Residential Tenancies Act 1987 No 26

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17 July 2009 17 July 2009 2009 No 56
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
19 June 2009 19 June 2009 2009 No 40
01 May 2009 01 May 2009 2007 No 48
09 July 2007 09 July 2007 2004 No 66
04 December 2006 04 December 2006 2006 No 120
20 June 2006 20 June 2006 2006 No 58
01 May 2006 01 May 2006 2005 No 57
28 November 2005 28 November 2005 2005 No 79
17 January 2005 17 January 2005 2004 No 14
10 December 2004 10 December 2004 2004 No 91
06 December 2004 06 December 2004 2004 No 66
28 February 2003 28 February 2003 2002 No 88
25 February 2002 25 February 2002 2001 No 82
14 December 2001 14 December 2001 2001 No 111
17 July 2001 17 July 2001 2001 No 52
2001 No 56
08 December 2000 08 December 2000 2000 No 93

Residential Tenancies Act 1987 No 26

Assented to 12.05.1987.

Date of commencement, secs 1, 2, 3, 118, 119 and 137 and Sch 2 excepted, 30.10.1989, sec 2 and GG No 100 of 13.10.1989, p 8285.

Date of commencement of secs 118 and 119, 19.6.1989, sec 2 (2) and GG No 73 of 16.6.1989, p 3500.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 No 56

Assented to 01.07.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.36, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (2).

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Mortgagee Repossessions) Act 2009 No 40

Assented to 19.06.2009.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Schs 2 and 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Housing Amendment (Community Housing Providers) Act 2007 No 48

Assented to 01.11.2007.

Date of commencement, 1.5.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (142) LW 1.5.2009.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006 No 120

Assented to 04.12.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 No 58

Assented to 20.06.2006.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.44, assent, sec 2 (2).

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Social Housing) Act 2005 No 79

Assented to 26.10.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 28.11.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 142 of 25.11.2005, p 9655.

Building Legislation Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Act 2005 No 57

Assented to 01.07.2005.

Date of commencement, 1.5.2006, sec 2.

Teaching Services Amendment Act 2004 No 114

Assented to 21.12.2004.

Date of commencement, 17.1.2005, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 14.1.2005, p 97.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2004 No 91

Assented to 10.12.2004.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.69, assent, sec 2 (2).

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Public Housing) Act 2004 No 66

Assented to 06.07.2004.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1] [3]–[5] and [9], 6.12.2004, sec 2 and GG No 195 of 3.12.2004, p 8887.

Sch 1 [2] was not commenced and was repealed by the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Social Housing) Act 2005 No 79.

Date of commencement of Sch 1 [6]–[8], 9.7.2007, sec 2 and GG No 83 of 29.6.2007, p 3966.

Amending legislation

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Social Housing) Act 2005 No 79

Assented to 26.10.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, assent, sec 2 (2).

Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002 No 88

Assented to 20.11.2002.

Date of commencement, 28.2.2003, sec 2 and GG No 54 of 28.2.2003, p 3506.

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2001 No 111

Assented to 14.12.2001.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 No 82

Assented to 21.11.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 7.17, 25.2.2002, sec 2 (1) and GG No 48 of 22.2.2002, p 901.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001 No 56

Assented to 17.07.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.16, assent, sec 2 (2).

Housing Act 2001 No 52

Assented to 17.07.2001.

Date of commencement, 1.7.2001, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000 No 93

Assented to 08.12.2000.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.21, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No 53

Assented to 29.06.2000.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, assent, sec 2 (2).

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 No 94

Assented to 08.12.1999.

Date of commencement of sec 7 and Sch 5, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999 No 85

Assented to 03.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.54, assent, sec 2 (2).

Retirement Villages Act 1999 No 81

Assented to 03.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 3.5, 1.7.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 62 of 26.5.2000, p 4246.

Residential Tribunal Act 1998 No 168

Assented to 14.12.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.5, 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 977.

Amending legislation

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.42, assent, sec 2 (2).

Residential Parks Act 1998 No 142

Assented to 08.12.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, Sch 2 [24] excepted, 1.3.1999, sec 2 (1) and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 976.

Sch 2 [24] was not commenced and was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31. Amended by Residential Tribunal Act 1998 No 168 as amended by Residential Parks Act 1998 No 142. Sch 3.4 [2] to the extent that it inserts Sch 4.4A [4] and [5] in the Residential Tribunal Act 1998 was not commenced and was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31.

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Social Housing) Act 1998 No 126

Assented to 26.11.1998.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1999, sec 2 and GG No 176 of 18.12.1998, p 9725.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998 No 120

Assented to 26.11.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.39, assent, sec 2 (2).

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1998 No 60

Assented to 30.06.1998.

Date of commencement, 1.9.1998, sec 2 and GG No 123 of 21.8.1998, p 6173.

Aboriginal Housing Act 1998 No 47

Assented to 26.06.1998.

Date of commencement, 24.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 112 of 24.7.1998, p 5601.

Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No 119

Assented to 09.12.1997.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 29.6.1998, sec 2 and GG No 97 of 26.6.1998, p 4429.

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1996 No 79

Assented to 01.11.1996.

Date of commencement, 22.11.1996, sec 2 and GG No 134 of 22.11.1996, p 7585.

Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996 No 24

Assented to 21.06.1996.

Date of commencement, 12.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 12.7.1996, p 3984.

Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995 No 11

Assented to 09.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Residential Tenancies Act 1987, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.

Residential Tenancies (Caravan Parks and Manufactured Home Estates) Amendment Act 1994 No 94

Assented to 12.12.1994.

Date of commencement, 16.12.1994, sec 2 and GG No 170 of 16.12.1994, p 7397.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1992 No 111

Assented to 08.12.1992.

Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 2 relating to the Residential Tenancies Act 1987, assent, Sch 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1991 No 94

Assented to 17.12.1991.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Residential Tenancies Act 1987, assent, Sch 1.

Residential Tenancies (Movable Dwellings) Amendment Act 1991 No 36

Assented to 20.11.1991.

Date of commencement, 30.3.1992, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 27.3.1992, p 1981.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1991 No 17

Assented to 03.05.1991.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Residential Tenancies Act 1987, assent, sec 2.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 1989 No 73

Assented to 02.06.1989.

Date of commencement, sec 4 and Sch 1 (1) (a), (c) and (d), (19) and (20) excepted, 30.10.1989, sec 2 and GG No 100 of 13.10.1989, p 8282.

Date of commencement of sec 4, assent, sec 2 (2).

Date of commencement of Sch 1 (1) (a), (c) and (d), (19) and (20), 19.6.1989, sec 2 (1) and GG No 73 of 16.6.1989, p 3500.

Residential Tenancies (Further Amendment) Act 1989 No 4

Assented to 21.03.1989.

Date of commencement, 30.10.1989, sec 2 and GG No 100 of 13.10.1989, p 8284.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1987 No 209

Assented to 09.12.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 44, except as provided by sec 2 (4) and (6), assent, sec 2 (1).

Consumer Claims Tribunals Act 1987 No 206

Assented to 08.12.1987.

Date of commencement, 1.3.1988, sec 2 and GG No 41 of 26.2.1988, p 1150.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48

Assented to 28.05.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 29, assent, sec 2 (9) (a).

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Long title

Am 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [1]; 2001 No 82, Sch 7.17 [1].

Sec 3

Am 1987 No 209, Sch 44; 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (1); 1991 No 17, Sch 1; 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (1); 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (2); 1995 No 11, Sch 1; 1997 No 119, Sch 2.21; 1998 No 120, Sch 1.39 [1]; 1998 No 126, Sch 1 [1]; 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [1]; 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [2]; 2000 No 53, Sch 1.24 [1]; 2001 No 52, Sch 1.10; 2001 No 82, Sch 7.17 [2]; 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [1]; 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [1]; 2007 No 48, Sch 2.3.

Sec 4

Am 1998 No 47, Sch 2.8 [1].

Sec 6

Am 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [2]; 1999 No 81, Sch 3.5; 2006 No 120, Sch 1.25 [1] [2].

Sec 7

Am 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (2); 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (3) (a). Subst 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [3]. Am 2002 No 88, Sch 2.4; 2004 No 91, Sch 2.69.

Sec 7, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (3) (b). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [3].

Sec 9A

Ins 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 10

Am 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (3).

Sec 12

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (2).

Sec 14A

Ins 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 16

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (3); 1991 No 17, Sch 1.

Sec 16, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (4). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [4].

Part 3, Div 1, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (5). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [5].

Sec 17

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (4).

Sec 19

Am 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [4].

Secs 19A, 19B

Ins 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [5].

Sec 23

Am 1998 No 126, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 24

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (5); 2005 No 57, Sch 2 [1] [2].

Sec 27

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (6).

Sec 28

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (7).

Sec 29A

Ins 2005 No 57, Sch 2 [3].

Sec 32

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (8).

Part 3, Div 2, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (6). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [6].

Sec 33

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (9); 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (4); 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [7].

Sec 33, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (7). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [8].

Part 3, Div 3

Ins 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (5). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [9]. Ins 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 35A

Ins 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (5). Am 1995 No 11, Sch 1. Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [9]. Ins 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [3].

Secs 35B, 35C

Ins 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (5). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [9].

Sec 38

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (10).

Sec 40

Am 1996 No 24, Sch 1.

Sec 44

Am 1998 No 126, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 44, note

Ins 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [6].

Sec 45

Am 1991 No 94, Sch 1.

Sec 45A

Ins 2001 No 56, Sch 1.16 [1].

Sec 47A

Ins 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [7].

Sec 48

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (11).

Sec 49

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (12); 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [8]–[11].

Sec 53

Am 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (8); 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [10].

Part 5, Div 2, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (9). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [11].

