Sch 4Transitional provisions—Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2025

Schedule 4—Transitional provisions—Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2025 amending Act means the Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2025. (1) Section 55 as in force immediately before the amendment effected by section 4 of the amending Act applies to a residential tenancy agreement entered into before the commencement of that section of the amending Act. (2) Section 81 as amended by section 5 of the amending Act applies to a residential tenancy agreement whether the agreement was entered into before or after the commencement of that section of the amending Act. (3) Section 105I as in force immediately before the amendment effected by section 7 of the amending Act applies to a rooming house agreement entered into before the commencement of that section of the amending Act. (4) Section 105U as amended by section 8 of the amending Act applies to a rooming house agreement whether the agreement was entered into before or after the commencement of that section of the amending Act. (5) Section 114A as in force immediately before the amendment effected by section 9 of the amending Act applies to an application for the grant of leave under section 70(1a) of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 made before the commencement of that section of the amending Act. Legislative history Notes • Amendments of this version that are uncommenced are not incorporated into the text. • Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete. • Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history. • For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au. Legislation repealed by principal Act The Residential Tenancies Act 1995 repealed the following: Residential Tenancies Act 1978 Residential Tenancies (Housing Trust) Amendment Act 1993 Legislation amended by principal Act The Residential Tenancies Act 1995 amended the following: Retirement Villages Act 1987 Principal Act and amendments New entries appear in bold. Year No Title Assent Commencement Residential Tenancies Act 1995 10.8.1995 24.8.1995 (Gazette 24.8.1995 p499) except ss 4, 5(1) & (2)(c), 6—23, 24(1)(a) & (c) & (2)—(5), 25—62, 63(1)—(6), 64—72, 74—100, 101(a), (b), (d)—(f), 102, 106—120 and Sch (cl 1(1), 3(a), 4 & 6)—30.11.1995 (Gazette 23.11.1995 p1412) and except s 63(7)—(10)—5.2.1996 (Gazette 25.1.1996 p808) and except ss 5(2)(a), (b), (d)—(h) and 24(1)(b)—1.7.1996 (Gazette 27.6.1996 p3107) and except ss 63(11) & (12), 101(c), 103—105 and Sch (cl 5)—10.8.1997 (s 7(5) Acts Interpretation Act 1915) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996 2.5.1996 Sch (cl 29)—3.2.1997 (Gazette 19.12.1996 p1923) Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Act 1998 as amended by 22/1998 Pt 9 (ss 24—26)—28.5.1998 (Gazette 28.5.1998 p2292) Statutes Amendment (Consumer Affairs) Amendment Act 1998 Financial Sector Reform (South Australia) Act 1999 17.6.1999 Sch (item 45)—1.7.1999 being the date specified under s 3(16) of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 of the Commonwealth as the transfer date for the purposes of that Act: s 2(2) Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1999 12.8.1999 3.10.1999 (Gazette 30.9.1999 p1341) Retirement Villages (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2001 22.11.2001 s 19—1.7.2002 (Gazette 15.1.2002 p186) Statute Law Revision Act 2003 23.10.2003 Sch 1—24.11.2003 (Gazette 13.11.2003 p4048) Statutes Amendment (Justice Portfolio) Act 2006 14.12.2006 Pt 25 (s 49)—18.1.2007 (Gazette 18.1.2007 p234) Residential Parks Act 2007 14.6.2007 Sch 2 (cl 1)—5.11.2007 (Gazette 25.10.2007 p4044) Statutes Amendment (Affordable Housing) Act 2007 14.6.2007 Pt 5 (ss 92 & 93)—11.2.2008 (Gazette 17.1.2008 p264) Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 10.12.2009 Pt 131 (s 299)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320) Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Budget 2012) Act 2012 6.12.2012 Pt 11 (s 34)—28.2.2013 (Gazette 28.2.2013 p581) Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2013 9.5.2013 Pt 2 (s 47(4))—8.6.2013 (Gazette 6.6.2013 p2497); s 71—7.2.2014; bond (as inserted by s 4(1)), domestic