133Tenant's right of association

133 Tenant's right of association (1) A provision of a business lease is void to the extent that it has the effect of preventing or restricting the tenant from joining, forming or taking part in any activities of a tenants association or other similar body or of penalising the tenant in any way for doing so. (2) A landlord must not: (a) refuse to renew a business lease (whether or not the right to renew was a condition of the lease) for the reason that the tenant has joined or is or was a member of a body or association of persons the objects of which include the mutual advancement of their business interests, whether in relation to the business carried on at the business premises to which the lease relates or elsewhere; or Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 79 (b) purport to exercise a power or right to terminate a business lease for the reason that the tenant has joined or is or was a member of a body or an association mentioned in paragraph (a); or (c) threaten or otherwise indicate that he or she will refuse to renew a business lease if the tenant joins or becomes a member of a body or an association mentioned in paragraph (a). Maximum penalty: 1 000 penalty units.