Residential Tenancy Act 1997
29GDetermining disputes
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29G Determining disputes
[Section 29G Inserted by No. 59 of 2005, s. 7, Applied:01 Jul 2009]
(1) The Commissioner may not determine a dispute until at least 7 days have passed since the last of the notices that he or she is required to provide under section 29F(6)(a) and (b) has been so provided.
(2) The Commissioner is to determine a dispute by determining the amount, if any, of the security deposit that is to be disbursed to the owner.
(3) On determining a dispute, the Commissioner is to give to the Authority and each party known to the Commissioner written notice of the determination.
(4) The Commissioner may refund to any person the whole or any part of any fee paid under section 29F if the Commissioner considers that another party to the dispute has acted vexatiously in lodging the dispute, submissions or other information under that section.