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Residential Tenancies Act 1997
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71E Application of occupancy principles 120
71EA Occupancy principles 120
71EB Condition report 123
71EC Payment of security deposit 123
71ED Security deposit must be lodged with Territory 124
71EE Deductions from security deposit 126
71EF Receipts for certain payments 126
71EG Occupancy rules, fees, charges and penalties 127
71EH Occupant’s access to occupancy premises 128
71EI Information about dispute resolution processes 129
71EJ Entry by grantor to occupancy premises 129
71EK Termination of occupancy agreement 130
71EL Warrant for eviction—vacant possession order 132
71EM Occupancy agreement—abandonment of premises 132
71F Regulations about occupancy agreements 133
71H Definitions—pt 5B 134
Division 5B.2 Shared park facilities
71I Access to shared park facilities 134
Division 5B.3 Assignment of interests
71J Definitions—div 5B.3 135
71K Assignment in residential park permitted with consent 135
71L Consent to assignment 135
71M Effect of assignment 136
71N Sale of home located on residential park site 136
71O Home to be removed from park if no site agreement once sold 137
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contents 8 Residential Tenancies Act 1997
Part 6 Resolution of residential tenancy and
occupancy disputes
Division 6.1 Important concepts
72 Meaning of tenancy dispute 139
73 Meaning of occupancy dispute 139
74 Other options for dispute resolution 140
75 Assistance with inquiries about residential tenancy and occupancy
agreements 140
Division 6.3 Jurisdiction of ACAT—this Act, standard residential
tenancy terms and standard occupancy terms
76 Jurisdiction of ACAT under this Act etc 141
77 Saving of court jurisdiction 142
78 Extended jurisdiction of ACAT with agreement of parties 142
79 Who may apply to ACAT? 144
80 Applications to ACAT by children—application of this Act etc 144
81 ACAT to assist parties to tenancy and occupancy disputes 144
82 Disputes about agreements no longer in force 144
83 Orders by ACAT 145
84 Notice of intention to vacate—award of compensation 147
85 Definitions—div 6.5A 149
85A New tenancy agreement—family violence and protection orders 149
85B Applications under s 85A—ACAT orders 151
Division 6.6 Enforcement of ACAT orders
86 Failure to comply with ACAT orders 153
87 Definitions—pt 7 154
88 Application—pt 7 156
89 Notice of usual use of database 156
90 Notice of listing if database used 157
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91 Listing can be made only for certain breaches by certain people 158
92 Further restriction on listing 159
93 Ensuring quality of listing—lessor’s or agent’s obligation 159
94 Ensuring quality of listing—database operator’s obligation 160
95 Providing copy of personal information listed 161
96 Notifying relevant non-parties of tribunal order about listing 162
97 Keeping personal information listed 162
98 Application to ACAT about contravention 163
99 Application to ACAT about certain personal information listed in
residential tenancy database 164
100 Application to ACAT about proposed listing of personal information 165
101 Order for compensation 165
Part 8 Registration of standard guarantee contract
for commercial guarantee
102 Meaning of commercial guarantee and standard guarantee contract 167
103 Application for registration of standard guarantee contract 167
104 Commissioner must decide application 168
105 Register of standard guarantee contracts 169
106 Relationship to Australian Consumer Law (ACT) 169
126 Declared crisis accommodation provider 170
127 Death of co-tenant 170
127A Transfer of public housing under will 170
128 Purported co-tenancy, assignment or subletting 171
131 Proceedings by children 171
132 Enforcing agreements by or against children 172
133 Approved forms—Minister 172
134 Determination of fees 172
136 Regulation-making power 172
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contents 10 Residential Tenancies Act 1997