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180 Application of amendment to section 128
(1) The amendments to section 128(1) by the amending Act also apply
to personal information that was entered into a tenancy database in
the 3 years immediately before the commencement of section 24 of
the amending Act.
(2) For subsection (1), a database operator must, within 3 months after
the commencement of section 24 of the amending Act, review the
tenancy database and remove any entries that do not comply with
section 128(1) as in force after that commencement.
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Residential Tenancies Act 1999 (Act No. 45, 1999)
Assent date 10 November 1999
Commenced 1 March 2000 (Gaz G8, 1 March 2000, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2001 (Act No. 3, 2001)
Assent date 22 March 2001
Commenced 22 March 2001
Unit Titles (Consequential Amendments – Building Development) Act 2001 (Act No. 15,
2001)
Assent date 28 June 2001
Commenced 1 March 2002 (s 2, s 2 Unit Titles Amendment Act 2001 (Act
No. 14, 2001) and Gaz G8, 2002, p 6)
Corporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)
Assent date 29 June 2001
Commenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,
2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2001 (Act No. 24, 2001)
Assent date 19 July 2001
Commenced 30 July 2001 (Gaz S36, 30 July 2001)
Fines and Penalties (Recovery) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 (Act No. 60,
2001)
Assent date 11 December 2001
Commenced 1 January 2002 (s 2, s 2 Fines and Penalties (Recovery)
Act 2001 (Act No. 59, 2001) and Gaz G50,
19 December 2001, p 3)
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Misuse of Drugs (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 (Act No. 33, 2002)
Assent date 16 July 2002
Commenced 1 August 2002 (s 2, s 2 Misuse of Drugs Act 2002 (Act
No. 32, 2002) and Gaz G30, 31 July 2002, p 4)
Statute Law Revision (Financial Provisions) Act 2002 (Act No. 38, 2002)
Assent date 13 September 2002
Commenced 30 October 2002 (Gaz G43, 30 October 2002, p 3)
Swimming Pool Fencing (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 (Act No. 67, 2002)
Assent date 9 December 2002
Commenced 1 January 2003 (s 2 and s 2 Swimming Pool Fencing
Act 2002 (Act No. 66, 2002))
Swimming Pool Safety Act 2004 (Act No. 13, 2004)
Assent date 9 March 2004
Commenced 15 March 2004 (Gaz S6, 15 March 2004)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 14, 2005)
Assent date 17 March 2005
Commenced 1 July 2005 (Gaz G24, 15 June 2005, p 2)
Antisocial Behaviour (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 (Act No. 2, 2006)
Assent date 8 March 2006
Commenced 14 June 2006 (Gaz G24, 14 June 2006, p 3)
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)
Assent date 17 May 2007
Commenced s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3);
rem: 17 May 2007
Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (Act No. 34, 2007)
Assent date 12 December 2007
Commenced 1 July 2008 (Gaz G25, 25 June 2008, p 4)
Unit Title Schemes Act 2009 (Act No. 14, 2009)
Assent date 26 May 2009
Commenced pt 2.3, div 3, sdv 4 and s 135 (to ext ins s 54C):
1 January 2010; s 111: 1 July 2010; rem: 1 July 2009 (s 2,
Gaz S30, 26 June 2009, p 1, s 2 Land Title and Related
Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 3, 2008) and Gaz
S30, 26 June 2009, p 1)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 8, 2010) (Act expired by s 35 as ins by
Act No. 1, 2012, s 189)
Assent date 17 March 2010
Commenced pt 2: nc (rep by Act No. 1, 2012, s 188); rem: 14 April 2010
(Gaz G15, 14 April 2010, p 4)
Amending Legislation
Caravan Parks Act 2012 (Act No. 1, 2012)
Assent date 21 March 2012
Commenced ss 21 and 22: 21 March 2012; rem: 1 May 2012 (s 2)
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Justice Legislation Amendment (Penalties) Act 2010 (Act No. 12, 2010)
Assent date 20 May 2010
Commenced 1 July 2010 (Gaz G24, 16 June 2010, p 2)
Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40,
2010)
Assent date 18 November 2010
Commenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations
Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011,
p 4)
Housing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 45, 2011)
Assent date 21 December 2011
Commenced 22 February 2012 (other than amdts to ss 21, 24 and 25 of
the Housing Act in the Sch) (Gaz G8, 22 February 2012, p 3)
Caravan Parks Act 2012 (Act No. 1, 2012)
Assent date 21 March 2012
Commenced ss 21 and 22: 21 March 2012; rem: 1 May 2012 (s 2)
Evidence (National Uniform Legislation) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2012 (Act
No. 23, 2012)
Assent date 21 November 2012
Commenced 1 January 2013 (Gaz G51, 19 December 2012, p 4)
Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction
Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2014 (Act No. 35, 2014)
Assent date 13 November 2014
Commenced pts 4, 9, 10 and 19: 1 June 2015 (Gaz S53, 29 May 2015,
p 2); rem: 1 January 2015 (Gaz G51, 24 December 2014, p 7)
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (Act No. 14, 2015)
Assent date 22 May 2015
Commenced pts 4, 6, 7 and 9: 1 June 2015; rem: 1 July 2015 (Gaz S53,
29 May 2015, p 1)
Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2015 (Act No. 26, 2015)
Assent date 18 September 2015
Commenced 14 October 2015 (Gaz G41, 14 October 2015, p 3)
Statute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)
Assent date 10 March 2017
Commenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 11, 2018)
Assent date 23 May 2018
Commenced 1 July 2018 (Gaz S41, 20 June 2018)
