Residential Tenancies Act 1999
4AEstablishing experience of domestic violence
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4A Establishing experience of domestic violence (1) For the purposes of this Act, a tenant may establish that they or another occupant of a premises has experienced domestic violence by providing the landlord or the Tribunal with a copy of any of the following documentation: (a) a court DVO as defined in section 4 of the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007; (b) an injunction under section 68B(1)(a) or (b) or 114(1)(a) of the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth); (c) a certificate in the approved form provided by a person with an occupation prescribed by regulation. (2) Documentation provided under subsection (1) conclusively establishes that the tenant or other occupant has experienced domestic violence.