution of Authority
Functions of Authority
Powers of Authority
Authority subject to Minister's general direction and control
Delegation
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Establishment of Tribunal
Terms and conditions of appointment
Remuneration and allowances
Resignation and removal
Defect in appointment of Tribunal
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Constitution of Tribunal
Sittings of Tribunal
Notice of hearings
General applications to the Tribunal
How is an application made to the Tribunal?
When is an application to be referred to the Director?
Can an application be amended?
When can an application be withdrawn?
Procedure of Tribunal
Can 2 or more applications be heard together?
Powers of Tribunal in relation to applications and proceedings
Reports
Settlements
Interim determinations
Evidence before Tribunal
Hearings to be in public
Who can appear in proceedings?
Immunity of participants
Tribunal can dismiss certain applications
Proceedings in absence of party
Reservation of questions of law
Costs
Contempt of Tribunal
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Registrar, assistant registrars and register
Delegation by Registrar
Inspection of register
Immunity of Registrar
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PART 12ADMINISTRATION
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Functions of Director
Powers of Director
Director subject to Minister's general direction and control
Delegation by Director
Reports of Director
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PART 13GENERAL
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Division 1Offences
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499. Confidentiality
500. Liability of officers of bodies corporate
501. Offence to make false representationtenancy agreement or
residency right
502. Offence to persuade person not to exercise rights or take
proceedings
503. Offence to aid, abet, counsel or procure commission of offence
504. Offence to give false information
505. Certain penalties prohibited
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Division 1Application
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Compliance notice
Closure order
Delegations
Authorised persons
Powers of entry and inspection
Proceedings for offences against this Part or the regulations
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Division 2Bonds
31. What is the maximum bond?
(1) Subject to this Act, a person must not demand or
accept in relation to a tenancy agreement a bond
the total of which exceeds
(a) the amount of rent payable under the tenancy
agreement for one month, unless an order is
in force under section 33; or
(b) the maximum amount of the bond
determined under an order in force under
section 33.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Sub-section (1) does not apply to a tenancy
agreement
(a) relating to premises that, immediately before
the tenancy agreement was entered into,
were the landlord's principal place of
residence; and
(b) that states that fact; and
(c) that states that the landlord intends to resume
occupancy of the premises on the
termination of the tenancy agreement.
(3) Sub-section (1) does not apply to a tenancy
agreement if the amount of rent payable under a
tenancy agreement for 1 week exceeds
(a) $350; or
(b) if a greater amount is prescribed for the
purposes of this section, that greater amount.
32. Application to increase maximum amount of bond
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(b) refuse to consent to an assignment or subletting of rented premises on the ground that
the tenant has refused to pay a fee or amount
for the consent.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) If the tenant has paid the landlord a fee or amount
for the consent to an assignment or sub-letting, the
tenant may apply to the Tribunal for an order that
the landlord refund to the tenant the amount of the
payment.
(3) This section does not prevent a landlord from
requiring the tenant to bear any fees, costs or
charges incurred by the landlord in connection
with the preparation of a written assignment of a
tenancy agreement.
Division 8Rights of entry
85. Entry of rented premises
A landlord or the landlord's agent has a right to
enter rented premises together with any persons
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Division 2Bonds
95. Payment of bond
A rooming house owner may require a resident or
proposed resident to pay a bond before the
resident takes up occupancy of a room.
96. What is the maximum bond?
A rooming house owner must not demand or
accept a bond that exceeds the equivalent of 14
days rent.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
97. Condition report
(1) If a resident or proposed resident pays a bond, the
rooming house owner must, before the resident or
proposed resident enters into occupation of the
room, give the resident or proposed resident 2
copies of a condition report signed by or on behalf
of the owner specifying the state of repair and
general condition of the room on the day specified
in the report.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) Within 3 business days after entering into
occupation of the room, the resident must return
one copy of the condition report to the rooming
house owner
(a) signed by or on behalf of the resident; or
(b) with an endorsement so signed to the effect
that the resident agrees or disagrees with the
whole or any specified part of the report.
98. Condition report is evidence of state of repair
(1) A statement in a condition report under section 97
is conclusive evidence, for the purposes of this
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207. Definitions
In this Part
"duty provision" means
(a) in relation to rented premises
(i) section 89; or
(ii) any provision of Division 5 of
Part 2, except sections 59, 62 and
66; or
(b) in relation to a rooming house
(i) section 140; or
(ii) any provision of Division 5 of
Part 3, except section 111; or
(c) in relation to a caravan park
(i) section 204; or
(ii) any provision of Division 5 of
Part 4, except section 168;
"required time" means
(a) in relation to rented premises
(i) for a duty under section 89 in
relation to a right of entry for a
purpose set out in section
86(1)(b), 3 days; or
(ii) for a duty under Division 5 of Part
2, 14 days; or
(b) in relation to a rooming house, for a
duty under section 140 or Division 5 of
Part 3, 3 days; or
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278. Damage
(1) A rooming house owner may give a resident a
notice to vacate the room occupied by the resident
if the resident or the resident's visitor intentionally
or recklessly causes or allows serious damage to
any part of the rooming house.
(2) The notice may specify a termination date that is
the date on which the notice is given or a later
date.
