{"id":"tas:sr-2020-042","name":"Residential Tenancy (Shorter Period) Notice 2020","slug":"residential-tenancy-shorter-period-notice-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"42 of 2020","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182630,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2020-042-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> This notice may be cited as the [Residential Tenancy (Shorter Period) Notice 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2020-042) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> This notice takes effect on the day on which its making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Shorter period","content":"### 3 Shorter period\n\n> The period beginning on the COVID-19 emergency day and ending on 30 June 2020 is determined to be a shorter period for the purposes of [section 56 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-082#GS56@EN) [Residential Tenancy Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-082) .\n\nDated 29 June 2020.\n\nPETER GRAHAM\n\nResidential Tenancy Commissioner\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 30 June 2020\n\nThis notice is administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice performs exactly one narrow, technical function: declaring a specific date range as a 'shorter period' for the purposes of section 56 of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997. It does not expand beyond this single purpose and contains no ancillary provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 operative sections (short title, commencement, and the substantive provision)","No defined terms within the instrument itself","Single cross-reference to one section of the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Extremely short length (under 200 words total)","Clear, unambiguous operative language"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThis is a short, technical notice that temporarily changed the rules for ending residential tenancies in the Australian Capital Territory during the early COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Landlords and tenants** in the ACT who wanted to end a tenancy between late March 2020 and 30 June 2020.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nNormally, landlords must give tenants a minimum notice period before ending a tenancy. This notice declared that the period from the \"COVID-19 emergency day\" (when the pandemic was declared) through to 30 June 2020 counted as a **\"shorter period\"** under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997.\n\nThis meant that during this window:\n- The usual notice periods for ending tenancies were **shortened**\n- This was part of emergency COVID-19 measures to allow faster changes to tenancy arrangements during the crisis\n\n**In simple terms:** This was a temporary rule that sped up the process for ending rental agreements during the first few months of the pandemic, before expiring on 30 June 2020."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The notice does not amend the Residential Tenancy Act or expand subject-matter coverage; it simply applies section 56 to a specified timeframe (from the COVID‑19 emergency day to 30 June 2020) and thus alters temporal application rather than the Act’s substantive scope (see section 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, short substantive provision that performs a single legal determination (section 3).","Depends on an external statutory provision (section 56 of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997) rather than restating legal consequences.","Relies on the defined term “COVID‑19 emergency day” whose meaning is located outside this notice, requiring cross-reference.","Commencement tied to Gazette notification rather than a fixed date (section 2), so administrative timing matters.","Very limited temporal scope (ends 30 June 2020), reducing ongoing complexity."],"plain_english_summary":"This notice declares the period from the COVID‑19 emergency day until 30 June 2020 to be a “shorter period” for the purposes of section 56 of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997. It changes how the Act’s time-based rules tied to that provision apply to residential tenancy relationships. The Residential Tenancy Commissioner made the determination; it takes effect on Gazette notification (no new fees) and changes procedural timing for landlords and tenants."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available text, there is no indication the scope changed from its original intent. The notice appears to have been made for a specific, narrow purpose — adjusting notice period timeframes under the parent Act — and the metadata shows no substantive amendments since its commencement on 30 June 2020."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation itself is a short subordinate instrument (a 'notice') rather than a full Act, limiting its inherent complexity","The provided text is largely metadata and administrative information — the substantive operative content of the notice is not reproduced, preventing full analysis","It operates by reference to a parent Act (Residential Tenancy Act 1997), requiring cross-referencing to understand the full legal effect","The concept of delegated legislative power (a Minister or authority making rules under a broader Act) may be unfamiliar to laypeople"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian government notice shortens the minimum residential tenancy notice periods set by the Residential Tenancy Act 1997. It changes how much advance warning landlords and tenants must give to end tenancies.\n\nIt affects renters, landlords and property managers across Tasmania and matters because shorter notice reduces the time available to find new accommodation or a replacement tenant."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-shorter-period-notice-2020","history":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-shorter-period-notice-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-shorter-period-notice-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-shorter-period-notice-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-shorter-period-notice-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/residential-tenancy-shorter-period-notice-2020/documents"}}