RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 142B Standards for rooming houses etc.
RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 142B
Standards for rooming houses etc.S. 142B(1) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 119(1)(2).
(1) A rooming house operator must not provide to a resident of a rooming house a room that does not comply with the prescribed privacy, safety, security and amenity standards.
Penalty: 150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.
S. 142B(2) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 119(3)(4).
(2) A rooming house operator must not provide to a resident of a rooming house a facility or service that does not comply with the prescribed privacy, safety, security and amenity standards.
Penalty: 150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.
S. 142B(3) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 119(5)(6).
(3) A rooming house operator must not provide a resident of a rooming house with access to a common area that does not comply with the prescribed privacy, safety, security and amenity standards.
Penalty: 150 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
750 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.
S. 142BA inserted by No. 12/2015 s. 10, amended by No. 45/2018 s. 120.