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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
8Persons 16 years of age may enter into tenancy agreements
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8 Persons 16 years of age may enter into tenancy agreements
Despite any other law in force in the Territory:
(a) a person who has attained the age of 16 years may enter into
a tenancy agreement as a tenant and may enforce the
agreement in accordance with this Act; and
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(b) a tenancy agreement may be enforced in accordance with this
Act against a person who has attained the age of 16 years but
has not attained the age of 18 years unless, in the opinion of
the Tribunal, the agreement is harsh or unconscionable.