RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - As at 1 July 2023 - Act 73 of 2008
Table of Provisions
CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 1 - INTRODUCTION
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Act binds all persons
- 4 Rights and remedies of persons
PART 2 - OBJECTS OF ACT
PART 3 - INTERPRETATION
Division 1 - Location of definitions
Division 2 - Meaning of key terms for residential tenancies
PART 4 - APPLICATION AND OPERATION OF ACT
Division 4 - Moveable dwelling premises
- 45 Application of div 4
- 46 Purpose of division
- 47 Short tenancy statements
- 48 Extending short tenancy statements
- 49 Setting aside short tenancy (extension) statements
- 50 Short tenancies
- 51 Long tenancies
CHAPTER 2 - RESIDENTIAL TENANCY AGREEMENTS AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION AGREEMENTS
PART 1 - AGREEMENTS
Subdivision 1 - General provisions
- 52 Terms of agreements include duties under Act etc.
- 53 Contracting out prohibited
- 54 Inconsistency
- 55 Standard terms
- 56 Special terms
- 57 Offer of residential tenancy must be for rent at a fixed amount
- 57A Offer of residential tenancy must disclose particular information
- 58 Lessor must give particular information to prospective tenant
- 59 Restriction on amounts that may be taken from prospective tenant
- 60 Orders of tribunal relating to noncompliance with s 58 or 59
- 61 Written agreements required
- 62 Giving, signing and keeping written agreement
- 63 Period lessor or lessor’s agent must keep agreement
- 64 Orders of tribunal about giving and signing written agreement
Subdivision 2 - Associated documents
- 65 Condition report at start of tenancy
- 66 Condition report at end of tenancy
- 67 Information statement
- 68 Park rules
- 69 Body corporate by-laws
Subdivision 3 - Fixed term agreements
- 70 Continuation of fixed term agreements
- 71 Tenant may apply to tribunal about significant change in subsequent agreement
Subdivision 1 - General provisions
- 72 Terms of agreement include obligations under Act etc.
- 73 Standard terms
- 74 Special terms
- 75 Contracting out prohibited
- 76 Inconsistency
- 76A Offer of rooming accommodation must disclose particular information
- 76B Provider must give particular information to prospective resident
- 77 Written agreement required
- 78 Resident’s copy of agreement
- 79 Period provider or provider’s agent must keep agreement
Subdivision 2 - Associated documents
- 80 Application of sdiv 2
- 81 Condition report at start of rooming accommodation
Subdivision 3 - Fixed term agreements
- 82 Continuation of fixed term agreement
PART 2 - RENT
- 83 How rent to be paid
- 84 Tenant must be given choices of approved ways for payment of rent and be advised about associated costs
- 85 Where rent to be paid
- 86 Payment of rent by electronic transaction
- 87 Rent in advance
- 88 Receipts and other records
- 89 Keeping of records
- 90 False, misleading or incomplete rent records
- 91 Rent increases
- 92 Tenant’s application to tribunal about rent increase
- 93 Minimum period before rent can be increased
- 94 Rent decreases
- 95 Seizure of tenant’s goods for rent etc.
- 96 Rent payment must not be applied for any other purpose
- 97 Apportionment
- 98 How rent is to be paid
- 99 Resident must be given choices of approved ways for payment of rent and be advised about associated costs
- 100 Where rent is to be paid
- 101 Rent in advance
- 102 Receipts and other records
- 103 Keeping of records
- 104 False, misleading or incomplete rent records
- 105 Rent increases
- 105A Resident’s application to tribunal about rent increase
- 105B Minimum period before rent can be increased
- 106 Rent decreases for matters including loss of amenity or service
- 107 Rent decreases because of resident’s absence
- 108 Seizure of resident’s goods for rent etc.
