sec.576Amendment of section 277

### sec.576 Amendment of section 277 The replacement of section 277 by the 2021 amendment Act, and the amendment of section 277 by the 2023 amendment Act, are taken to have not affected the ending of a residential tenancy agreement on a day before 1 July 2023 if— the lessor or lessor’s agent gave the tenant a notice to leave under section 326 and the tenant handed over vacant possession of the premises; or the tenant gave the lessor or lessor’s agent a notice of intention to leave under section 327 and the tenant handed over vacant possession of the premises. In this section— 2021 amendment Act means the Housing Legislation Amendment Act 2021 . 2023 amendment Act means the Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation (Expenditure Caps) Amendment Act 2023 . s 576 ins 2023 No. 8 s 58H (sec.576-ssec.1) The replacement of section 277 by the 2021 amendment Act, and the amendment of section 277 by the 2023 amendment Act, are taken to have not affected the ending of a residential tenancy agreement on a day before 1 July 2023 if— the lessor or lessor’s agent gave the tenant a notice to leave under section 326 and the tenant handed over vacant possession of the premises; or the tenant gave the lessor or lessor’s agent a notice of intention to leave under section 327 and the tenant handed over vacant possession of the premises. (sec.576-ssec.2) In this section— 2021 amendment Act means the Housing Legislation Amendment Act 2021 . 2023 amendment Act means the Local Government Electoral and Other Legislation (Expenditure Caps) Amendment Act 2023 . - (a) the lessor or lessor’s agent gave the tenant a notice to leave under section 326 and the tenant handed over vacant possession of the premises; or - (b) the tenant gave the lessor or lessor’s agent a notice of intention to leave under section 327 and the tenant handed over vacant possession of the premises.