Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2007 (WA)

3790 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 31 July 2007

CONSUMER AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION

CE301*

Residential Tenancies Act 1987

Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations

(No. 2) 2007

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in
Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Residential Tenancies Amendment
Regulations (No. 2) 2007.

2.             Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Residential
Tenancies Regulations 1989*.

[* Reprint 3 as at 26 January 2007.

For amendments to 14 June 2007 see Gazette
30 March 2007.]

4.             Regulation 5A amended

(1)	Regulation 5A(1) is amended by deleting “The State Housing Commission (“Homeswest”)” and inserting instead —
“ The Housing Authority ”.
(2)	Regulation 5A(2) is amended by deleting “The State Housing Commission (“Homeswest”)” in both places where it occurs and inserting instead —
“ The Housing Authority ”.
Note:  The heading to regulation 5A will be altered by deleting “Homeswest ” and inserting instead “the Housing Authority”.

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5.             Regulation 5B amended

(1)	Regulation 5B(1) is amended in the Table by deleting “The Western Australian Government Railways Commission” and inserting in the appropriate alphabetical position —
“ The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia ”.
(2)	Regulation 5B(3) is amended by deleting the Table and inserting the following Table instead —
“

Table

The Agriculture Protection Board of Western Australia
The Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
The Commissioner of Main Roads

The department of the Public Service principally assisting in the

administration of the Agriculture Act 1988

The department of the Public Service principally assisting in the

administration of the Sports Drug Testing Act 2001

The Housing Authority

The Western Australian Meat Industry Authority

”.

(3)	Regulation 5B(4) is amended in the Table by deleting “The Health Department of Western Australian” and inserting instead —
“
The department of the Public Service principally assisting in the

administration of the Health Legislation Administration Act 1984

”.

6.             Regulation 15 amended

Regulation 15(6) is amended by deleting “chief executive
officer of the Crown Law Department shall establish in the
Residential Accommodation Fund” and inserting instead —
“

bond administrator shall establish in the Rental

Accommodation Account

”.

7.             Schedule 2 amended

Schedule 2 is amended in clause 2 (Advice, complaints and
disputes) in the first paragraph by deleting “Fair Trading” and
inserting instead —

“ Consumer Protection ”.

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor,

G. M. PIKE, Clerk of the Executive Council.