- 109 Apportionment
PART 3 - RENTAL BONDS
Division 1 - Application of part
Division 2 - Payments to authority
- 111 Meaning of rental bond
- 112 Meaning of maximum rental bond
- 113 Who is a contributor for a rental bond
- 114 Bond loan contributor
- 115 Share of a rental bond
- 116 Duty to pay rental bond
- 117 Duty to pay rental bond instalments under residential tenancy agreement
- 118 Duty to pay rental bond instalments under rooming accommodation agreement
- 119 Duty to pay rental bond if financial protection given
- 120 Acknowledging receipt of rental bond
- 121 No entitlement to interest
- 122 Continuance of rental bond
Division 3 - Payments by authority
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
- 123 Purpose of division
- 124 Making payment
- 125 Application for payment
Subdivision 2 - Payment of bond if only 1 contributor
- 126 Application of sdiv 2
- 127 Joint application by contributor and lessor or provider
- 128 Application only by lessor or provider
- 129 Application only by contributor
Subdivision 3 - Payment of bond if more than 1 contributor
- 130 Application of sdiv 3
- 131 Joint application by every contributor and the lessor or provider
- 132 Joint application by some contributors and the lessor or provider
- 133 Application only by lessor or provider
- 134 Application made only by all contributors
- 135 Application only by some contributors
Subdivision 3A - Payment of bond if applicant affected by domestic violence
- 135A Application of subdivision
- 135B Joint application by contributor and lessor or provider
- 135C Application only by lessor or provider
- 135D Application only by contributor
Subdivision 4 - General process for payment of rental bond if interested persons for the payment
- 136 Notice of application for payment of rental bond
- 136A Response by interested person to application for payment of rental bond
- 136B Application to tribunal if conciliation process ends without conciliated resolution
- 136C Extension of time to apply to tribunal
- 136D Tribunal order about payment of rental bond
- 136E Payment of rental bond after dispute resolution process
- 137 Payment under tribunal order
- 138 Payment to rental bond supplier
- 139 Limitation affecting early payment
- 140 Withdrawal of application
- 141 Payment under person’s direction
Subdivision 5 - Payment by authority in stated circumstances if bond loan contributor
- 142 Application of sdiv 5
- 143 Chief executive taken to be interested person
- 144 Sdivs 3, 3A and 4 apply subject to this subdivision
Division 4 - Enforcement provisions
- 145 Receipt
- 146 Payments above maximum amount
- 147 Order for payment if guilty of offence
- 148 Order for return of bond if bond wrongfully taken
Division 5 - Rental bond account
149. (Repealed)
- 150 Rental bond account
- 151 Unclaimed amounts in rental bond account
152. (Repealed)
- 153 Guaranteed payment of rental bonds
Division 6 - Miscellaneous
- 154 Increase in rental bond
- 155 Rental bond resulting from rent decrease
PART 4 - KEY AND HOLDING DEPOSITS FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
Division 1 - Key deposits
- 156 Payment of key deposits
- 157 Receipts for key deposits
- 158 Refunding key deposit
Division 2 - Holding deposits
- 159 Payment of holding deposits
- 160 Receipts for holding deposits
- 161 Rights and obligations about holding deposits
- 162 Orders of tribunal
Subdivision 1 - Outgoings other than service charges
- 163 Outgoings other than service charges
Subdivision 2 - Service charges
- 164 Meaning of service charge
- 165 General service charges for premises other than moveable dwelling premises
- 166 Water service charges for premises other than moveable dwelling premises
- 167 Service charges for moveable dwelling premises individually metered
- 168 Service charges absorbed in rent for moveable dwelling premises
- 169 Orders of tribunal
- 170 Charge for utility service
- 171 Supply of goods and services
- 172 Incentive amounts prohibited
- 173 Certain terms about penalties and other payments void
- 174 Terms about rent reductions etc.
- 175 Premiums for letting moveable dwelling premises
- 176 Supply of goods and services
- 177 Incentive amounts prohibited
- 178 Certain terms about penalties and other payments void
- 179 Terms about rent reductions etc.
