RETAIL LEASES ACT 1994

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RETAIL LEASES ACT 1994 - NOTES

- As at 6 July 2009 - Act 46 of 1994

Note to Part 1

This Act applies to leases of retail shops, with certain limitations. To understand those limitations:

* see the definition of "retail shop" in section 3 for the shops to which this Act applies,

* see section 5 for the retail shops that are excluded from the operation of this Act,

* see sections 6, 6A and 84B for the leases that are excluded from the operation of this Act.

Reprint history:

Reprint No 1   2 December 1997
Reprint No 2   30 March 1999
Reprint No 3   1 April 2003
Reprint No 4   24 January 2006

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Retail Leases Act 1994 No 46. Assented to 2.6.1994. Date of commencement, Part 8 excepted, 1.8.1994, sec 2 and GG No 99 of 29.7.1994, p 3952; date of commencement of Part 8, 25.11.1994, sec 2 and GG No 156 of 25.11.1994, p 6870. This Act has been amended as follows:

1996	No 24	Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996. Assented to 21.6.1996. Date of commencement, 12.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 12.7.1996, p 3984.
	No 139	Strata Schemes Management (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996. Assented to 16.12.1996. Date of commencement, 1.7.1997, sec 2 and GG No 68 of 27.6.1997, p 4770. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 No 55. Assented to 2.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 2.18, assent, sec 2 (2).
1997	No 52	Retail Leases Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 2.7.1997. Date of commencement, 17.10.1997, sec 2. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1997 No 147. Assented to 17.12.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 2.25, 17.10.1997, Sch 2.25.
1998	No 161	Fair Trading Tribunal Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998. The amendments made by Sch 4.10 were not commenced and were repealed by the Retail Leases Amendment Act 1998 No 169.
	No 169	Retail Leases Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 1, except Sch 1 [34] [49] (to the extent that it inserts sec 71A) [51] [52] [55] and [56] (to the extent that it inserts sec 77 (2)-(7)), 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 978; date of commencement of Sch 1 [34] [49] (to the extent that it inserts sec 71A) [51] [52] [55] and [56] (to the extent that it inserts sec 77 (2)-(7)), 12.10.2001, sec 2 and GG No 156 of 12.10.2001, p 8501.
1999	No 31	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999. Assented to 7.7.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 1.43, assent, sec 2 (2).
2000	No 44	Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation (GST) Act 2000. Assented to 27.6.2000. Date of commencement of Sch 9, assent, sec 2 (1).
2001	No 34	Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001. Assented to 28.6.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 4.53, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.
	No 112	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).
2002	No 53	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002. Assented to 4.7.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.24, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 106	Retail Leases Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002. Date of commencement, 10.1.2003, sec 2 and GG No 13 of 10.1.2003, p 100.
2003	No 3	Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003. Assented to 28.5.2003. Date of commencement of Sch 2.10, 15.12.2006, sec 2 (1) and GG No 175 of 8.12.2006, p 10388.
2004	No 84	Retail Leases Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 3.11.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1]-[5], [7]-[9] and [11], 1.7.2005, sec 2 and GG No 200 of 17.12.2004, p 9310; date of commencement of Sch 1 [6] and [10], 1.1.2005, sec 2 and GG No 200 of 17.12.2004, p 9310.
2005	No 90	Retail Leases Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 17.11.2005. Date of commencement, 1.1.2006, sec 2 and GG No 142 of 25.11.2005, p 9656.
2006	No 58	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 1.29 [1], 1.1.2006, Sch 1.29; date of commencement of Sch 1.29 [2] and [3], assent, sec 2 (2).
2007	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Table of amendments