facility requiring instructions (as inserted by s 4(2)), deletion of mediation by s 4(3), personal documents (as inserted by s 4(3)), ss 4(4), (5), (7)—(9), 5(1)—(3), new s 5(1b) (as inserted by s 5(4)), ss 6—30, new s 56(2)(fb) (as inserted by s 31(1)), ss 31(2), 32—35, 36(1)—(10), 37, 38(1), (2), substitution of s 63(5) by s 38(3), ss 38(4)—(9), (12), 39—46, 47(1)—(3), 48—69, 70(1), (2), new Pt 7 (except ss 105L(2) & 105M) (as substituted by s 72), 73—82, new Sch 1 (except cl 5) (as substituted by s 83)—1.3.2014 (Gazette 6.2.2014 p549); collateral agreement (as inserted by s 4(1)), domestic services agreement (as inserted by s 4(2)), no premium retirement village (as inserted by s 4(3)), s 4(6), new s 5(1c) (as inserted by s 5(4)), new s 56(2)(fa) (as inserted by s 31(1)), s 36(11), new s 63(5a) (as inserted by s 38(3)), ss 38(10), (11), 70(3), new Pt 7 ss 105L(2) & 105M (as inserted by s 72), new Sch 1 cl 5 (as substituted by s 83)—9.5.2015 (Gazette 16.4.2015 p1534) Community Housing Providers (National Law) (South Australia) Act 2013 21.11.2013 Sch 3 (cll 6—12)—1.4.2014 (Gazette 6.2.2014 p547) Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2014 11.12.2014 Pt 14 (ss 158—186)—29.3.2015 (Gazette 5.3.2015 p883) Residential Tenancies (Domestic Violence Protections) Amendment Act 2015 3.12.2015 10.12.2015 (Gazette 10.12.2015 p5202) Housing Improvement Act 2016 4.8.2016 Sch 1 (cll 10—21)—3.4.2017 (Gazette 7.3.2017 p830) Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2016 29.9.2016 3.7.2017 (Gazette 22.6.2017 p2223) Retirement Villages Act 2016 10.11.2016 Sch 2 (cll 2 & 3)—1.1.2018 (Gazette 8.8.2017 p3141) Statutes Amendment (SACAT No 2) Act 2017 28.11.2017 Pt 41 (s 214)—14.12.2017 (Gazette 12.12.2017 p4960) Children's Protection Law Reform (Transitional Arrangements and Related Amendments) Act 2017 12.12.2017 Pt 17 (ss 123 to 125)—22.10.2018 (Gazette 19.12.2017 p5119) Landscape South Australia Act 2019 21.11.2019 Sch 5 (cl 79)—1.7.2020 (Gazette 25.6.2020 p3502) Residential Tenancies (Protection of Prospective Tenants) Amendment Act 2023 6.7.2023 1.9.2023 (Gazette 3.8.2023 p2457) Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2023 7.12.2023 Pt 2 (ss 5, 6, 9(1), (2), (4) to (12), 10 to 12, 13(1), 14, 15, 16(3), 17(3) & (4), 18, 19, 20(1), 21(1), (2), (4) & (5), 23, 24(2) & (3), 29, 31, 35, 40, 45(3) & (4), 56, 57, 60 to 66, 67(1) & (2), 68, 69, 71 to 76, 77(1), 78(1), (2), (4) & (5), 80, 81, 84 to 86, 88(2), 89, 91 to 94)—1.3.2024 (Gazette 1.2.2024 p109); ss 3, 4, 7, 8, 9(3) & (13), 13(2), 16(1) & (2), 17(1), (2) & (5), 20(2), 21(3) & (6), 22, 24(1), 25 to 28, 30, 32 to 34, 36 to 39, 41 to 44, 45(1) & (2), 46 to 55, 58, 59, 67(3), 70, 77(2), 78(3) & (6), 79, 82, 83, 87, 88(1), 90 & 95—1.7.2024 (Gazette 13.6.2024 p1430) South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2025 27.3.2025 Sch 1 (cl 3)—28.4.2025 (Gazette 24.4.2025 p773) Children and Young People (Safety and Support) Act 2025 12.6.2025 Sch 2 (cll 34 to 36)—uncommenced Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2025 4.12.2025 15.1.2026 (Gazette 15.1.2026 p25) Provisions amended New entries appear in bold. Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics. Provision How varied Commencement Long title amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) Pt 1 s 2 s 3 s 3(1) abuse and act of abuse inserted by 43/2015 s 4(1) bailiff inserted by 26/2014 s 158(1) bond inserted by 13/2013 s 4(1) collateral agreement inserted by 13/2013 s 4(1) amended by 50/2016 Sch 2 cl 2(1) controlled drug inserted by 41/2023 s 3(1) co-tenant inserted by 43/2015 s 4(2) decision Deputy President Deputy Registrar domestic abuse inserted by 43/2015 s 4(3) domestic associate inserted by 43/2015 s 4(3) domestic facility requiring instructions inserted by 13/2013 s 4(2) domestic partner inserted by 43/2015 s 4(4) domestic services agreement inserted by 13/2013 s 4(2) amended by 50/2016 Sch 2 cl 2(2) drug related conduct inserted by 41/2023 s 3(2) exempt animal inserted by 41/2023 s 3(2) financial institution deleted by 33/1999 Sch (item 45(a)) 1.7.1999 housing assessment order housing demolition order housing improvement notice deleted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 10(1) housing improvement