PART 7 - TENANCY GUARANTEES
CHAPTER 3 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
PART 1 - OCCUPATION AND USE OF THE PREMISES
PART 1A - PETS
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Keeping pets and other animals at premises
Division 3 - Approvals, refusals and conditions for keeping pets at premises
PART 2 - GENERAL STANDARD OF THE PREMISES
- 185 Lessor’s obligations generally
- 186 Lessor’s obligations for facilities in moveable dwelling parks
- 187 Lessor’s obligations for moveable dwelling site
- 188 Tenant’s obligations generally
- 189 Tenant’s obligations for facilities in moveable dwelling parks
- 190 Tenant’s obligation for moveable dwelling site
- 191 Orders of tribunal
PART 3 - LESSOR’S RIGHT OF ENTRY
PART 4 - PERSONAL DETAILS OF THE PARTIES AND AGENTS
PART 5 - THE DWELLING
Division 1 - Fixtures and structural changes
- 207 Attaching fixtures and making structural changes
- 208 Agreement about fixtures and structural changes
- 209 Attaching fixture or making structural change without lessor’s agreement
Division 2 - Locks and keys
- 210 Supply of locks and keys
- 211 Changing locks
- 212 Agreement about changing locks
- 213 Orders of tribunal
Division 3 - Damage and repairs
- 214 Meaning of emergency repairs
- 215 Meaning of routine repairs
- 216 Nominated repairer for emergency repairs
- 217 Notice of damage
- 218 Tenant may arrange for emergency repairs to be made or may apply to the tribunal for an order about the repairs
- 219 Costs of emergency repairs arranged by tenant
- 219A Lessor’s agent may arrange for emergency repairs to be made
- 220 Orders of tribunal about reimbursement or payment for emergency repairs
- 221 Application for repair order
- 221A Granting repair order
- 221B Extension of time to comply with repair order
- 221C Offence to contravene repair order
PART 6 - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR MOVEABLE DWELLING PREMISES
Division 1 - Application of part
Division 2 - Relocation
- 223 Notice to relocate
- 224 Restriction against enforcing relocation
- 225 Effect of relocation
- 226 Costs of relocation
- 227 Application to tribunal
Division 3 - Park rules
- 228 Park rules
- 229 Notice of proposed change of park rule
- 230 Objection to proposal
- 231 Park liaison committee
- 232 Consideration of objections by committee
- 233 Application to tribunal about proposal
- 234 Decision of tribunal about proposal
- 235 When proposal takes effect
- 236 When changes of park rules have no effect
Division 1 - Transfer or subletting by tenant
Division 2 - Transfer by lessor
Division 3 - Replacement of tenant
- 243 End of tenant’s occupation
- 244 Death of a cotenant
- 245 Injury to domestic associate
- 246 Injury or damage affecting occupants
PART 8 - RETALIATION
CHAPTER 4 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES FOR ROOMING ACCOMMODATION
PART 1 - RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS GENERALLY
- 247 Provider’s obligations generally
- 248 Provider’s or agent’s name and other details
- 249 Quiet enjoyment
- 250 Supply of locks and keys
- 251 Changing locks
- 252 Application to tribunal about lock or key
- 253 Resident’s obligations generally
- 254 Attaching fixtures and making structural changes
- 255 Agreement about fixtures and structural changes
- 256 Attaching fixture or making structural change without provider’s agreement
PART 1A - PETS
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Keeping pets and other animals in resident’s rooms
Division 3 - Approvals, refusals and conditions for keeping pets in residents’ rooms
- 256D Request for approval to keep pet in resident’s room
- 256E Grounds for refusing pets being kept in resident’s room
- 256F Conditions for approval to keep pet in resident’s room
- 256G Continuation of authorisation to keep pet or working dog in resident’s room
PART 2 - ENTRY TO RESIDENTS’ ROOMS
- 257 Entry with resident’s agreement
- 258 Entry to carry out inspection
- 259 Entry after giving notice
- 260 Entry without notice
- 261 General qualifications about entry
- 262 Entry by provider’s agent or other person
- 263 Rules of entry
- 264 Entry by provider or provider’s agent under order of tribunal
- 265 Unlawful entry of resident’s room
PART 3 - HOUSE RULES
Division 1 - General
Division 2 - Rule changes
