sch.5-sec.26Keeping pets and other animals in resident’s room— ss 256B and 256G

### sch.5-sec.26 Keeping pets and other animals in resident’s room— ss 256B and 256G The resident may keep a pet or other animal in the resident’s room only with the approval of the provider. However, the resident may keep a working dog in the resident’s room without the provider’s approval. The resident has the approval of the provider to keep a pet in the resident’s room if keeping the pet in the room is consistent with item 20. If item 20 states 2 cats, the resident is approved by the provider to keep up to 2 cats in the resident’s room. For additional approvals to keep a pet in the resident’s room, see clause 28. An authorisation to keep a pet or working dog in the resident’s room continues for the life of the pet or working dog and is not affected by any of the following matters— the ending of this agreement, if the resident continues occupying the room under a new agreement; a change in the provider or provider’s agent; for a working dog—the retirement of the dog from the service the dog provided as a working dog. An authorisation to keep a pet, working dog or other animal in the resident’s room may be restricted by a body corporate by-law, house rules or other law about keeping animals at the rental premises. The rental premises may be subject to a local law that limits the number or types of animals that may be kept at the premises. The rental premises may be subject to a body corporate by-law that requires the resident to obtain approval from the body corporate before keeping a pet at the premises. (sch.5-sec.26-ssec.1) The resident may keep a pet or other animal in the resident’s room only with the approval of the provider. (sch.5-sec.26-ssec.2) However, the resident may keep a working dog in the resident’s room without the provider’s approval. (sch.5-sec.26-ssec.3) The resident has the approval of the provider to keep a pet in the resident’s room if keeping the pet in the room is consistent with item 20. If item 20 states 2 cats, the resident is approved by the provider to keep up to 2 cats in the resident’s room. For additional approvals to keep a pet in the resident’s room, see clause 28. (sch.5-sec.26-ssec.4) An authorisation to keep a pet or working dog in the resident’s room continues for the life of the pet or working dog and is not affected by any of the following matters— the ending of this agreement, if the resident continues occupying the room under a new agreement; a change in the provider or provider’s agent; for a working dog—the retirement of the dog from the service the dog provided as a working dog. (sch.5-sec.26-ssec.5) An authorisation to keep a pet, working dog or other animal in the resident’s room may be restricted by a body corporate by-law, house rules or other law about keeping animals at the rental premises. The rental premises may be subject to a local law that limits the number or types of animals that may be kept at the premises. The rental premises may be subject to a body corporate by-law that requires the resident to obtain approval from the body corporate before keeping a pet at the premises. - 1 If item 20 states 2 cats, the resident is approved by the provider to keep up to 2 cats in the resident’s room. - 2 For additional approvals to keep a pet in the resident’s room, see clause 28. - (a) the ending of this agreement, if the resident continues occupying the room under a new agreement; - (b) a change in the provider or provider’s agent; - (c) for a working dog—the retirement of the dog from the service the dog provided as a working dog. - 1 The rental premises may be subject to a local law that limits the number or types of animals that may be kept at the premises. - 2 The rental premises may be subject to a body corporate by-law that requires the resident to obtain approval from the body corporate before keeping a pet at the premises.