order intervention order inserted by 43/2015 s 4(5) mediation deleted by 13/2013 s 4(3) no premium retirement village inserted by 13/2013 s 4(3) deleted by 50/2016 Sch 2 cl 2(3) notice to vacate inserted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 10(2) personal documents inserted by 13/2013 s 4(3) preliminary rent control notice inserted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 10(3) prescribed retirement village inserted by 50/2016 Sch 2 cl 2(4) President inserted by 26/2014 s 158(3) registered agent deleted by 13/2013 s 4(4) registered community housing organisation inserted by 13/2013 s 4(4) registered community housing provider inserted by 65/2013 Sch 1 cl 6 registered housing association inserted by 13/2013 s 4(4) registered housing co-operative amended by 13/2013 s 4(5) Registrar inserted by 26/2014 s 158(4) rent substituted by 13/2013 s 4(6) amended by 50/2016 Sch 2 cl 2(5) rent control notice inserted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 10(4) residential tenancy agreement note inserted by 41/2023 s 3(3) rooming house substituted by 41/2023 s 3(4) Rules deleted by 26/2014 s 158(5) security deleted by 13/2013 s 4(7) security bond deleted by 13/2013 s 4(7) statutory charges inserted by 13/2013 s 4(8) amended by 33/2019 Sch 5 cl 79 1.7.2020 statutory rates, taxes and charges deleted by 13/2013 s 4(8) tenancy dispute amended by 13/2013 s 4(9) Tribunal substituted by 26/2014 s 158(6) s 3(3a) inserted by 70/2025 s 3 s 3(4) inserted by 55/1999 s 3 s 3(5) inserted by 41/2023 s 3(5) s 5 s 5(1) amended by 19/2007 Sch 2 cl 1 5.11.2007 amended by 13/2013 s 5(1)—(3) amended by 50/2016 Sch 2 cl 3(1) s 5(1a) inserted by 20/2007 s 92(1) s 5(1b) inserted by 13/2013 s 5(4) s 5(1c) inserted by 13/2013 s 5(4) amended by 50/2016 Sch 2 cl 3(2) s 5(2) amended by 55/1999 s 4 amended by 20/2007 s 92(2)—(5) amended by 26/2014 s 159 amended by 43/2015 s 5 amended by 41/2023 s 4(1), (2) Pt 2 s 9 deleted by 84/2009 s 299 1.2.2010 Pt 3 substituted by 26/2014 s 160 Pt 3 Div 1 before deletion by 26/2014 s 13 s 13(1a) inserted by 13/2013 s 6 s 15 substituted by 13/2013 s 7 s 16 s 16(1) s 16 redesignated as s 16(1) by 13/2013 s 8 s 16(2) inserted by 13/2013 s 8 Pt 3 Div 1 deleted by 26/2014 s 161 Pt 3 Div 2 before deletion by 26/2014 s 21 amended by 13/2013 s 9 Pt 3 Div 2 deleted by 26/2014 s 161 Pt 3 Div 3 s 24 s 24(1) amended by 20/2007 s 93 amended by 13/2013 s 10(1) (c) deleted by 26/2014 s 162(1) s 24(2) amended by 13/2013 s 10(2) s 24(4) amended by 26/2014 s 162(2) s 24(5) amended by 13/2013 s 10(2) s 25 before substitution by 26/2014 s 25(3) inserted by 13/2013 s 11 s 25 substituted by 26/2014 s 163 s 25A inserted by 26/2014 s 163 Pt 3 Div 4 deleted by 13/2013 s 12 Pt 3 Div 5 substituted by 26/2014 s 164 s 31 before deletion by 26/2014 s 31(2) amended by 13/2013 s 13(1), (2) s 31(3) inserted by 13/2013 s 13(3) s 31 deleted by 26/2014 s 165 s 32 s 32(1) amended by 13/2013 s 14(1), (2) s 32(1a) inserted by 13/2013 s 14(3) s 32(2) substituted by 13/2013 s 14(4) s 32(3)—(5) substituted by 65/2013 Sch 3 cl 7 s 33 substituted by 26/2014 s 167 Pt 3 Div 6 deleted by 13/2013 s 15 Pt 3 Div 7 substituted by 26/2014 s 168 s 35 s 35(2) amended by 26/2014 s 169(1) amended by 41/2023 s 5 s 35(3)—(5) deleted by 26/2014 s 169(2) s 36 before deletion by 26/2014 s 36(1) amended by 21/1998 s 24(a) s 36(2) amended by 59/2001 s 19 1.7.2002 s 36(3) inserted by 21/1998 s 24(b) s 36 deleted by 26/2014 s 170 s 37 before deletion by 51/2017 s 37(2) amended by 13/2013 s 16(1) s 37(3) inserted by 13/2013 s 16(2) s 37(4) and (5) inserted by 26/2014 s 171 s 37 deleted by 51/2017 s 214 14.12.2017 s 38 deleted by 26/2014 s 172 Pt 3 Div 8 s 39 substituted by 26/2014 s 173 s 39A inserted by 26/2014 s 173 Pt 3 Div 9 before deletion by 26/2014 s 41 s 41(1) amended by 13/2013 s 17(1) s 41(2) deleted by 13/2013 s 17(2) s 42 deleted by 13/2013 s 18 Pt 3 Div 9 deleted by 26/2014 s 174 Pt 3 Div 10 before deletion by 26/2014 s 45 s 45(1) amended by 13/2013 s 19(1)—(3) s 45(3) inserted by 13/2013 s 19(4) s 46 s 46(3) inserted by 13/2013 s 20 s 47 s 47(4) inserted by 13/2013 s 21 Pt 3 Div 10 deleted by 26/2014 s 174 Pt 4 Pt 4 Div A1 inserted by 13/2013 s 22 s 47A amended by 41/2023 s 6 s 47B