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Residential Tenancies Act 1999
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91 Employment-related tenancy
(1) A landlord may, by giving the tenant a notice of intention to
terminate, terminate the tenancy on and from the time and date
specified in the notice if:
(a) the tenant has entered into a tenancy agreement as a
condition or benefit associated with employment; and
(b) the employer has terminated or purported to terminate the
employment of the tenant; and
(c) the employer has notified the tenant of the termination of the
tenant's employment.
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(2) The time and date specified in the notice for the purposes of
subsection (1) is not to be sooner than:
(a) if the employment of the tenant was terminated for breach of
an employment agreement – 2 days after the notice is given;
or
(b) in any other case – 14 days after the notice is given or, if a
period for notice of termination of the employment agreement
is specified in the employee's conditions of employment, the
end of that period.
(3) This section has effect subject to the Workplace Relations Act 1996
of the Commonwealth.