- 269 Meaning of rule change
- 270 Notice of proposed rule change
- 271 Withdrawal of proposed rule change
- 272 Objection to proposed rule change
- 273 Application to tribunal about proposed rule change
- 274 Application to tribunal by resident about existing rule
Division 3 - Publication of house rules
- 275 Proposed resident to be given a copy of house rules
- 276 Display of house rules
PART 4 - RETALIATION
CHAPTER 5 - ENDING OF AGREEMENTS
Division 1 - General
Division 2 - Action by lessor
Subdivision 1 - Notices to remedy breach given by lessor
- 280 Notice to remedy tenant’s breach
Subdivision 2 - Notices to leave premises given by lessor
- 281 Notice to leave for unremedied breach
- 282 Notice to leave for tenant’s noncompliance with tribunal order
- 283 Notice to leave for noncompliance (moveable dwelling relocation)
- 284 Notice to leave if agreement frustrated
- 285 Notice to leave if agreement frustrated (moveable dwelling premises)
- 286 Notice to leave if premises being sold
- 287 Notice to leave if closure of moveable dwelling park involved
- 288 Notice to leave if tenant’s employment ends or entitlement to occupy under employment ends
- 289 Notice to leave if tenant’s entitlement to supported accommodation ends
- 290 Notice to leave if tenant’s entitlement under affordable housing scheme ends
- 290A Notice to leave because of serious breach at public or community housing
- 290B Notice to leave for State government program
- 290C Notice to leave for planned demolition or redevelopment
- 290D Notice to leave for significant repair or renovations
- 290E Notice to leave for change of use
- 290F Notice to leave if entitlement to student accommodation ends
- 290G Notice to leave for owner occupation
- 291 Notice to leave for end of fixed term agreement
292. (Repealed)
Subdivision 3 - Applications for termination by lessor
- 293 Application for termination for failure to leave
- 294 Application for termination for failure to leave as intended
- 295 Application for termination for excessive hardship
- 296 Application for termination for damage or injury
- 296A Application for termination for damage or injury in public or community housing
- 297 Application for termination for tenant’s objectionable behaviour
- 297A Application for termination for objectionable behaviour in public or community housing
- 297B Application for termination because of serious breach
- 298 Application for termination for incompatibility
- 299 Application by lessor for termination for repeated breaches by tenant
- 300 Application for interim order about damage or injury
Division 3 - Action by tenant
Subdivision 1 - Notices to remedy breach given by tenant
- 301 Notice to remedy lessor’s breach
Subdivision 2 - Notices of intention to leave premises given by tenant
- 302 Notice of intention to leave for unremedied breach
- 303 Waiver of breach
- 304 Notice of intention to leave for lessor’s noncompliance with tribunal order
- 305 Notice of intention to leave if agreement frustrated
- 306 Notice of intention to leave if agreement frustrated (moveable dwelling premises)
- 307 Notice of intention to leave if premises being sold
- 307A Notice of intention to leave because of condition of premises
- 307B Notice of intention to leave because of death of cotenant
- 307C Notice of intention to leave if entitlement to student accommodation ends
- 307D Notice of intention to leave because of failure to comply with repair order
- 308 Notice of intention to leave without ground
Subdivision 2A - Domestic violence
- 308A Victim’s right to leave
- 308B Notice ending tenancy interest
- 308C Lessor’s response to notice ending tenancy interest
- 308D Effect of notice ending tenancy interest if sole tenant
- 308E Effect of notice ending tenancy interest if more than 1 tenant
- 308F Top ups of rental bond
- 308G Particular costs not recoverable
- 308H Application to tribunal about notice ending tenancy interest
- 308I Confidentiality
Subdivision 3 - Applications for termination by tenant
- 309 Application for termination for failure of lessor to remedy breach
- 310 Application for termination for excessive hardship
- 311 Application for termination for damage or injury
- 312 Application by cotenant for termination for damage or injury
- 312A Application for termination because of misrepresentation