inserted by 22/2023 s 3 s 47B(1) amended by 41/2023 s 7(1), (2) s 47B(2a) inserted by 41/2023 s 7(3) s 47C inserted by 41/2023 s 8 Pt 4 Div 1 s 48 before substitution by 13/2013 s 48(1), (2) and (4) s 48 substituted by 13/2013 s 23 s 48(1) amended by 41/2023 s 9(1), (2), (4), (5) amended by 41/2023 s 9(3) s 48(3) amended by 41/2023 s 9(6)—(9) s 48(4) amended by 41/2023 s 9(10)—(12) s 48(5) inserted by 41/2023 s 9(13) s 49 substituted by 13/2013 s 24 s 49(1) amended by 41/2023 s 10(1), (2) s 49(3) amended by 41/2023 s 10(3), (4) s 49(5) amended by 41/2023 s 10(5), (6) s 49(6) amended by 41/2023 s 10(7), (8) s 50 amended by 13/2013 s 25 s 51 amended by 13/2013 s 26 amended by 41/2023 s 11 Pt 4 Div 2 s 52 s 52(1) amended by 13/2013 s 27(1) amended by 41/2023 s 12(1) s 52(2) amended by 13/2013 s 27(2) amended by 41/2023 s 12(2) s 52(3) amended by 13/2013 s 27(3) Pt 4 Div 3 ss 52A and 52B inserted by 22/2023 s 4 s 53 s 53(1) amended by 13/2013 s 28(1), (2) amended by 41/2023 s 13(1) s 53(2) amended by 41/2023 s 13(2) s 54 s 54(1) amended by 13/2013 s 29(1) amended by 41/2023 s 14(1), (2) s 54(2) amended by 13/2013 s 29(2) amended by 41/2023 s 14(3), (4) s 54(3) amended by 13/2013 s 29(3) amended by 41/2023 s 14(5), (6) s 55 s 55(1) amended by 13/2013 s 30(1) s 55(2) amended by 13/2013 s 30(2), (3) amended by 65/2013 Sch 3 cl 8(1), (2) amended by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 11(1), (2) s 55(2a) inserted by 13/2013 s 30(4) s 55(2b) inserted by 41/2023 s 15(1) s 55(6) deleted by 70/2025 s 4 s 55(7) inserted by 13/2013 s 30(5) amended by 41/2023 s 15(2) s 56 s 56(1a) inserted by 41/2023 s 16(1) s 56(2) (fb) inserted by 13/2013 s 31(1) (fa) inserted by 13/2013 s 31(1) amended by 41/2023 s 16(2) s 56(5) amended by 13/2013 s 31(2) amended by 41/2023 s 16(3) s 56A inserted by 13/2013 s 32 amended by 41/2023 s 17(3), (4) amended by 41/2023 s 17(2) amended by 41/2023 s 17(1) s 56A(1) s 56A redesignated as s 56A(1) by 41/2023 s 17(5) s 56A(2) inserted by 41/2023 s 17(5) s 57 s 57(1) amended by 13/2013 s 33(1), (2) amended by 41/2023 s 18(1), (2) s 57(2) amended by 13/2013 s 33(3), (4) amended by 41/2023 s 18(3) s 58 before substitution by 13/2013 s 58(1) s 58(2) amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 45(b)) 1.7.1999 s 58 substituted by 13/2013 s 34 s 58(1) amended by 41/2023 s 19(1), (2) s 58(2) amended by 41/2023 s 19(3), (4) s 58A inserted by 13/2013 s 34 Pt 4 Div 4 amended by 13/2013 s 35 s 61 s 61(1) amended by 13/2013 s 36(1)—(3) amended by 41/2023 s 20(1) s 61(1a) and (1b) inserted by 41/2023 s 20(2) s 61(2) amended by 13/2013 s 36(4)—(7) s 61(2a) inserted by 13/2013 s 36(8) s 61(3) amended by 13/2013 s 36(9) s 61(4) amended by 13/2013 s 36(10) s 61(5) inserted by 13/2013 s 36(11) s 62 s 62(1) amended by 13/2013 s 37(1), (2) amended by 41/2023 s 21(1), (2) s 62(2) amended by 13/2013 s 37(3)—(5) amended by 41/2023 s 21(4), (5) amended by 41/2023 s 21(3) s 62(3) and (4) inserted by 41/2023 s 21(6) s 63 s 63(1) amended by 13/2013 s 38(1) s 63(2) amended by 41/2023 s 22(1) s 63(3) amended by 13/2013 s 38(2) s 63(4) amended by 41/2023 s 22(2) s 63(5) substituted by 13/2013 s 38(3) amended by 41/2023 s 22(3) s 63(5a) inserted by 13/2013 s 38(3) s 63(6) amended by 13/2013 s 38(4) s 63(7) amended by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) amended by 13/2013 s 38(5), (6) amended by 41/2023 s 22(4) s 63(8) amended by 13/2013 s 38(7) s 63(9) amended by 13/2013 s 38(8), (9) amended by 41/2023 s 22(5) s 63(11) amended by 13/2013 s 38(10) s 63(12) deleted by 13/2013 s 38(11) inserted by 41/2023 s 22(6) s 63(13) s 63 footnotes 1 and 2 redesignated as s 63(13) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) amended by 13/2013 s 38(12) amended by 41/2023 s 22(7), (8) s 63(14)—(17) inserted by 41/2023 s 22(9) Pt 4 Div 5 s 65 s 65(2) amended by 13/2013 s 39(1), (2) amended by 41/2023 s 23 Pt 4 Div 6 s 66 s 66(1) amended by 13/2013 s 40(1) amended by 41/2023 s 24(1) s 66(2) amended by 13/2013 s 40(2), (3) amended by 41/2023 s 24(2) s 66(3) amended by 13/2013 s 40(4), (5) amended by 41/2023 s 24(3) ss 66A and 66B inserted by 41/2023 s 25 Pt 4 Div 6A inserted by 41/2023 s 26 Pt 4 Div 7 ss 67A and 67B inserted by 41/2023 s 27 s 68 s 68(1) amended