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Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 13, 2020)
Assent date 16 April 2020
Commenced s 20: 1 April 2021 (Gaz G12, 24 March 2021, p 1);
rem: 1 January 2021 (Gaz G51, 23 December 2020, p 1)
Amending Legislation
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
Tenancies Legislation Amendment Act 2020 (Act No. 15, 2020)
Assent date 24 April 2020
Commenced 25 April 2020 (s 2)
Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (Act No. 36, 2023)
Assent date 6 December 2023
Commenced 2 January 2024 (Gaz G26, 21 December 2023, p 2)
Housing and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 3, 2024)
Assent date 14 March 2024
Commenced 5 April 2024 (Gaz S26, 3 April 2024)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 4, 2024)
Assent date 14 March 2024
Commenced pt 5, div 1: 30 October 2023 (s 2(2));
pt 3, div 2: 25 March 2024 (s 2(3), s 2 Sentencing and Other
Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28, 2022) and
Gaz S19, 22 March 2024); pt 4: 25 March 2024 (s 2(4), s 2
Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences)
Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023) and Gaz S20, 22 March 2024);
rem: 15 March 2024 (s 2(1))
Attorney-General Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 14, 2025)
Assent date 6 June 2025
Commenced 1 August 2025 (Gaz G14, 10 July 2025, p 1)
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18,
29, 32, 34, 41, 51, 69, 82, 88A, 96, 99A, 114, 116, 118, 135, 136, 159, 160,
163 and 167.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
s 3 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 4 amd No. 14, 2005, s 4; No. 2, 2006, s 16; No. 14, 2009, s 154; No. 8, 2010,
s 26; No. 35, 2014, s 133; No. 11, 2018, s 4; No. 15, 2020, s 9; No. 13, 2020,
s 4 as amended by No. 26, 2020, s 3; No. 36, 2023, s 4; No. 3, 2024, s 17
s 4A ins No. 36, 2023, s 5
s 6 amd No. 1, 2012, s 191
s 7 amd No. 14, 2025, s 23
s 8 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
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ss 9 – 10 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 11 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
rep No. 26, 2015, s 106
s 12 amd No. 34, 2007, s 146
sub No. 36, 2023, s 6
s 13 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 16 amd No. 14, 2005, s 5; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 14, 2025, s 24
s 18 amd No. 60, 2001, s 18; No. 11, 2018, s 5
ss 18A – 18B ins No. 36, 2023, s 7
ss 19 – 20 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 22 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 23 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
rep No. 36, 2023, s 8
s 24 amd No. 14, 2005, s 6; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 36, 2023, s 9
pt 5
div 1 hdg amd No. 14, 2005, s 7
s 24A ins No. 14, 2005, s 8
amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 13, 2020, s 5
s 25 amd No. 14, 2005, s 9; No. 8, 2010, s 27
s 26 amd No. 14, 2005, s 10; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 27 amd No. 14, 2005, s 11; No. 35, 2014, s 134
s 28 sub No. 8, 2010, s 28
ss 28A – 28B ins No. 8, 2010, s 28
s 29 amd No. 38, 2002, s 6; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 31 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 32 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 33 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 36 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 37 amd No. 38, 2002, s 6; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 38 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 38A ins No. 36, 2023, s 10
s 39 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 42 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 35, 2014, s 142; No. 11, 2018,
s 6
s 42A ins No. 8, 2010, s 29
amd No. 35, 2014, s 135
s 43 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 44 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3
rep No. 36, 2023, s 11
s 45 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
rep No. 36, 2023, s 11
s 47 amd No. 67, 2002, s 3; No. 13, 2004, s 59; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010,
s 3
s 48 amd No. 67, 2002, s 3; No. 13, 2004, s 59
s 49 amd No. 36, 2023, s 12
s 50 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
rep No. 36, 2023, s 13
s 51 amd No. 15, 2001, s 10; No. 14, 2009, s 155; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 52 amd No. 3, 2001, s 8
sub No. 36, 2023, s 14
s 53 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
rep No. 36, 2023, s 14
s 54 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 55 amd No. 36, 2023, s 15
s 55A ins No. 36, 2023, s 16
s 60 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 61 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 35, 2014, s 142
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s 62 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 63 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 35, 2014, s 142
ss 65A – 65B ins No. 13, 2020, s 6
ss 66 – 67 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 69 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 74 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 74A ins No. 36, 2023, s 17
s 76 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 77 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
sub No. 13, 2020, s 7
s 77A ins No. 13, 2020, s 7
s 79 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 81 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 82 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 83 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 13, 2020, s 8
s 84 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 86 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