- 313 Application for termination for lessor’s objectionable behaviour
- 314 Application for termination for incompatibility
- 315 Application by tenant for termination for repeated breaches by lessor
- 316 Application for interim order about damage or injury
Division 4 - Action by other persons
Subdivision 1 - Mortgagees
- 317 Notice about proposed action of mortgagee
- 318 Acceptance of rent does not operate as consent
- 319 Tenant not liable for loss if tenant vacates or is removed from premises after receiving notice from mortgagee
- 320 Tenant not liable for loss if rent paid to mortgagee
Subdivision 2 - Other persons
- 321 Application by tenant’s domestic associate for termination for damage or injury
- 322 Application by occupant for termination for damage or injury
- 323 Application for interim order about damage or injury
- 324 References to applications
Division 4A - Death of sole tenant
Division 5 - Procedural requirements for action taken by lessor or tenant
- 325 Notice to remedy breach
- 326 Notice to leave
- 327 Notice of intention to leave
- 328 Allowed remedy period
329. (Repealed)
330. (Repealed)
331. (Repealed)
332. (Repealed)
- 333 Withdrawing notice to leave for unremedied breach
- 334 Withdrawing notice of intention to leave
- 335 Applications for termination orders
- 336 Applications to tribunal
Division 6 - Orders of tribunal
- 337 Failure to leave for unremedied breach
- 338 Failure to leave for noncompliance (tribunal order)
- 339 Failure to leave for noncompliance (moveable dwelling relocation)
- 340 Failure to leave for other grounds
341. (Repealed)
- 342 Failure to leave as intended
- 343 Excessive hardship
- 344 Damage or injury
- 345 Objectionable behaviour other than in public or community housing
- 345A Objectionable behaviour in public or community housing
- 346 Incompatibility
- 347 Repeated breaches
- 347A Serious breach
- 347B Misrepresentation
- 348 Interim order about damage or injury
- 349 Defects in notices
- 349A How tribunal must deal with public or community housing tenant
Division 7 - Recovery of possession of premises
- 350 Issue of warrant of possession
- 351 Warrant of possession
- 352 Execution of warrant of possession
- 353 Limited ways of recovering possession of premises from tenants
- 354 Obstruction of person executing warrant of possession
Division 8 - Abandonment
- 355 Termination of agreement by lessor if premises abandoned
- 356 Dispute about abandonment termination notice
- 357 Order about abandonment
Division 9 - Compensation
- 357A Reletting costs
- 358 Tenant remaining in possession
- 359 Compensation on abandonment termination notice
- 360 Compensation on termination by tribunal
- 361 Review of abandonment order
- 362 Duty to mitigate loss or expense
Division 10 - Goods and documents left behind on premises
Division 11 - Offences
Division 1 - General
Division 2 - Action by provider
Subdivision 1 - Notices to remedy breach given by provider
- 368 Notice to remedy resident’s breach
Subdivision 2 - Notices to leave given by provider
- 369 Notice to leave because of failure to remedy breach
- 370 Notice to leave immediately because of serious breach
- 371 Notice to leave if premises destroyed etc.
- 371A Notice to leave if rental premises being sold
- 371B Notice to leave for planned demolition or redevelopment
- 371C Notice to leave because of significant repair or renovations
- 371D Notice to leave for change of use
- 371E Notice to leave if entitlement to student accommodation ends
- 372 Notice to leave for end of fixed term agreement
373. (Repealed)
- 374 Notice to leave if resident’s employment ends or entitlement to occupy under employment ends
- 375 Power to remove resident
Subdivision 3 - Applications for termination by provider
- 376 Application by provider for termination for repeated breaches by resident
- 377 Application by provider to terminate fixed term agreement because of excessive hardship
Division 3 - Action by resident
Subdivision 1 - Notices to remedy breach given by resident
- 378 Notice to remedy provider’s breach
Subdivision 2 - Notices terminating agreement given by resident
- 379 Notice terminating fixed term agreement because of failure to remedy breach
- 380 Notice terminating agreement if premises destroyed etc.