by 13/2013 s 41(1) s 68(1a) inserted by 13/2013 s 41(2) s 68(2) amended by 13/2013 s 41(3) amended by 65/2013 Sch 3 cl 9 (c) deleted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 12(1) s 68(3) substituted by 13/2013 s 41(4) s 68(4) amended by 13/2013 s 41(5) deleted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 12(2) s 68(5) inserted by 13/2013 s 41(6) s 68A inserted by 41/2023 s 28 Pt 4 Div 8 s 69 s 69(1) amended by 13/2013 s 42(1) s 69(2) amended by 13/2013 s 42(2), (3) amended by 41/2023 s 29 s 69(3a) inserted by 13/2013 s 42(4) s 70 s 70(1a) inserted by 13/2013 s 43(1) amended by 41/2023 s 30(1) s 70(1ab) inserted by 41/2023 s 30(2) s 70(1b) inserted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 13 s 70(2a) and (2b) inserted by 41/2023 s 30(3) s 70(3) amended by 13/2013 s 43(2) Pt 4 Div 9A inserted by 13/2013 s 44 s 71A s 71A(3) inserted by 41/2023 s 31 Pt 4 Div 10 s 72 substituted by 13/2013 s 45 s 72(1) amended by 43/2015 s 6 amended by 45/2016 s 4(1)—(3) amended by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 14 amended by 41/2023 s 32(1)—(3) s 72(5a)—(5c) inserted by 41/2023 s 32(4) Pt 4 Div 11 substituted by 13/2013 s 46 s 73 s 73(1) amended by 13/2013 s 47(1) amended by 41/2023 s 33(1) s 73(2) amended by 54/2012 s 34(1) substituted by 13/2013 s 47(2) substituted by 41/2023 s 33(2) s 73(3) amended by 54/2012 s 34(2) substituted by 13/2013 s 47(2) substituted by 41/2023 s 33(2) s 73(4) amended by 13/2013 s 47(3) amended by 41/2023 s 33(3) s 73(5) amended by 41/2023 s 33(4), (5) s 73(6) prescribed service inserted by 41/2023 s 33(6) water security rebate amount amended by 13/2013 s 47(4) 8.6.2013 amended by 41/2023 s 33(7) ss 73A and 73B inserted by 41/2023 s 34 Pt 4 Div 12 before substitution by 41/2023 s 74 s 74(2) amended by 13/2013 s 48(1) amended by 65/2013 Sch 3 cl 10(1) s 74(2a) s 74(2) dot point redesignated as s 74(2a) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) substituted by 13/2013 s 48(2) amended by 65/2013 Sch 3 cl 10(2) s 74(2ab) inserted by 13/2013 s 48(2) s 74(2b) and (2c) s 74(2) dot points redesignated as s 74(2b) and (2c) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) s 74(5) amended by 13/2013 s 48(3) Pt 4 Div 12 substituted by 41/2023 s 35 Pt 4 Div 13A inserted by 41/2023 s 36 Pt 4 Div 14A inserted by 22/2023 s 5 s 76A s 76A(1) prospective tenant information inserted by 41/2023 s 37(1) successful tenant deleted by 41/2023 s 37(2) tenant information amended by 41/2023 s 37(3) s 76B amended by 41/2023 s 38(1) s 76B(1) amended by 41/2023 s 38(2), (3) s 76B(2) amended by 41/2023 s 38(4)—(6) s 76B(2a) and (2b) inserted by 41/2023 s 38(7) s 76B(3) amended by 41/2023 s 38(8)—(11) s 76C s 76C(1) amended by 41/2023 s 39(1) s 76C(2) amended by 41/2023 s 39(2) Pt 4 Div 15 s 77 s 77(3) amended by 13/2013 s 49 amended by 41/2023 s 40(1), (2) s 78A inserted by 13/2013 s 50 Pt 5 Pt 5 Div 1 s 79 (a) deleted by 13/2013 s 51 amended by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 15 amended by 41/2023 s 41(1), (2) s 79A inserted by 13/2013 s 52 Pt 5 Div 1A inserted by 41/2023 s 42 Pt 5 Div 2 s 80 s 80(2) amended by 13/2013 s 53 s 80(2a) inserted by 41/2023 s 43 s 80(6) and (7) s 80(5) dot points redesignated as s 80(6) and (7) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) s 80A inserted by 41/2023 s 44 s 81 s 81(2) amended by 41/2023 s 45(1) s 81(2a) inserted by 41/2023 s 45(2) s 81(3) amended by 13/2013 s 54(1) amended by 41/2023 s 45(3) s 81(4) amended by 13/2013 s 54(2) amended by 41/2023 s 45(4) amended by 70/2025 s 5 s 82 s 82(1) substituted by 65/2013 Sch 3 cl 11 s 83 amended by 41/2023 s 46(1) s 83(1) amended by 41/2023 s 46(2), (3) s 83(2) substituted by 13/2013 s 55 amended by 65/2013 Sch 3 cl 12 amended by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 16 s 83A inserted by 13/2013 s 56 s 83A(1) amended by 41/2023 s 47(1) s 83A(2) amended by 41/2023 s 47(2) s 83A(3) and (4) inserted by 41/2023 s 47(3) s 83B inserted by 13/2013 s 56 s 84 amended by 41/2023 s 48(1) s 84(1) substituted by 13/2013 s 57(1) substituted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 17(1) amended by 41/2023 s 48(2) s 84(3) inserted by 13/2013 s 57(2) amended by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 