New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf RT Act s 7)
(1) This Act applies to residential tenancy agreements under which:(a) the residential premises consist of a residential site, or a moveable dwelling on a residential site, and(b) the resident occupies the residential premises as the resident’s principal place of residence, and(c) in the case of an agreement entered into after the commencement of this section, the resident has the approval of the park owner or park manager to occupy the premises as the resident’s principal place of residence.
(1A) A person does not cease to occupy residential premises as the person’s principal place of residence by reason only that the person is absent from the premises for the purpose of receiving medical, nursing or domestic care.
(2) This Act applies whether the relevant residential tenancy agreement was entered into before or after the commencement of this section, unless a particular provision provides otherwise.
(3) Where this Act applies to a residential tenancy agreement, it so applies despite the terms of any such residential tenancy agreement or any other contract, agreement or arrangement, whether made before or after the commencement of this section.
Note: Section 157 gives effect to certain savings and transitional provisions that are set out in Schedule 1.
Section 7 (3) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 provides that, to avoid doubt, Part 6 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 applies to matters that arise by virtue of jurisdiction conferred on the Tribunal by the Residential Parks Act 1998 .