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Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019
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> > (1) In this Regulation—
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> > authorised electrician means a person who is authorised under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147) to do electrical wiring work.
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> > council has the same meaning as in the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030).
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> > development consent has the same meaning as in the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203).
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> > development control order has the same meaning as in the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203).
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> > educational institution means premises used for education that are—
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> > > (a) a school, or
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> > > (b) a tertiary institution that provides formal education and is constituted by or under an Act.
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> > heritage item means premises, or part of premises, that are—
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> > > (a) listed on the State Heritage Register kept under the [Heritage Act 1977](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1977-136), or
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> > > (b) the subject of an interim heritage order or heritage agreement under that Act, or
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> > > (c) identified as items of State or local environmental heritage under an environmental planning instrument, or
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> > > (d) vested in, or controlled or managed by, the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.
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> > LFAI Register means the register of residential premises that contain or have contained loose-fill asbestos insulation that is required to be maintained under Division 1A of Part 8 of the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147).
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> > licensed conveyancer means the holder of a licence in force under the [Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2003-003).
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> > owners corporation has the same meaning as in the [Strata Schemes Management Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-050).
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> > public authority means a public authority constituted by or under an Act, and includes—
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> > > (a) a government department, and
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> > > (b) a statutory body representing the Crown, and
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> > > (c) a State owned corporation within the meaning of the [State Owned Corporations Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-134) or a subsidiary (within the meaning of that Act),
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> > but does not include a council.
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> > retirement village has the same meaning as in the [Retirement Villages Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-081).
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> > strata scheme has the same meaning as in the [Strata Schemes Management Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-050).
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> > the Act means the [Residential Tenancies Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-042).
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> > Note.
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> > The Act and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
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> > (2) Notes included in this Regulation (other than in Schedules 1, 2 and 3) do not form part of this Regulation.
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> **cl 3:** Am 2024 No 25, Sch 3.6\[1\]; 2025 (139), Sch 1\[1\].