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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 91ZR Drug-related conduct in public housing

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 91ZR

Drug-related conduct in public housing

S. 91ZR(1) amended by No. 40/2022 s. 60(19).

    (1)     Homes Victoria may give a renter a notice to vacate rented premises which are public housing if the renter has, on the rented premises or in a common area, illegally—

        (a)     trafficked or attempted to traffick a drug of dependence; or

        (b)     supplied a drug of dependence to a person under 18 years of age; or

        (c)     possessed a preparatory item with the intention of using the item for the purpose of trafficking in a drug of dependence; or

        (d)     possessed, without lawful excuse—

              (i)     a tablet press; or

              (ii)     a precursor chemical; or

        (e)     intentionally caused another person to traffick in a drug of dependence by threatening to harm that person or another person or by using violence against that person or another person; or

        (f)     intentionally permitted another person to use those premises or the common area for—

              (i)     trafficking in a drug of dependence; or

              (ii)     cultivating a drug of dependence; or

        (g)     cultivated or attempted to cultivate a narcotic plant.

    (2)     The notice must specify a termination date that is not less than 14 days after the date on which the notice is given.

    (3)     In this section—

"cultivate", narcotic plant and traffick have the same meanings as in section 70(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 ;

"drug of dependence", substance and supply have the same meanings as in section 4(1) of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 ;

"precursor chemical" means a prescribed precursor chemical within the meaning of section 71D of the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 ;

"preparatory item" means a substance, material, equipment or document containing instructions relating to the preparation, cultivation or trafficking of a drug of dependence.

S. 91ZS inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 236 (as amended by Nos 47/2019 s. 82, 32/2020 ss 10, 13, 1/2021 s. 94).