Residential Tenancies Act 1997
71EApplication of occupancy principles 120
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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
Page 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of this Act etc 144 81 ACAT to assist parties to tenancy and occupancy disputes 144 82 Disputes about agreements no longer in force 144 83 Orders by ACAT 145 84 Notice of intention to vacate—award of compensation 147 85 Definitions—div 6.5A 149 85A New tenancy agreement—family violence and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
Page contents 9 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