- 380A Notice terminating agreement because of condition of rental premises
- 380B Notice terminating agreement because of death of coresident
- 380C Notice to leave if entitlement to student accommodation ends
- 381 Notice terminating agreement by resident without ground
Subdivision 2A - Domestic violence
- 381A Victim’s right to leave
- 381B Notice ending residency interest
- 381C Provider’s response to notice ending residency interest
- 381D Effect of notice ending residency interest if sole resident
- 381E Effect of notice ending residency interest if more than 1 resident
- 381F Top ups of rental bond
- 381G Particular costs not recoverable
- 381H Application to tribunal about notice ending residency interest
- 381I Confidentiality
Subdivision 3 - Applications for termination by resident
- 381J Application by resident for termination because of misrepresentation
- 382 Application by resident for termination for repeated breaches by provider
- 383 Application by resident to terminate fixed term agreement because of excessive hardship
Division 4 - Action by mortgagees
- 384 Notice about proposed action of mortgagee
- 385 Acceptance of rent does not operate as consent
- 386 Resident not liable for loss if resident vacates or is removed from premises after receiving notice under s 384
- 387 Resident not liable for loss if rent paid to mortgagee
Division 4A - Death of sole resident
Division 5 - Procedural requirements and orders of tribunal
- 388 Applications for termination orders
- 389 Orders relating to repeated breaches
- 389A Orders relating to misrepresentation
Division 6 - Goods or money left behind in premises
- 390 Application of div 6
- 391 Unauthorised dealing with lost property
- 392 Personal document or money
- 393 Item other than personal document or money
- 394 Personal document given to public trustee
- 395 Money given to public trustee
- 396 Application to tribunal about lost property
Division 7 - Compensation
Division 8 - Offences
CHAPTER 6 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Conciliation
- 398 Conciliation process
- 399 Some matters not suitable for conciliation
- 400 Appointment of conciliators
- 401 Functions of conciliators
Division 3 - Starting the conciliation process
- 402 Making dispute resolution request
- 403 Action to be taken on dispute resolution request
Division 4 - Conduct of conciliation process
- 404 Conciliation fee
- 405 Limited right of representation
- 406 Parties’ participation in conciliation process not compellable
- 407 Parties to conciliation process
- 408 Conciliation agreements
- 409 No record of conciliation process
Division 5 - Withdrawal of disputes
- 410 Withdrawal of disputes
Division 6 - Confidentiality, privilege and immunity
- 411 Conciliators to maintain secrecy
- 412 Ordinary protection and immunity allowed
- 413 Admissions made in conciliation process
PART 2 - APPLICATION TO TRIBUNALS
Division 1 - Application of part
Division 2 - Preliminary
- 414A Applications to the tribunal
- 415 Meaning of urgent application
- 416 Dispute resolution request required before applying to tribunal
- 417 Reference to making of tribunal application includes making of dispute resolution request
Division 3 - General powers of tribunals
- 418 Application of Act to agreements
- 419 Applications about breach of agreements
- 420 Orders about breach of agreements
- 421 Matters to which tribunal must have regard for orders for compensation
- 422 Application of Aboriginal tradition
- 423 Application of Island custom
- 424 Disputes about tenants’ notices
- 425 Dispute about residents’ notices
- 426 Disputes about lessors’ notices
- 427 Dispute about providers’ notices
- 428 Dispute about entry to resident’s room or removal of resident
- 429 General disputes between lessors and tenants or providers and residents
- 430 Disputes between cotenants or coresidents about rental bonds
- 431 Different applications may be decided together
- 432 Joining applications
- 433 Relevant matters for deciding whether a person is a boarder or lodger
- 433A Particular applications to be heard in private
CHAPTER 7 - ENFORCEMENT
PART 1 - AUTHORISED PERSONS
- 434 Authorised persons under this chapter
- 435 Appointment
- 436 Limitation of authorised person’s powers
