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Residential Tenancy Act 1997
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19 Payment period
(1) The payment period must not be varied during the period of the residential tenancy agreement unless the owner and tenant agree.
(2) [Section 19 Subsection (2) amended by No. 67 of 2003, s. 7, Applied:05 Mar 2004] [Section 19 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 49 of 2003, s. 9, Applied:25 Aug 2004] A payment period must not exceed –
(a) 2 weeks in the case of boarding premises; or
(b) 4 weeks in any other case.