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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
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55A Affected residential premises
(a) the premises are affected residential premises; and
(b) the lessor has given the tenant written notice under
section 64AA (Termination—affected residential premises)
terminating the tenancy agreement; and
(c) the tenant has not vacated the premises as required by the notice.
(2) The ACAT may suspend the operation of the termination and
possession order for a stated period of up to 3 weeks if satisfied that—
(a) the tenant would suffer significant hardship if the order were not
suspended for the stated period; and