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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Regulations 2004

S.R. No. 40/2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1.Objective

2.Authorising provision

3.Additional prescribed information for bond lodgment form

20.Prescribed information—bond lodgment form

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STATUTORY RULES 2004

S.R. No. 40/2004

Residential Tenancies Act 1997

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Regulations 2004

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 18 May 2004

Responsible Minister:

JOHN LENDERS
Minister for Consumer Affairs

STEPHANIE LENN

Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

1.Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998 to prescribe additional information to be included in the bond lodgment form for the purposes of section 405(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.

2.Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 511 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997   .

3.Additional prescribed information for bond lodgment form

For regulation 20 of the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998[1] substitute—

"20.Prescribed information—bond lodgment form

For the purposes of section 405(1) of the Act, the prescribed information is—

(a)the type of premises (separate house, terrace or semi-detached, flat or unit, rooming house, caravan or other type of premises, as the case may be);

(b)the amount of bond;

(c)the date the bond was received by the landlord, rooming house owner, caravan park owner or caravan owner or that person's agent;

(d)the names of the tenants or residents who contributed to the bond;

(e)the name and address of the landlord, rooming house owner, caravan park owner or caravan owner or that person's agent;

(f)the street address of the rented premises, the rooming house and room number or the caravan park and site number;

(g)whether the Director of Housing paid the bond;

(h)the date the tenancy starts;

(i)the weekly rental amount;

(j)the period or duration of the tenancy;

(k)the number of bedrooms in the tenanted premises;

(l)the type of tenancy involved (fixed or periodical).".

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 76/1998 as amended by S.R. No. 59/2003.