RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT ACT 2011 (NO. 60 OF 2011)

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT ACT 2011 (NO. 60 OF 2011)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Act amended  

   PART 2 -- General amendments  

   4.      Long title amended  
   5.      Section 3 amended  
   6.      Section 5 amended  
   7.      Section 7 amended  
   8.      Section 9 amended  
   9.      Section 10 amended  
   10.     Section 11A amended  
   11.     Section 13 amended  
   12.     Section 13A amended  
   13.     Section 15 amended  
   14.     Section 16 amended  
   15.     Section 17A inserted  
   16.     Section 17 amended  
   17.     Section 19 amended  
   18.     Section 20 amended  
   19.     Section 22 amended  
   20.     Section 23 amended  
   21.     Part IV heading replaced  

   PART IV -- Residential tenancy agreements  

   22.     Part IV Division 1A inserted  

           Division 1A -- Form of residential tenancy agreement and associated documents  

   23.     Section 27 amended  
   24.     Section 28 amended  
   25.     Section 29 amended  
   26.     Section 29A deleted  
   27.     Section 30 amended  
   28.     Sections 31A and 31B inserted  
   29.     Section 31 amended  
   30.     Section 32 amended  
   31.     Section 33 amended  
   32.     Section 34A inserted  
   33.     Section 34 amended  
   34.     Section 35 amended  
   35.     Part IV Division 2 heading amended  
   36.     Section 37 deleted  
   37.     Section 38 amended  
   38.     Section 39 amended  
   39.     Section 40 replaced  
   40.     Vacant possession 28  
   41.     Sections 42 to 46 replaced  
   42.     Lessor’s responsibility for cleanliness and repairs 29  
   43.     Urgent repairs 30  
   44.     Quiet enjoyment 32  
   45.     Securing premises 32  
   46.     Lessor’s right of entry 33  
   47.     Part IV Division 3 heading inserted  
   48.     Section 51 replaced  
   49.     Section 52 amended  
   50.     Section 53 replaced  
   51.     Section 54 amended  
   52.     Section 55 replaced  
   53.     Section 56 amended  
   54.     Section 57 amended  
   55.     Section 58 amended  
   56.     Sections 59A to 59F inserted  
   57.     Part V Division 1 heading inserted  
   58.     Section 59 deleted  
   59.     Section 60 amended  
   60.     Part V Division 2 heading inserted  

           Division 2 -- Notices of termination  

   61.     Section 61 replaced  
   62.     Section 62 amended  
   63.     Sections 63 and 64 replaced  
   64.     Notice of termination by lessor without any ground 51  
   65.     Section 66 amended  
   66.     Section 68 amended  
   67.     Section 69 amended  
   68.     Section 70A inserted  
   69.     Part V Division 4 heading inserted  
   70.     Section 71 amended  
   71.     Section 72 amended  
   72.     Section 73 amended  
   73.     Section 74 amended  
   74.     Sections 76A and 76B, Part V Division 5 heading and section 76C inserted  
   75.     Section 77 replaced  
   76.     Section 79 amended  
   77.     Section 80A inserted  
   78.     Section 80 amended  
   79.     Section 81 replaced  
   80.     Section 82 amended  
   81.     Section 85 amended  
   82.     Sections 86 and 87A inserted  
   83.     Section 88A inserted  
   84.     Section 88 amended  
   85.     Section 90 amended  
   86.     Part VII inserted  

   PART VII -- Savings and transitional provisions relating to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2011  

           Division 3 -- Residential tenancy databases  

   87.     Schedule 1 amended  
           Schedule 1 -- Provisions relating to holding and disposal of bonds and income from bonds  
   88.     Various references to “agreement” amended  
   89.     Various references to “owner” amended  

   PART 3 -- Amendments relating to terminating social housing tenancy agreements  

   90.     Section 3 amended  
   91.     Section 60 amended  
   92.     Part V Division 3 inserted  

              Subdivision 1 -- Preliminary  

              Subdivision 2 -- Notice of termination where tenant not eligible for social housing premises  

              Subdivision 3 -- Notice of termination where tenant offered alternative social housing premises  

   93.     Section 71 amended  
   94.     Section 73A inserted  
   95.     Section 75A inserted  

   PART 4 -- Amendments relating to residential tenancy databases  

   96.     Part VIA inserted  

   PART VIA -- Residential tenancy databases  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

           Division 2 -- Tenancy database information  

   PART 5 -- Amendments to other Acts  

           Division 1 -- Disposal of Uncollected Goods Act 1970 amended  

   97.     Act amended  
   98.     Schedule amended  

           Division 2 -- Housing Act 1980 amended  

   99.     Act amended  
   100.    Section 62G amended  

           Division 3 -- Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 amended  

   101.    Act amended  
   102.    Section 7 amended  

           Division 4 -- Rates and Charges (Rebates and Deferments) Act 1992 amended  

   103.    Act amended  
   104.    Section 29B amended  

           Division 5 -- Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006 amended  

   105.    Act amended  
   106.    Section 22 amended  
   107.    Glossary amended  
   108.    Various references to “Fund” changed to “Account”  
           
[Assented to 14 December 2011]