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Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act 2003
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83 Meaning of retail tenancy dispute
(1) A retail tenancy dispute is a dispute concerning the liabilities or
obligations of a party to a retail shop lease, or a former party to a
former retail shop lease, that arose:
(a) under the lease or former lease; or
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(b) in connection with the use or occupation of the retail shop to
which the lease or former lease relates.
(2) The following disputes are not retail tenancy disputes for this Part:
(a) a dispute in relation to unconscionable conduct mentioned in
Part 10;
(b) a dispute in relation to the repossession of business premises
mentioned in Part 13, Division 2.