17(2) s 84(4) inserted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 17(3) s 84A inserted by 41/2023 s 49 Pt 5 Div 3 s 85 s 85(3a) s 85(3) dot point redesignated as s 85(3a) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) s 85AA inserted by 41/2023 s 50 s 85A inserted by 13/2013 s 58 s 85A(1) s 85A redesignated as s 85A(1) by 45/2016 s 5 s 85A(2) inserted by 45/2016 s 5 ss 85B—85D inserted by 41/2023 s 51 ss 86A and 86B inserted by 13/2013 s 59 Pt 5 Div 4 s 87 s 87(1a) and (1b) inserted by 13/2013 s 60 s 89A inserted by 43/2015 s 7 s 89A(2) amended by 41/2023 s 52(1) s 89A(3) substituted by 41/2023 s 52(2) s 89A(4) amended by 41/2023 s 52(3) s 89A(5) amended by 41/2023 s 52(4)—(6) s 89A(9) amended by 64/2017 s 123 amended by 25/2025 Sch 2 cl 34 s 89A(12) substituted by 41/2023 s 52(7) s 90 s 90(2) substituted by 55/1999 s 5 amended by 44/2006 s 49 18.1.2007 s 90(2a) inserted by 55/1999 s 5 s 90(3) interested person amended by 13/2013 s 61(1) s 90(4) and (5) inserted by 13/2013 s 61(2) Pt 5 Div 4A inserted by 41/2023 s 53 Pt 5 Div 5 s 91 s 91(1) amended by 41/2023 s 54(1), (2) s 91A inserted by 41/2023 s 55 s 92A inserted by 13/2013 s 62 Pt 5 Div 6 s 93 s 93(1) substituted by 13/2013 s 63(1) s 93(2) amended by 13/2013 s 63(2) s 93(4a) s 93(4) dot point redesignated as s 93(4a) by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) s 94 s 94(1a) inserted by 13/2013 s 64 s 95 amended by 13/2013 s 65 amended by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 18 amended by 41/2023 s 56 s 96 s 96(1a)—(1c) inserted by 13/2013 s 66 Pt 5 Div 7 before substitution by 13/2013 s 97 s 97(4) substituted by 55/1999 s 6(a) s 97(6) amended by 55/1999 s 6(b) Pt 5 Div 7 substituted by 13/2013 s 67 s 97A amended by 41/2023 s 57 s 97B s 97B(2a) inserted by 45/2016 s 6(1) s 97B(4) amended by 41/2023 s 58(1) s 97B(6) amended by 41/2023 s 58(2) s 97B(7) amended by 45/2016 s 6(2) s 97C s 97C(2) amended by 41/2023 s 59(1) s 97C(3) amended by 41/2023 s 59(2) Pt 5 Div 8 substituted by 26/2014 s 175 s 98 deleted by 26/2014 s 176 s 99 s 99(1) substituted by 13/2013 s 68(1) amended by 26/2014 s 177(1) s 99(3) amended by 13/2013 s 68(2) s 99(5) amended by 13/2013 s 68(3) amended by 41/2023 s 60(1) s 99(6) amended by 13/2013 s 68(4) amended by 41/2023 s 60(2) s 99(8) amended by 13/2013 s 68(2) deleted by 26/2014 s 177(2) Pt 5A inserted by 13/2013 s 69 s 99D s 99D(2) amended by 41/2023 s 61(1), (2) s 99E s 99E(2) amended by 41/2023 s 62(1), (2) s 99F s 99F(1) amended by 43/2015 s 8(1), (2) amended by 41/2023 s 63 s 99G s 99G(1) amended by 41/2023 s 64 s 99H s 99H(2) amended by 41/2023 s 65(1) s 99H(3) amended by 41/2023 s 65(2) s 99I s 99I(2) amended by 41/2023 s 66 s 99J s 99J(1) amended by 41/2023 s 67(1) s 99J(2) amended by 41/2023 s 67(2) s 99J s 99J(3) substituted by 41/2023 s 67(3) s 99J(4) deleted by 41/2023 s 67(3) s 99K s 99K(1) amended by 41/2023 s 68(1), (2) Pt 6 s 100 s 100(3) amended by 13/2013 s 70(1) s 100(5) amended by 13/2013 s 70(2) s 100(5a) inserted by 70/2025 s 6 s 100(6) inserted by 13/2013 s 70(3) s 101 s 101(1) s 101 amended and redesignated as s 101(1) by 13/2013 s 71(1)—(3) amended by 26/2014 s 178 amended by 22/2023 s 6 amended by 41/2023 s 69 s 101(2) inserted by 13/2013 s 71(3) Pt 7 before substitution by 13/2013 s 105A inserted by 21/1998 s 25 Pt 7 substituted by 13/2013 s 72 1.3.2014 except ss 105L(2) and 105M—9.5.2015 Pt 7 Div 1A inserted by 41/2023 s 70 Pt 7 Div 2 s 105 s 105(1) amended by 41/2023 s 71(1), (2) Pt 7 Div 3 s 105C s 105C(4) amended by 41/2023 s 72 s 105D s 105D(1) amended by 41/2023 s 73(1), (2) Pt 7 Div 4 s 105E s 105E(1) amended by 41/2023 s 74(1) s 105E(4) amended by 41/2023 s 74(2) s 105F s 105F(1) amended by 41/2023 s 75(1), (2) s 105F(2) amended by 41/2023 s 75(3), (4) s 105F(3) amended by 41/2023 s 75(5), (6) s 105G s 105G(1) amended by 41/2023 s 76(1), (2) s 105G(2) amended by 41/2023 s 76(3), (4) s 105I s 105I(3) substituted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 19 s 105I(5) deleted by 70/2025 s 7 s 105K amended by 41/2023 s 77(1) s 105K(1) s 105K redesignated as s 105K(1) by 41/2023 s 77(2) s 105K(2) and (3) inserted by 41/2023 s 77(2) s 105L s 105L(1) amended by 41/2023 s 78(1), (2) s 105L s 105L(2) amended