South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts8—Notice of writs by lessee to landlord
Every tenant to whom there is delivered any writ for the recovery of the
premises demised to or held by him, or to whose knowledge any such writ comes,
shall (except where the landlord is the plaintiff named in the writ) forthwith
give notice thereof to the landlord or his agent; and if he fails to do so
shall be liable to forfeit to the person of whom he holds the premises an
amount equal to the value of three years improved or rack rent of the
premises, to be recovered by action in any court having jurisdiction in
respect of claims for that amount.