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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 3A Objectives of this Act

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 3A

Objectives of this Act

The objectives of this Act are to facilitate—

        (a)     clarity and certainty as to the rights and responsibilities of the following—

              (i)     residential rental providers and renters under residential rental agreements;

              (ii)     rooming house operators and residents in relation to residency rights in rooming houses;

              (iii)     caravan park owners, caravan owners and residents in relation to residency rights and agreements in respect of those rights;

              (iv)     site owners and site tenants under site agreements; and

        (b)     the provision of appropriate security of tenure and safe and habitable premises to renters, residents of rooming houses and caravan parks and site tenants; and

        (c)     a regulatory framework that enables residential rental providers, rooming house operators, caravan park owners, caravan owners and site owners to receive a fair return for providing safe and habitable premises, rooms and sites and Part 4A sites; and

        (d)     the provision to residential rental providers, rooming house operators, caravan park owners, caravan owners, site owners, renters, residents and site tenants of—

              (i)     effective mechanisms to resolve disputes; and

              (ii)     the ability to enforce rights under residential rental agreements, residency rights, site agreements and under this Act; and

        (e)     residential rental providers, rooming house operators, caravan park owners, caravan owners, site owners, renters, residents and site tenants

              (i)     to meet their obligations, even if there are changed circumstances; and

              (ii)     to take a responsible approach to their obligations to each other and to visitors and neighbours at premises, rooming houses, caravan parks and Part 4A parks.

S. 3B inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 6.