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Queensland
Residential Tenancies
(Objectionable Behaviour)
Amendment Bill 2005
Queensland
Residential Tenancies (Objectionable
Behaviour) Amendment Bill 2005
Contents
Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Insertion of new ch 4, pt 4, div 1A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Division 1A Neighbours
187C Application by neighbour adversely affected by
tenant's objectionable behaviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Amendment of s 191 (References to applications). . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 Amendment of s 212 (Objectionable behaviour) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
7 Amendment of s 217 (Warrant of possession) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2005
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1994
s1 4 s4
Residential Tenancies (Objectionable Behaviour)
Amendment Bill 2005
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
Clause 1 Short title 2
This Act may be cited as the Residential Tenancies 3
(Objectionable Behaviour) Amendment Act 2005. 4
Clause 2 Commencement 5
This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 6
Clause 3 Act amended 7
This Act amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1994. 8
Clause 4 Insertion of new ch 4, pt 4, div 1A 9
After section 187B-- 10
insert-- 11
`Division 1A Neighbours 12
`187C Application by neighbour adversely affected by 13
tenant's objectionable behaviour 14
`(1) A person (the applicant) occupying a place near premises 15
may apply to a tribunal for a termination order because the 16
tenant of the premises-- 17
(a) has harassed, intimidated or verbally abused the 18
applicant or other persons occupying, or allowed on, the 19
applicant's place; or 20
(b) is causing, or has caused, a serious nuisance to the 21
applicant or other person occupying, or allowed on, the 22
applicant's place. 23
`(2) An application under this section is called an application 24
made because of objectionable behaviour.'. 25
s5 5 s7
Residential Tenancies (Objectionable Behaviour)
Amendment Bill 2005
Clause 5 Amendment of s 191 (References to applications) 1
Section 191(1) and (2), `part'-- 2
omit, insert-- 3
`division'. 4
Clause 6 Amendment of s 212 (Objectionable behaviour) 5
Section 212-- 6
insert-- 7
`(4) If the application is made under section 187C, the tribunal 8
may make the termination order only if the lessor has been 9
given a reasonable opportunity to be heard in relation to the 10
application.'. 11
Clause 7 Amendment of s 217 (Warrant of possession) 12
Section 217(1)(a), from `to the person'-- 13
omit, insert-- 14
`to-- 15
(i) if the termination order was made for an 16
application made under section 187C--the lessor; 17
or 18
(ii) otherwise--the person in whose favour the 19
termination order was made; and'. 20
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