RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 452 General applications to the Tribunal

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 452

S. 452(1) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(1).

    (1)     A residential rental provider or a renter under a residential rental agreement may apply to the Tribunal if—

S. 452(1)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(1)(c).

        (a)     a dispute has arisen under the residential rental agreement; or

S. 452(1)(b) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(1)(c).

        (b)     there has been a breach of the residential rental agreement or of the provisions of this Act relating to the residential rental agreement.

S. 452(2) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(2).

    (2)     A rooming house operator or a rooming house resident may apply to the Tribunal if—

        (a)     a dispute arises in respect of a residency right or an agreement relating to a residency right; or

        (b)     there has been a breach of a duty under the rooming house provisions.

S. 452(3AA) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 312(3).

    (3AA)     A renter may apply to the Tribunal if the residential rental provider has breached any of the disclosure requirements in section 30D.

S. 452(3AB) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 312(3).

    (3AB)     A resident of a rooming house may apply to the Tribunal if the rooming house operator has breached any of the disclosure requirements in section 94I.

S. 452(3AC) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 312(3).

    (3AC)     A resident of a caravan park may apply to the Tribunal if the caravan owner or the caravan park owner has breached any of the disclosure requirements in section 145E.

S. 452(3AD) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 312(3).

    (3AD)     A site tenant may apply to the Tribunal if the site owner has breached any of the disclosure requirements in section 206JF.

    (3)     A caravan park resident or a caravan park owner or a caravan owner may apply to the Tribunal if—

        (a)     a dispute arises in respect of a residency right or an agreement relating to a residency right; or

        (b)     there has been a breach of a duty under the caravan park provisions.

S. 452(3A) inserted by No. 67/2010 s. 64.

    (3A)     A site owner or site tenant may apply to the Tribunal if—

        (a)     a dispute arises in respect of a site agreement or an agreement relating to a site agreement; or

S. 452(3A)(ab) inserted by No. 56/2012 s. 11.

        (ab)     a dispute arises in respect of the rescission of a Part 4A dwelling purchase agreement under section 206JA; or

        (b)     there has been a breach of a duty under the site agreement provisions.

S. 452(3B) inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 303(1).

    (3B)     An SDA provider or an SDA resident under an SDA residency agreement may apply to the Tribunal in relation to a dispute that has arisen under Part 12A.

S. 452(4) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(4).

    (4)     A person may apply to the Tribunal in relation to any dispute in respect of any amount paid to a proposed residential rental provider under section 50.

S. 452(5) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(5).

    (5)     A person who is not a residential rental provider or renter under a residential rental agreement may with the leave of the Tribunal apply to the Tribunal in relation to the residential rental agreement.

S. 452(6) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(6).

    (6)     A person who is not a caravan park resident or caravan park owner or caravan owner or rooming house resident or rooming house operator may with the leave of the Tribunal apply to the Tribunal in relation to a residency right.

S. 452(6A) inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 303(2).

    (6A)     A person who is not an SDA provider or SDA resident under an SDA residency agreement, with the leave of the Tribunal, may apply to the Tribunal in relation to the SDA residency agreement.

S. 452(7) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 312(7).

    (7)     Leave must not be granted unless the Tribunal is satisfied that the person has an interest and personal involvement in the residential rental agreement or residency right or an agreement relating to the residency right that is sufficient to justify the granting of leave.

S. 452(7A) inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 303(3).

    (7A)     Leave must not be granted under subsection (6A) unless the Tribunal is satisfied that the person has an interest and personal involvement in the SDA residency agreement that is sufficient to justify the granting of leave.

    (8)     The provisions of this section are in addition to all other rights and powers under this Act.

S. 452(9) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 312(8).

    (9)     Without limiting the matters which the Tribunal may consider, the Tribunal must consider the Director's guidelines in determining an application under this section.

Ss 453–471 repealed by No. 52/1998

s. 238(g).

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Pt 11 Div. 4 (Heading) amended by No. 52/1998

s. 238(h).

Division 4—Orders of Tribunal