Residential Tenancy Act 1997 (TAS)

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Residential Tenancy Act 1997

An Act to regulate tenancies of residential premises

[Royal Assent 14 January 1998]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Residential Tenancy Act 1997. 2CommencementThis Act commences on a day to be proclaimed. 3Interpretation (1)  In this Act –[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 67 of 2003, s. 4, Applied:05 Mar 2004] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 67 of 2003, s. 4, Applied:05 Mar 2004] abandoned means abandoned as referred to in section 47; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2009] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2009] agent means – (a) [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 2013, s. 4, Applied:01 Oct 2014] in relation to an owner, a person authorised by the owner to act on behalf of the owner in any matter to which this Act relates and who is not, in relation to the premises of the owner, a residential manager of the premises; or (b) in relation to a tenant, a person authorised by the tenant to act on behalf of the tenant in any matter to which this Act relates; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2009] Authority means the Rental Deposit Authority established under section 48K; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2003, s. 4, Applied:25 Aug 2004] boarding premises means a room and any other facilities provided with the room where – (a) the room is occupied as a principal place of residence; and (b) any of the bathroom, toilet or kitchen facilities are shared with other persons –but does not include premises located in a building occupied predominately by – (c) tertiary students; or (d) [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2009] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2021, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2022] TasTAFE students within the meaning of the TasTAFE (Skills and Training Business) Act 2021; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2005, s. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2009] [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 35 of 2011, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2012] claim form means the form specified in section 27(b); commencement day means the day on which this Act commences; Commissioner means the Residential Tenancy Commissioner appointed under section 7; condition report means a report referred to in section 26; Court means the Magistrates Court exercising its civil jurisdiction in the civil division of that Court established under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992; [Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No.…

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