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Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008
sec.76CApplication for rooming accommodation
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### sec.76C Application for rooming accommodation
This section applies if a provider or provider’s agent requires a prospective resident to apply for rooming accommodation.
The provider or provider’s agent must require the prospective resident to apply for the rooming accommodation using the required application form.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
For subsection (2) , the required application form is an approved form that requires only the following information—
the name and contact details of the prospective resident;
details of any previous residential tenancy agreements or rooming accommodation agreements the prospective resident has been a party to;
the prospective resident’s current employment;
details about the prospective resident’s income;
referees for the prospective resident;
the intended term of the residency interest;
any other information prescribed by regulation.
The provider or provider’s agent must nominate at least 2 ways for the prospective resident to submit the application.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
For subsection (4) , at least 1 of the nominated ways must be a way that is not a restricted way.
In this section—
restricted way , for submitting an application, means—
a way that involves a prospective resident using an online platform to give personal information to a person, other than the provider, who—
collects the information on behalf of the provider; and
is not a real estate agent; or
a way prescribed by regulation to be a restricted way.
s 76C ins 2024 No. 27 s 51
(sec.76C-ssec.1) This section applies if a provider or provider’s agent requires a prospective resident to apply for rooming accommodation.
(sec.76C-ssec.2) The provider or provider’s agent must require the prospective resident to apply for the rooming accommodation using the required application form. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.76C-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , the required application form is an approved form that requires only the following information— the name and contact details of the prospective resident; details of any previous residential tenancy agreements or rooming accommodation agreements the prospective resident has been a party to; the prospective resident’s current employment; details about the prospective resident’s income; referees for the prospective resident; the intended term of the residency interest; any other information prescribed by regulation.
(sec.76C-ssec.4) The provider or provider’s agent must nominate at least 2 ways for the prospective resident to submit the application. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.76C-ssec.5) For subsection (4) , at least 1 of the nominated ways must be a way that is not a restricted way.
(sec.76C-ssec.6) In this section— restricted way , for submitting an application, means— a way that involves a prospective resident using an online platform to give personal information to a person, other than the provider, who— collects the information on behalf of the provider; and is not a real estate agent; or a way prescribed by regulation to be a restricted way.
- (a) the name and contact details of the prospective resident;
- (b) details of any previous residential tenancy agreements or rooming accommodation agreements the prospective resident has been a party to;
- (c) the prospective resident’s current employment;
- (d) details about the prospective resident’s income;
- (e) referees for the prospective resident;
- (f) the intended term of the residency interest;
- (g) any other information prescribed by regulation.
- (a) a way that involves a prospective resident using an online platform to give personal information to a person, other than the provider, who— (i) collects the information on behalf of the provider; and (ii) is not a real estate agent; or
- (i) collects the information on behalf of the provider; and
- (ii) is not a real estate agent; or
- (b) a way prescribed by regulation to be a restricted way.
- (i) collects the information on behalf of the provider; and
- (ii) is not a real estate agent; or