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Residential Tenancies Act 1987
Part 5ARelease of security bond
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Part 5A — Release of security bond
Division 1 — Application for release
81C. Application for release of security bond 149
81D. Application for partial release of security bond 150
81E. Amounts for which lessor is entitled to payment from security bond 150
81F. Notice of security bond release application to other parties 152
81G. Agreeing to security bond release application 153
81H. Disputing security bond release application 153
81I. Referral of security bond release application to Commissioner for decision 154
81J. Withdrawing dispute of application 155
Division 2 — Payment of security bond
81K. Payment of security bond with agreement of all parties 155
81L. Payment of security bond following referral of application to Commissioner 156
81M. Paying amount of bond assistance loan to Housing Authority 156
81N. Payment of security bond in accordance with order of competent court 157
Division 3 — Security bond release application decided by Commissioner
81O. Application of Division 158
81P. Known party to residential tenancy agreement 158
81Q. Notice of receipt of security bond release application 158
81R. Deciding security bond release application 159
81S. When Commissioner is not required to decide security bond release application 159
Division 4 — General
81T. Unclaimed security bonds 160
Part VIA — Residential tenancy databases
Division 1 — Preliminary
82A. Terms used 162
82B. Application of Part 164
Division 2 — Tenancy database information
82C. Notice of usual use of database 164
82D. Notice of listing if database used 165
82E. Listing can be made only for particular breaches by particular persons 166
82F. Further restriction on listing 168
82G. Ensuring quality of listing — lessor’s or agent’s obligation 169
82H. Ensuring quality of listing — database operator’s obligation 169
82I. Providing copy of personal information listed 170
82J. Disputes about listings 171
82K. Keeping personal information listed 172
Part VI — Miscellaneous
82. Contracting out 174
83. Recovery of amounts paid under mistake of law or fact 174
84. Exemption of tenancy agreement or premises from provision of Act 174
85. Service 175
86. Court may refer matter to Commissioner for investigation 176
86A. Provisions imposing obligation to act on lessor or property manager 177
86B. Agency of lessor’s property manager not limited 177
87A. Defence where lessor and property manager are both charged with the same offence 178
87. Time for bringing proceedings 178
88A. Infringement notices 178
88B. Cross‑examination of persons in proceedings involving family violence 180
88C. Approved forms 181
88. Regulations 181
90. Review of Act 182