Part 1, note	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 3	Am 1996 No 139, Sch 2.27 [1] (am 1997 No 55, Sch 2.18 [1] [2]); 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [1]-[3]; 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [1]-[6]; 2000 No 44, Sch 9 [1] [2]; 2003 No 3, Sch 2.10; 2004 No 84, Sch 1 [1]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [2]-[7].
Sec 4	Am 2002 No 53, Sch 2.24; 2006 No 58, Sch 1.29 [1].
Sec 5	Am 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 6	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [7]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 6, note	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 6A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [9].
Sec 9	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [10] [11].
Sec 10	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [8] [9].
Sec 11	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [10]-[15]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [12]-[14].
Sec 11, notes	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 11A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [16]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [16] [17].
Sec 11A, note	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [18].
Sec 13	Rep 2004 No 84, Sch 1 [2]. Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 13A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 14	Am 2004 No 84, Sch 1 [3]-[5]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [20].
Sec 16	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [17]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [21].
Part 2A, Divs 1-6 (secs 16A-16ZC)	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [22].
Sec 18	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [18].
Sec 19	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [19]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [23]-[28].
Sec 19, notes	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [19]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [24].
Sec 19A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [20].
Sec 20	Am 2000 No 44, Sch 9 [3].
Sec 21A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [29].
Sec 22A	Ins 2000 No 44, Sch 9 [4]. Subst 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [2].
Secs 24A, 24B	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [21].
Sec 25	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [22]; 2001 No 34, Sch 4.53.
Sec 25A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [23]. Am 2001 No 112, Sch 3.15.
Sec 25B	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [23].
Sec 26	Am 1996 No 139, Sch 2.27 [2] (am 1997 No 55, Sch 2.18 [1] [2]).
Sec 27	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [24]; 2004 No 84, Sch 1 [6]. Subst 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [30].
Sec 28	Subst 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [5]. Am 2001 No 34, Sch 4.53; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [31]-[33].
Sec 28A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [34].
Sec 29	Am 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 30	Am 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 31	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [25]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [35]-[40].
Sec 31, notes	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [25]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [36].
Sec 31A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [26].
Sec 32	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [41] [42].
Sec 32A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [43].
Sec 34	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [44].
Sec 34, note	Rep 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [44].
Sec 34A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [27]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [45] [46].
Sec 35	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [28].
Sec 39	Am 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [4].
Sec 40	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [47].
Sec 41	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [29] [30]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [48] [49].
Sec 41, note	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [50].
Sec 41A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [31]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [51].
Sec 44A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [52].
Sec 45	Am 2004 No 84, Sch 1 [7]-[9]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [53].
Sec 47	Am 1996 No 24, Sch 1.90. Rep 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [54].
Sec 48	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [32].
Sec 54	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [55] [56].
Sec 55	Subst 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2001 No 34, Sch 4.53; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [57] [58].
Sec 55A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [59].
Sec 57	Am 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [8]-[11]. Rep 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [33].
Sec 62	Am 1996 No 139, Sch 2.27 [3] (am 1997 No 55, Sch 2.18 [1] [2]).
Part 7A, heading	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [34]. Subst 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [60].
Part 7A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [34].
Part 7A, Div 1, heading	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [60].
Sec 62A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [34]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [61] [62].
Sec 62B	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [34]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [63].
Part 7A, Div 2 (secs 62C-62E)	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [64].
Sec 63	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [35] [36]; 1999 No 31, Sch 1.43 [1]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [65] [66]; 2006 No 58, Sch 1.29 [2].
Sec 65	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [37]-[40]; 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [5].
Sec 66	Am 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [12]; 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [41]-[43]; 1999 No 31, Sch 1.43 [2].
Sec 67	Subst 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 68	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [44] [45].
Sec 69	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [46].
Part 8, Div 3, heading	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [47].
Sec 70	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [48]. Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.43 [3]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [67]-[69].
Sec 71	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [49]. Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.43 [4].
Sec 71A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [49]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [70].
Sec 71B	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [71].
Sec 72	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [50]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [72].
Sec 72AA	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [51].
Sec 72AB	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [73].
Sec 72A	Ins 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [13]. Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [52].
Sec 73	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [52] [53]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [74]-[76].
Sec 74	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [45] [52] [54].
Sec 76	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [52].
Sec 76A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [55]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [77]-[79].
Sec 77	Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [56]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [80] [81].
Secs 77A-77C	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [56].
Sec 78A	Ins 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [14].
Part 9A	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 80A	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 80B	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [82].
Sec 80C	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 80D, heading	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [83].
Sec 80D	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [7].
Secs 80E, 80F	Ins 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 81A	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [84].
Sec 82	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [85] [86].
Secs 82A, 82B	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [87].
Sec 84	Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4.
Sec 84A	Ins 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [15].
Secs 84B, 84C	Ins 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [88].
Sec 85	Am 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [89].
Sec 86	Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [57].
Sch 1	Subst 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [90].
Sch 2	Am 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [16]. Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [58]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [91]. Am 2006 No 58, Sch 1.29 [3].
Sch 2A	Ins 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [59]. Subst 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [91].
Sch 3	Ins 1997 No 52, Sch 1 [17]. Am 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [60] [61]; 1999 No 31, Sch 1.43 [5]; 2002 No 106, Sch 1 [8] [9]; 2004 No 84, Sch 1 [10] [11]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [92] [93].