ss 87 – 88 rep No. 14, 2005, s 12
s 88A ins No. 33, 2002, s 3
amd No. 14, 2005, s 13; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 4, 2017, s 34
s 89 amd No. 36, 2023, s 18
s 90 sub No. 13, 2020, s 9
amd No. 36, 2023, s 19
s 91 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 13, 2020, s 10
s 92 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 92A ins No. 36, 2023, s 20
s 93 rep No. 14, 2005, s 14
s 95 sub No. 13, 2020, s 11
s 96 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 3, 2024, s 18
div 3A hdg ins No. 14, 2005, s 15
amd No. 13, 2020, s 12
ss 96A – 96C ins No. 14, 2005, s 15
div 4 hdg amd No. 14, 2005, s 16; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 97 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 98 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 99 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142; No. 36, 2023, s 21; No. 4, 2024, s 100
s 99A ins No. 2, 2006, s 17
amd No. 45, 2011, s 15; No. 35, 2014, s 142; No. 3, 2024, s 19
s 99B ins No. 3, 2024, s 20
s 100 sub No. 2, 2006, s 17
s 100A ins No. 14, 2005, s 17
div 5 hdg amd No. 13, 2020, s 13
s 101 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 13, 2020, s 14
s 102 amd No. 13, 2020, s 15
s 103 amd No. 13, 2020, s 16; No. 36, 2023, s 22
s 104 amd No. 14, 2005, s 18; No. 35, 2014, s 142; No. 13, 2020, s 17
s 105 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142; No. 13, 2020, s 18
s 106 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 107 amd No. 3, 2001, s 8; No. 14, 2005, s 19; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 108 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 109 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 35, 2014, s 142
Residential Tenancies Act 1999 113
s 110 amd No. 14, 2005, s 20; No. 8, 2010, s 30; No. 35, 2014, s 136; No. 11,
2018, s 7
s 111 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 112 amd No. 24, 2001, s 3; No. 14, 2005, s 21; No. 8, 2010, s 31; No. 12, 2010,
s 3; No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 113 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 116 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 116A ins No. 13, 2020, s 19
s 117 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 118 amd No. 3, 2001, s 8; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3
s 119 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 121 amd No. 35, 2014, s 142
s 122 amd No. 8, 2010, s 32; No. 35, 2014, s 142; No. 14, 2015, s 65; No. 36,
2023, s 23
pt 14 hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
div 1 hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
ss 123 – 125 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 126 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 127 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 128 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
amd No. 36, 2023, s 24
s 129 amd No. 14, 2005, s 22; No. 7, 2007, s 16
amd No. 36, 2023, s 25
s 130 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
div 2 hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 131 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
ss 132 – 133 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 134 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
amd No. 36, 2023, s 26
s 135 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
div 3 hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 136 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
pt 15 hdg ins No. 13, 2020, s 20
div 1 hdg ins No. 13, 2020, s 20
s 137 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
Residential Tenancies Act 1999 114
div 2 hdg ins No. 13, 2020, s 20
s 138 amd No. 14, 2005, s 23
s 139 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
div 4 hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 140 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 40, 2010, s 118
s 141 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 142 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3; No. 23, 2012, s 32
s 143 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
div 5 hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
div 3 hdg ins No. 13, 2020, s 20
ss 144 – 147 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 148 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 149 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16; No. 8, 2010, s 34; No. 12, 2010, s 3
pt 15 hdg rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 150 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
ss 151 – 153 rep No. 35, 2014, s 137
s 154 amd No. 17, 2001, s 15; No. 14, 2005, s 24
sub No. 36, 2023, s 27
s 156 amd No. 12, 2010, s 3
pt 16A hdg ins No. 15, 2020, s 10
ss 157A –
157K ins No. 15, 2020, s 10
pt 16B hdg ins No. 15, 2020, s 10
ss 157L –
157M ins No. 15, 2020, s 10
pt 16C hdg ins No. 15, 2020, s 10
s 157N ins No. 15, 2020, s 10
pt 17 hdg amd No. 36, 2023, s 29
s 157A ins No. 36, 2023, s 30
s 158 amd No. 8, 2010, s 34
s 159 amd No. 11, 2018, s 9
pt 18 hdg sub No. 35, 2014, s 138
Residential Tenancies Act 1999 115
div 1 hdg ins No. 35, 2014, s 138
s 160 amd No. 14, 2005, s 25
pt 20 hdg ins No. 8, 2010, s 33
sub No. 35, 2014, s 139
s 165 ins No. 8, 2010, s 33
pt 21 hdg ins No. 1, 2012, s 192
sub No. 35, 2014, s 140
s 166 ins No. 1, 2012, s 192
div 4 hdg ins No. 35, 2014, s 141
ss 167 – 169 ins No. 35, 2014, s 141
s 170 ins No. 35, 2014, s 141
amd No. 14, 2015, s 66
s 171 ins No. 35, 2014, s 141
div 5 hdg ins No. 11, 2018, s 10
ss 172 – 174 ins No. 11, 2018, s 10
div 6 hdg ins No. 13, 2020, s 21
s 175 ins No. 13, 2020, s 21
div 7 hdg ins No. 36, 2023, s 31
ss 176 – 180 ins No. 36, 2023, s 31