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144 Review of Act
(1) The Minister must review this Act to determine whether the policy
objectives of the Act remain valid and whether the terms of the Act
remain appropriate for securing those objectives.
(2) The review is to be undertaken as soon as possible after 7 years
after the date of assent to this Act.
(3) A report on the outcome of the review is to be tabled in the
Assembly within 12 months after the end of the period of 7 years.
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Tenancy Act 1979 No. 43, 1979
Tenancy Act (No. 2) 1979 No. 131, 1979
Tenancy Amendment Act 1982 No. 19, 1982
Tenancy Amendment Act (No. 2) 1982 No. 37, 1982
Tenancy Amendment Act 1983 No. 37, 1983
Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 84
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003 (Act No. 55, 2003)
Assent date 22 October 2003
Commenced 1 July 2004 (Gaz G9, 3 March 2004, p 5)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2007 (Act No. 5, 2007)
Assent date 24 April 2007
Commenced s 37 (ex amd of Criminal Code and Legal Profession Act
2006): 1 May 2007 (s 2(1), s 2 Victims of Crime Assistance
Act 2006 (Act No. 15, 2006) and Gaz G17, 26 April 2007,
p 7); rem: 24 April 2007
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)
Assent date 17 May 2007
Commenced s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3);
rem: 17 May 2007
Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 (Act No. 14, 2009)
Assent date 26 May 2009
Commenced pt 2.3, div 3, sdv 4 and s 135 (to ext ins s 54C):
1 January 2010; s 111: 1 July 2010; rem: 1 July 2009 (s 2,
Gaz S30, 26 June 2009, p 1, s 2 Land Title and Related
Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 3, 2008) and Gaz
S30, 26 June 2009, p 1)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 2)
Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010
(Act No. 41, 2010)
Assent date 8 December 2010
Commenced 1 January 2011 (Gaz S71, 20 December 2010)
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Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40,
2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations
Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011,
p 4)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 25, 2011)
Assent date 31 August 2011
Commenced 21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 5)
Statute Law Revision Act 2011 (Act No. 30, 2011)
Assent date 31 August 2011
Commenced 21 September 2011 (Gaz G38, 21 September 2011, p 5)
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 (Act
No. 23, 2012)
Assent date 21 November 2012
Commenced 1 January 2013 (Gaz G51, 19 December 2012, p 4)
Local Government Amendment Act 2014 (Act No. 19, 2014)
Assent date 2 June 2014
Commenced s 16: 1 July 2014; s 18: 1 December 2014; rem: 2 June 2014,
(s 2)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related
Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,
29 April 2016)
Tenancies Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 15, 2020)
Assent date 24 April 2020
Commenced 25 April 2020 (s 2)
Justice and Licensing Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 6, 2022)
Assent date 14 April 2022
Commenced pt 6: 1 May 2022; rem: 1 July 2022 (Gaz S17, 27 April 2022)
Justice and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 9, 2024)
Assent date 24 May 2024
Commenced pts 4 and 8: nc; pts 9 and 10: 1 July 2024 (s 2(3));
rem: 25 May 2024 (s 2(1))
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 5, 12, 14, 16, 25, 63, 105,
108, 112, 126 and 138.
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4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
pt 1 hdg amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 3 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 5 amd No. 14, 2009, s 123; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 25, 2011,s 6; No. 19, 2014,
s 26; No. 15, 2020, s 4
s 6 amd No. 5, 2007, s 8; No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 7 – 8 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 10 – 11 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
pt 1A hdg ins No. 15, 2020, s 5
ss 11A – 11H ins No. 15, 2020, s 5
s 12 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 15 – 16 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 17 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 18 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 19 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 21 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 23 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 24 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 25, 2011,s 7
s 26 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 28 – 30 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 31 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 32 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 35 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 36 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 6, 2022, s 18
ss 38 – 41 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 43 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 47 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 19, 2014, s 26
s 48 – 50 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 53 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 54 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 55 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 59 – 60 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 61 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 63 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 64 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 25, 2011,s 8
s 66 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 72 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 75 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 76 amd No. 41, 2010, s 30
s 77 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 79 – 81 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
pt 11
div 1 hdg amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 82 – 84 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 86 – 87 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 88A ins No. 9, 2024, s 4
s 89 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 92 – 94 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 97 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 98 amd No. 6, 2022, s 18; No. 9, 2024, s 5
s 100 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 40, 2010, s 118; No. 30, 2011, s 3
ss 101 – 102 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 104 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 9, 2024, s 6
s 105 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 15, 2020, s 6
s 107 amd No. 6, 2022, s 18
s 108 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 23, 2012, s 32
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s 111 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 112 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 114 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 115 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 116 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3; No. 8, 2016, s 45
s 120 amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
ss 122 – 123 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 124 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 126 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 128 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
div 1 hdg amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
div 2A hdg ins No. 15, 2020, s 7
ss 132A –
132E ins No. 15, 2020, s 7
div 2B hdg ins No. 15, 2020, s 7
ss 132F –
132G ins No. 15, 2020, s 7
s 133 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 30, 2011, s 3
pt 14 hdg amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 135 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 138 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 141 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3
s 143 amd No. 30, 2011, s 3