57Locks and security devices

57 Locks and security devices

(1)  [Section 57 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Oct 2014] The owner of residential premises, other than boarding premises, is to ensure that during a residential tenancy agreement –

(a) the premises are fitted with locks and any other security devices that are necessary to secure the premises; and

(b) those locks and security devices are maintained during the period of the residential tenancy agreement.

Penalty:  [Section 57 Subsection (1) amended by No. 45 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Oct 2014] Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(1A)  [Section 57 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 49 of 2003, s. 21, Applied:25 Aug 2004] [Section 57 Subsection (1A) substituted by No. 45 of 2013, s. 27, Applied:01 Oct 2014] The owner of boarding premises must ensure that during the period of the residential tenancy agreement –

(a) the room, occupied as a principal place of residence, to which all or part of the agreement relates is fitted with a lock and any other device that is necessary to secure the room; and

(b) the bathroom and toilet facilities in the boarding premises are fitted with a device enabling an occupant of the facility to exclude other persons while using the facility or a part of the facility intended for use by one person at a time; and

(c) any entrance to the premises in which the boarding premises are situated is fitted with a lock and any other device that is necessary to secure the boarding premises; and

(d) the locks and other devices necessary to secure the boarding premises are maintained during the period of the residential tenancy agreement.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(1B)  [Section 57 Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 67 of 2003, s. 24, Applied:05 Mar 2004] A tenant of residential premises may apply to the Court for an order requiring the owner of the premises to comply with .