36UDetermination of matter by Tribunal

36U Determination of matter by Tribunal

[Section 36U Inserted by No. 22 of 2025, s. 5, Applied:20 Mar 2026]

(1)  On application from the owner of residential premises, the Tribunal has the jurisdiction to determine each of the following matters:

(a) whether the owner’s refusal to give consent to the keeping of a pet, specified in a request made by a tenant of those premises under section 36R(2) , is on reasonable grounds or not;

(b) whether the withdrawal of consent by the owner of residential premises to the tenant keeping a pet on those premises is on reasonable grounds or not;

(c) whether an animal, in relation to whom no request for consent has been made, may or may not be kept on those premises;

(d) whether an animal is, or is not, a pet, exempt animal (within the meaning of paragraph (c) of the definition of exempt animal) or ineligible animal for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  If the Tribunal makes a determination in respect of a matter under subsection (1) , the Tribunal may make one of the following orders in respect of a residential premises:

(a) that a tenant of the premises may keep a pet specified in a request made by the tenant under section 36R(2) ;

(b) that the owner of the residential premises may refuse to give written consent to a tenant keeping a pet specified in a request made by the tenant under section 36R(2) ;

(c) that the owner of the residential premises may withdraw consent to keep a pet, specified in a request made by a tenant under section 36R(2) in relation to those premises, on the premises;

(d) that an animal is not an exempt animal within the meaning of paragraph (c) of the definition of exempt animal;

(e) that a pet, or an ineligible animal, must be removed from the residential premises;