Western Australian Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1987 - SECT 3

3 .         Terms used in this Act

                In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears — 

        Commissioner means the person for the time being designated as the Commissioner under section 7A;

        competent court , in relation to an application made under this Act, means a court that under section 12A or 13 has jurisdiction to hear and determine the application;

        Department means the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of this Act;

        owner means the grantor of a right of occupancy under a residential tenancy agreement or his successor succeeding subject to the interest of the tenant;

        premises includes — 

            (a)         any part of premises; and

            (b)         land and appurtenances appurtenant to premises;

        rent means a payment under a residential tenancy agreement payable by the tenant in respect of a period of the tenancy;

        residential premises means premises that constitute or are intended to constitute a place of residence;

        residential tenancy agreement means any agreement, whether express or implied, under which any person for valuable consideration grants to any other person a right to occupy, whether exclusively or otherwise, any residential premises, or part of residential premises, for the purpose of residence;

        security bond means an amount payable by a tenant as security for the performance of his obligations under a residential tenancy agreement, including an amount referred to in section 29(1)(b)(ii);

        tenancy means the right of occupancy under a residential tenancy agreement;

        tenant means the grantee of a right of occupancy under a residential tenancy agreement or his legal representative, heir or assign.

        [Section 3 amended by No. 50 of 1988 s. 4; No. 57 of 1997 s. 39(10); No. 59 of 2004 s. 118; No. 28 of 2006 s. 133.]