by 41/2023 s 78(4), (5) amended by 41/2023 s 78(3) s 105L(3) and (4) inserted by 41/2023 s 78(6) s 105M s 105M(2) amended by 41/2023 s 79(1) s 105M(4) amended by 41/2023 s 79(2) s 105M(5) amended by 41/2023 s 79(3) s 105M(8) amended by 41/2023 s 79(4) s 105M(10) amended by 41/2023 s 79(5) s 105M(12a) inserted by 41/2023 s 79(6) s 105M(13) amended by 41/2023 s 79(7), (8) s 105M(14)—(16) inserted by 41/2023 s 79(9) s 105N s 105N(2) amended by 41/2023 s 80 s 105O s 105O(2) amended by 41/2023 s 81 s 105P s 105P(3) substituted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 20 s 105PA inserted by 41/2023 s 82 s 105Q s 105Q(3) inserted by 41/2023 s 83 s 105R s 105R(2) amended by 41/2023 s 84 s 105S s 105S(3) amended by 41/2023 s 85(1), (2) s 105T amended by 41/2023 s 86 Pt 7 Div 5 s 105U s 105U(6) amended by 41/2023 s 87(1), (2) amended by 70/2025 s 8 s 105U(6a) and (6b) inserted by 36/2016 Sch 1 cl 21 s 105UA inserted by 43/2015 s 9 s 105UA(7) amended by 64/2017 s 124 amended by 25/2025 Sch 2 cl 35 s 105W s 105W(1) amended by 41/2023 s 88(1) s 105W(2) amended by 41/2023 s 88(1) s 105W(4) amended by 41/2023 s 88(2) Pt 8 Pt 8 Div 1 substituted by 13/2013 s 73 Pt 8 Div 1 Subdiv 1 s 106 conciliation conference substituted by 26/2014 s 179 Pt 8 Div 1 Subdiv 2 s 107 s 107(3) amended by 26/2014 s 180(1) s 107(6) amended by 26/2014 s 180(2) Pt 8 Div 1 Subdiv 3 deleted by 26/2014 s 181 Pt 8 Div 1 Subdiv 4 s 108A amended by 26/2014 s 182 s 108B s 108B(1) s 108B(2) s 108B(3) amended by 15/2025 Sch 1 cl 3 28.4.2025 s 108B(4) s 108B(5) s 108B(7) substituted by 26/2014 s 183(2) s 108B(9) deleted by 26/2014 s 183(3) s 108B(10) substituted by 26/2014 s 183(4) Pt 8 Div 3 s 110 s 110(1) s 110 amended and redesignated as s 110(1) by 55/1999 s 7(a)—(c) amended by 13/2013 s 74(1)—(3) s 110(2) inserted by 55/1999 s 7(c) s 112 s 112 (1a) inserted by 43/2015 s 10 s 112 (1b) inserted by 43/2015 s 10 amended by 64/2017 s 125 amended by 25/2025 Sch 2 cl 36 Pt 8 Div 4 s 113 s 113(1) amended by 13/2013 s 75(1) amended by 26/2014 s 184 s 113(3) amended by 13/2013 s 75(2), (3) s 114 amended by 13/2013 s 76 amended by 26/2014 s 185 amended by 41/2023 s 89 Pt 8 Div 5 inserted by 41/2023 s 90 s 114A s 114A(2) relevant decision amended by 70/2025 s 9 Pt 9 s 115 s 115(3) amended by 13/2013 s 77 amended by 41/2023 s 91 s 116 deleted by 13/2013 s 78 s 117A inserted by 13/2013 s 79 s 119 s 119(1) amended by 21/1998 s 26 s 119(3) amended by 13/2013 s 80 amended by 41/2023 s 92 s 120 s 120(1) amended by 13/2013 s 81(1) amended by 41/2023 s 93 s 120(2) deleted by 13/2013 s 81(2) s 121 amended by 41/2023 s 94(1) s 121(2) amended by 41/2023 s 94(2) s 121(3) amended by 13/2013 s 82(1) s 121(4) inserted by 34/1996 s 4 (Sch cl 29) amended by 13/2013 s 82(2) s 121(5) and (6) inserted by 41/2023 s 94(3) Sch before deletion by 13/2013 heading substituted by 44/2003 s 3(1) (Sch 1) Div 1 Div 2 heading Div 3 Sch deleted by 13/2013 s 83 Sch 1 inserted by 13/2013 s 83 1.3.2014 except cl 5—9.5.2015 Sch 2 inserted by 45/2016 s 7 Sch 3 inserted by 41/2023 s 95 Sch 4 inserted by 70/2025 s 10 Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996 5—Transitional provision An Act repealed or amended by this Act will continue to apply (as in force immediately prior to the repeal or amendment coming into operation) to an expiation notice issued under the repealed or amended Act. Statutes Amendment (SACAT) Act 2014 186—Transitional provisions (1) In this section— principal Act means the Residential Tenancies Act 1995; relevant day means the day on which this Part comes into operation; Residential Tenancies Tribunal means the Tribunal established under the Residential Tenancies Act 1995; Tribunal means the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established under the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. (2) A decision (including a decision in the nature of a declaration), direction or order of the Residential Tenancies Tribunal under the principal Act in force immediately before the relevant day will, on and from the relevant day, be taken to be a decision, direction or order of the Tribunal. (3) A right to make any application or to seek a review under the principal Act with respect to any matter in existence