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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 210AA Application to Tribunal for compensation order for discrimination

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 210AA

Application to Tribunal for compensation order for discrimination

    (1)     Subject to subsection (2), the following persons may apply to the Tribunal for an order for payment of compensation—

        (a)     a renter, on the basis that the renter suffered loss or damage because the residential rental provider or that person's agent has contravened section 30A, 64(1B)(c) or 81;

        (b)     a resident, on the basis that the resident suffered loss or damage because—

              (i)     the rooming house operator, or that person's agent, failed to comply with section 94F or  115(2); or

              (ii)     the caravan park owner, the caravan owner, or that person's agent, has contravened section 145B or 171B;

        (c)     a site tenant, on the basis that the site tenant suffered loss or damage because the site owner, or that person's agent—

              (i)     has contravened section 206JC or  206ZMB; or

              (ii)     has unreasonably withheld consent under section 206ZZD(2) or 206ZZE(2) on the basis of an attribute set out in section 6 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 .

    (2)     A renter, a resident or a site tenant must not apply to the Tribunal under subsection (1) if the renter, resident or site tenant has already brought a dispute under Part 8 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 in respect of a claim or facts which could form the basis of the application under subsection (1).