- 437 Authorised person’s conditions of appointment
- 438 Authorised person’s identity card
- 439 Production or display of authorised person’s identity card
PART 2 - POWERS OF AUTHORISED PERSONS FOR PLACES
- 440 Entry to places
- 441 Warrants for entry
- 442 Warrants—applications made other than in person
- 443 Authorised person’s general powers for places
PART 3 - OTHER ENFORCEMENT MATTERS
- 444 Procedure after document seized
- 445 Power to require information from certain persons
- 446 False or misleading information
- 447 False or misleading documents
- 448 Authorised person to give notice of damage
- 449 Compensation
- 450 Agreement to entry
- 451 Evidence of agreement
- 452 Obstruction of authorised person
- 453 Impersonation of authorised person
CHAPTER 8 - CAUSING NUISANCE IN MOVEABLE DWELLING PARKS
- 454 Behaviour in moveable dwelling park causing serious nuisance
- 455 Application to tribunal for order to exclude person from park
- 456 Order of tribunal excluding person from park
CHAPTER 9 - TENANCY DATABASES
- 457 Definitions for ch 9
- 457A References to lessors and tenants in ch 9
- 457B Extra-territorial application of particular provisions of ch 9
- 458 Non-application to internal databases
- 458A Notice of usual use of database
- 458B Notice of listing if database used
- 459 Restriction on listing
- 459A Ensuring quality of listing—lessors and lessors agents
- 459B Ensuring quality of listing—database operators
- 459C Providing copy of personal information listed
- 459D Keeping personal information listed
- 460 Application to tribunal about breach
- 461 Application to tribunal about personal information listed
- 462 Application to tribunal about proposed listing
- 463 Offence of contravening tribunal order
- 464 Order for compensation
CHAPTER 10 - RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AUTHORITY
PART 1 - ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY
- 465 Establishment of authority
- 466 Legal status of authority
- 467 Authority represents the State
PART 2 - FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF AUTHORITY
- 468 Authority’s functions
- 469 Authority’s powers
- 470 Reserve power of Minister to give directions in public interest
PART 3 - THE BOARD
- 471 The board
- 472 Role of the board
- 473 Composition of board
- 474 Duration of appointment
- 475 Conditions of appointment
PART 4 - PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
- 476 Time and place of meetings
- 477 Conduct of proceedings
- 478 Disclosure of interests
- 479 Minutes
PART 5 - FINANCIAL MATTERS
PART 6 - OTHER THINGS ABOUT THE AUTHORITY
- 483 Authority may enter into work performance arrangements
- 484 Seal
- 485 Application of certain Acts
- 486 Delegation
PART 7 - CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- 487 Chief executive officer
- 488 Chief executive officer not to engage in other paid employment
- 489 Acting chief executive officer
- 490 Delegation by chief executive officer
CHAPTER 11 - RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES EMPLOYING OFFICE
PART 1 - ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNCTIONS OF EMPLOYING OFFICE
- 491 Establishment of employing office
- 492 Employing office represents the State
- 493 Functions of employing office
PART 2 - EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- 494 Appointment of executive officer
- 495 Executive officer acting for employing office
- 496 Delegation by executive officer
PART 3 - STAFF OF EMPLOYING OFFICE
- 497 Employing office may employ staff
- 498 Employing office may enter into work performance arrangements
PART 4 - OTHER PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 12 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PART 1 - APPLICATION
PART 2 - EVIDENCE
PART 3 - PROCEEDINGS
- 510 Summary offences
- 511 Attempts to commit offences
- 512 Responsibility for act or omission of representative
513. (Repealed)
PART 4 - OFFENCE ABOUT GIVING FALSE OR MISLEADING DOCUMENT TO AUTHORITY
- 514 False or misleading documents
CHAPTER 13 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 515 Authority may provide addresses to tribunal
- 516 Applications for more than prescribed amount
- 517 Protection from liability
- 518 Disclosure of interests