before the relevant day, with the effect that the relevant proceedings would have been commenced before the Residential Tenancies Tribunal, will be exercised as if this Part had been in operation before the right arose, so that the relevant proceedings may be commenced instead before the Tribunal. (4) Any proceedings before the Residential Tenancies Tribunal under the principal Act immediately before the relevant day will, subject to such directions as the President of the Tribunal thinks fit, be transferred to the Tribunal where they may proceed as if they had been commenced before the Tribunal. (5) The Tribunal may— (a) receive in evidence any transcript of evidence in proceedings before the Residential Tenancies Tribunal, and draw any conclusions of fact from that evidence that appear proper; and (b) adopt any findings or determinations of the Residential Tenancies Tribunal that may be relevant to proceedings before the Tribunal; and (c) adopt or make any decision (including a decision in the nature of a declaration), direction or order in relation to proceedings before the Residential Tenancies Tribunal before the relevant day (including so as to make a decision or declaration, or a direction or order, in relation to proceedings fully heard before the relevant day); and (d) take other steps to promote or ensure the smoothest possible transition from 1 jurisdiction to another in connection with the operation of this section. (6) The Tribunal may, on application under section 37 of the principal Act made after the relevant date, vary or set aside an order of the Residential Tenancies Tribunal made before the relevant date. (7) The Residential Tenancies Tribunal is dissolved by force of this subsection. (8) A member of the Residential Tenancies Tribunal holding office when subsection (7) comes into operation will cease to hold office at that time and any contract of employment, agreement or arrangement relating to the office held by that member is terminated by force of this subsection at the same time (but any such termination will not affect any right of action that a person may have against a Minister or the State on account of that termination). (9) Nothing in this section— (a) affects the ability to register an order of the Residential Tenancies Tribunal made before the relevant day in an appropriate court, as provided for by section 36 of the principal Act before its repeal by this Act; or (b) affects a right to appeal to the Administrative and Disciplinary Division of the District Court against a decision, direction or order of the Residential Tenancies Tribunal made or given before the relevant day. Residential Tenancies (Protection of Prospective Tenants) Amendment Act 2023, Sch 1 1—Transitional provisions (1) Subject to this clause, Part 4 Division 14A applies to a person who holds tenant information on or after the commencement of this subclause, whether the tenant information was provided before or after that commencement. (a) section 76B(2)(a) of Part 4 Division 14A does not apply to a person who holds tenant information provided by a successful tenant in respect of a residential tenancy agreement where the tenancy ended more than 2 years before the commencement of this subclause if the person takes such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to destroy the tenant information within 12 months of that commencement; and (b) paragraph (b) of section 76B(2) of Part 4 Division 14A does not apply to a person who holds tenant information to which that paragraph would otherwise apply if the person takes such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to destroy the tenant information within 12 months of the commencement of this subclause. (3) In this clause— Part 4 Division 14A means Part 4 Division 14A of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (as inserted by section 5 of this Act). (4) Terms used in this clause and in Part 4 Division 14A have the same meaning in this clause as they do in Part 4 Division 14A. Historical versions Reprint No 1—3.2.1997 Reprint No 2—28.5.1998 Reprint No 3—1.7.1999 Reprint No 4—3.10.1999 Reprint No 5—1.7.2002 Reprint No 6—24.11.2003 18.1.2007 5.11.2007 1.2.2010 8.6.2013 14.12.2017 1.7.2020 28.4.2025