New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 17

17 Landlord to give tenant copy of residential tenancy agreement

(1) It is a term of every residential tenancy agreement that the landlord shall give the tenant:

(a) a copy of the agreement, at or before the time the agreement is signed and given by the tenant to the landlord or a person on the landlord’s behalf, and

(b) a copy of the fully executed agreement, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(2) A landlord under a residential tenancy agreement shall not contravene or fail to comply with subsection (1).