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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
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50 Significant hardship
possession order in relation to premises occupied under a fixed term
agreement if satisfied that—
(a) the lessor would suffer significant hardship if the ACAT did not
make the order; and
(b) that hardship would be greater than the hardship the tenant
would suffer if the ACAT made the order.
(i) the lessor would suffer significant hardship if the
agreement were not terminated within 8 weeks after the
(ii) that hardship would be greater than the hardship the tenant
would suffer if the agreement were terminated within 8
weeks after that day;
(c) specify the day, less than 8 weeks after the making of the
(d) give the tenant the notice of the proposed termination that is
reasonable in the circumstances.
(b) the ACAT is not satisfied about the matters mentioned in
(c) taking into consideration the need to comply with paragraph (d),
specify the day, not less than 8 weeks after the making of the
(d) give the tenant no less than 8 weeks notice of the proposed
termination.