279. Danger
(1) A rooming house owner may give a resident a
notice to vacate the room occupied by the resident
if the resident or the resident's visitor by act or
omission causes a danger to any person or
property in the rooming house.
(2) The notice may specify a termination date that is
the date on which the notice is given or a later
date.
(3) Sub-section (1) does not apply to any
circumstance to which Part 8 applies.
280. Disruption
(1) A rooming house owner may give a resident a
notice to vacate the room occupied by the resident
if the resident or the resident's visitor seriously
interrupts the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the
rooming house by other residents.
(2) The notice may specify a termination date that is
the date on which the notice is given or a later
date.
281. Non-payment of rent
(1) A rooming house owner may give a resident a
notice to vacate the room occupied by the resident
if the resident owes at least 7 days rent to the
rooming house owner.
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367. Definitions
In this Part
"managed high density building" means a
building which contains 2 or more rented
premises and which has an on-site manager;
"managed premises" means
(a) a managed high density building; or
(b) a rooming house; or
(c) a caravan park
and includes any common areas of that
building or caravan park;
"manager" means on-site manager, rooming
house owner or caravan park owner;
"on-site manager" in relation to a building or
caravan park, means a person whose duties
include
(a) the security of the building or caravan
park; and
(b) the day to day operational
responsibility for the building or
caravan park; and
(c) being present at the building or caravan
park or available to be present at least 7
hours a day, 5 days a week;
"resident" includes a tenant of rented premises in
a managed high density building.
368. Manager may give person notice to leaveserious
acts of violence
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Division 1Preliminary
378. Application of this Part
This Part applies if
(a) in the case of rented premises, the tenancy
agreement has been terminated and goods
have been left behind;
(b) in the case of a rooming house, a resident has
vacated a room and goods have been left
behind;
(c) in the case of a caravan park, the caravan
park owner, caravan park mortgagee,
caravan owner or caravan mortgagee has
taken possession of a caravan which a
resident has vacated and goods have been
left behind.
379. Definitions
In this Part
"owner of premises" means
(a) in relation to rented premises in respect
of which a tenancy agreement has been
terminated, the former landlord; and
(b) in relation to a rooming house, the
rooming house owner; and
(c) in relation to a caravan or caravan park,
the caravan park owner, caravan park
mortgagee, caravan owner or caravan
mortgagee;
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Division 1Interpretation
404. Definitions
In this Part
"bond" in Divisions 3 and 4, includes an amount
or the total of the amounts (if any) which are
required to be added to the bond pursuant to
section 439;
"landlord" includes
(a) rooming house owner;
(b) caravan park owner;
(c) caravan owner;
(d) in Divisions 3 and 4, former landlord;
(e) agent of a landlord or a person referred
to in paragraphs (a) to (d);
"rent" includes hiring charge;
"rented premises" includes room, site and
caravan;
"tenancy agreement" includes residency right;
"tenant" includes
(a) resident; and
(b) in Divisions 3 and 4, former tenant and
former resident.
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s. 463
s. 465
223
224
s. 466
s. 467
s. 470
s. 471
227
s. 471
s. 473
472
s. 475
231
232
s. 479
s. 480
233
234
s. 482
s. 485
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236
s. 486
s. 486
237
238
s. 487
s. 492
s. 496
s. 497
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242
s. 498
s. 499
Division 1Offences
499. Confidentiality
(1) In this section, "relevant person" means a person
who is or has been
(a) a member of the Tribunal; or
(b) the Registrar; or
(c) an assistant registrar; or
(d) the Director; or
(e) an officer or employee in the Office of Fair
Trading and Business Affairs in the
Department of Justice; or
(f) a person to whom the Director had delegated
a function or power under this Act.
(2) Subject to sub-section (3), a relevant person must
not, either directly or indirectly, make a record of
or divulge or communicate to any person,
information concerning the affairs of a person,
being information acquired by the relevant person
by reason of his or her office or employment
under or for the purposes of this Act.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) Nothing in sub-section (2) precludes a person
from
(a) making a record of or divulging or
communicating information
(i) obtained in the performance of a
function or the exercise of a power
under this or any other Act; or
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244
s. 500
s. 502
246
s. 505
s. 506
247
248
s. 509
507
250
s. 511
s. 511
251
Division 1Application
512. Application of this Part
This Part does not apply to
(a) a caravan park that operates for a limited
period to house seasonal agricultural workers
or workers engaged in short-term
construction jobs; or
(b) a caravan park that operates for a limited
period in conjunction with a festival or other
similar event; or
(c) a caravan park exempted by the Minister
under section 513.
513. Minister may exempt caravan park from compliance
with this Part
The Minister may
(a) exempt a caravan park from compliance with
this Part; and
(b) revoke that exemption.
Division 2Regulation of caravan parks and movable
dwellings
514. Standards regulations
The Governor in Council may make regulations
for or with respect to all or any of the following
matters
(a) standards of development in relation to land
used or developed or intended to be used or
developed for the placement of movable
dwellings;
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s. 512
s. 515
253
s. 516
s. 520
517
256
s. 524
523
257
258
s. 526
259
260
s. 527
s. 528
Residential
Tenancies Bond
Authority
261
262
Sch. 1
Sch. 1
263
10 penalty units.
264
Sch. 1
Sch. 1
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265
266
Sch. 2
Sch. 2
267
268
Sch. 2
Sch. 2
269
270
Notes