Sec 56, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (10). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [12].

Sec 57, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (11). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [13].

Sec 57A

Ins 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [4]. Renumbered as sec 63I, 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [13].

Sec 58

Am 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (6); 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [14].

Sec 58, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (12). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [15].

Sec 59

Am 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (7); 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [16].

Sec 60

Am 1991 No 36, Sch 1 (8); 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [17].

Sec 60, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (13). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [18].

Sec 61

Am 2001 No 56, Sch 1.16 [2].

Sec 61, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (14). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [19].

Sec 63

Am 1989 No 4, sec 3.

Part 5, Div 2A

Ins 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [12].

Secs 63A–63H

Ins 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [12].

Sec 63I (previously sec 57A)

Ins 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [4]. Renumbered 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [13].

Sec 64

Am 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (15); 1998 No 126, Sch 1 [4]; 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [20] [21]; 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [5]–[7]; 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [14]–[22].

Sec 65

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (13).

Sec 66

Am 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [23].

Sec 67

Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.39 [2].

Sec 68

Am 1998 No 126, Sch 1 [5].

Sec 68A

Ins 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [8].

Sec 69

Am 1998 No 60, Sch 1 [1] [2].

Sec 69, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (16). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [22].

Sec 69A

Ins 1998 No 60, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 71

Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.

Sec 71A

Ins 2009 No 40, Sch 1 [1].

Sec 72

Am 2009 No 40, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 73

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (14); 1998 No 126, Sch 1 [6].

Sec 79A

Ins 1996 No 79, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2000 No 93, Sch 1.21.

Sec 79B

Ins 1996 No 79, Sch 1 [1].

Part 6, heading

Subst 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [3].

Part 6, Div 1

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [4].

Sec 80

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [4].

Sec 81

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (15). Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [4].

Sec 82

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [4].

Part 6, Div 2, heading

Subst 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [5].

Sec 83

Am 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [6] (am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.42 [5]).

Sec 84

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [6].

Sec 85, note

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (17). Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [23].

Part 6, Div 3, heading

Subst 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [7].

Secs 86–92

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [8].

Secs 93, 94

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (16). Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [8].

Sec 95

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (16); 1999 No 85, Sch 2.54 [1].

Secs 96–98

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (16).

Secs 99–103

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [8].

Sec 104

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (16). Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [8].

Secs 105–115

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [8].

Sec 116

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (17). Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [8].

Sec 117

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (16). Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [8].

Part 7, heading

Ins 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (18).

Secs 117A, 117B

Ins 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (19).

Sec 118

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (20); 2009 No 56, Sch 1.36 [1] [2].

Sec 119

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (20).

Secs 119A–119D

Ins 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (21).

Sec 119E

Ins 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (21). Am 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [25].

Part 8, heading

Ins 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (22).

Sec 120A

Ins 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (23).

Sec 122

Rep 1998 No 168, Sch 4.5 [9].

Sec 123

Rep 2006 No 120, Sch 1.25 [3].

Sec 124

Am 1999 No 85, Sch 2.54 [2] [3]; 2006 No 120, Sch 1.25 [3]; 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 4.

Sec 125

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (24); 1992 No 111, Sch 2; 1999 No 85, Sch 2.54 [4].

Sec 129

Am 1987 No 48, Sch 29; 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [26]. Rep 2000 No 53, Sch 1.24 [2].

Sec 130

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (25); 2006 No 120, Sch 1.25 [3]; 2009 No 40, Sch 1 [3].

Sec 131

Rep 1989 No 73 Sch 1 (26).

Sec 132

Am 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (27); 1998 No 47, Sch 2.8 [2] [3]; 2001 No 111, Sch 1 [1]; 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [24] [25].

Sec 133

Am 2006 No 120, Sch 1.25 [3].

Sec 135

Rep 1989 No 73, Sch 1 (28).

Sec 136

Rep 1987 No 206, Sch 2.

Sec 137

Subst 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (18).

Sch 1

Am 1991 No 17, Sch 1; 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2; 2004 No 114, Sch 2.19. Rep 2006 No 58, Sch 2.44.

Sch 3

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (19). Am 1996 No 79, Sch 1 [2]–[4]. Rep 1998 No 142, Sch 2 [27].

Sch 4, heading

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (19). Am 2001 No 111, Sch 1 [2].

Sch 4

Ins 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (19). Am 1996 No 79, Sch 1 [5] [6]; 1998 No 60, Sch 1 [4] [5]; 2001 No 111, Sch 1 [3]; 2004 No 66, Sch 1 [9]; 2005 No 57, Sch 2 [4] [5]; 2005 No 79, Sch 1 [26] [27]; 2009 No 40, Sch 1 [4].

The whole Act

Am 1994 No 94, Sch 1 (1) (“movable dwelling” and “movable dwellings” omitted wherever occurring, “moveable dwelling” and “moveable dwellings” inserted instead).

Residential Tenancies Bill 1987

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