- 519 Approved forms
- 520 Regulation-making power
- 521 Non-application of Act to long-term leases on Hamilton Island
- 522 Non-application of Act to long-term leases for Hayman Island
- 523 Non-application of Act to long-term leases for Pacific Mirage
- 524 Non-application of Act to long-term leases within prescribed land
- 525 Giving notice to resident with impaired or limited capacity
- 526 Reporting a matter relating to the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act
- 527 Confidentiality
CHAPTER 13A - MATTERS RELATING TO PARTICULAR LEASES BY THE STATE AND COMMUNITY HOUSING PROVIDERS
- 527A Definitions for ch 13A
- 527B What is a community housing provider
- 527C Existing State tenancy agreements and community housing provider tenancy agreements
- 527D Acceptable behaviour agreements for tenants
- 527E Application for termination relating to acceptable behaviour agreement
- 527F State may charge bonds and service charges under existing State tenancy agreements
CHAPTER 14 - REPEAL, SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
PART 1 - REPEAL PROVISIONS
- 528 Repeal of Residential Tenancies Act 1994
- 529 Repeal of Residential Services (Accommodation) Act 2002
PART 2 - SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR ACT NO. 73 OF 2008
Division 1 - Interpretation
Division 2 - Transitional references
- 531 Application of div 2
- 532 References to Residential Tenancies Act 1994
- 533 References to Residential Services (Accommodation) Act 2002
Division 3 - The authority
- 534 Authority continues under this Act
- 535 Continuation of appointment of chief executive officer
- 536 Existing employees of authority
Division 4 - The authority’s board
Division 5 - Employing office
- 538 Employing office continues under this Act
- 539 Continuation of appointment of executive officer
- 540 Existing employees of employing office
Division 6 - Authorised persons and conciliators
- 541 Authorised persons
- 542 Conciliators
Division 7 - Existing agreements
- 543 Existing agreements continue under this Act
Division 8 - Agreements to which repealed Acts would not have applied
- 544 Agreements to which repealed Acts did not apply or would not have applied
- 545 Contracts of sale—s 30
Division 9 - Rental bonds
- 546 Existing rental bonds
- 547 Rental bond held for agreements to which repealed Acts did not apply or would not have applied
- 548 Rental bonds held for premises or rooming accommodation on university campus
- 549 Payment of rental bond held when agreement under s 544(3) entered into
Division 10 - Notices given, or applications or requests made, by parties to agreements
- 550 Notices given, or applications or requests made, under repealed Act continue under that Act
- 551 Notices given, or applications or requests made, under this Act for matters happening before commencement
Division 11 - Other transitional provisions
- 552 Period stated in previous provision
PART 3 - SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2013
- 553 (Expired)
- 554 Notices given, and proceedings started, by the State
- 555 Notices given, and proceedings started, by the tenant
- 556 Applications by the State or community housing providers for particular termination orders
- 557 (Expired)
- 558 Definitions for pt 4
- 559 Meaning of particular terms
- 560 Use of tenancy databases before commencement
- 561 Listings proposed to be made before commencement
- 562 Ensuring quality of existing listings
- 563 Providing copy of personal information for existing listings
- 564 Keeping existing listings in tenancy databases
- 565 Applications to tribunal about breach
- 566 Applications to tribunal about personal information listed
- 567 Applications to tribunal about proposed listings
- 568 Existing applications to tribunal
- 569 Changes in processes not limited to relevant circumstances happening after the commencement
- 570 Incomplete processes to be completed under pre-amended Act
- 571 Pets previously approved for premises
- 572 Former rental bond interest account
- 573 Transfer of value of current investments into rental bond account
- 574 Balancing of rental bond account
- 575 Limit on frequency of rental increases applies to all agreements from 1 July 2023
- 576 Amendment of section 277