New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 5

5 Application of Act

(1) This Act applies to residential tenancy agreements made after the commencement of this section.

(2) This Act (except as provided by Part 1 of Schedule 2) applies to oral residential tenancy agreements made before the commencement of this section.

(3) This Act (except as provided by clause 9 of Schedule 2 and subsection (4)) applies to:

(a) written residential tenancy agreements, and

(b) partly written and partly oral residential tenancy agreements,

made before the commencement of this section.

(4) Until such time as the regulations provide:

(a) sections 64 and 65 do not apply to:

(i) written residential tenancy agreements, and

(ii) partly written and partly oral residential tenancy agreements,

made before the commencement of this section, and

(b) clauses 10 and 11 of Schedule 2 apply to such agreements.

(5) Where this Act applies to a residential tenancy agreement, it so applies notwithstanding 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.