Residential Tenancy Act 1997
68BGeneral transitional, &c., provisions consequent on Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013
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68B General transitional, &c., provisions consequent on Residential Tenancy Amendment Act 2013
[Section 68B Inserted by No. 45 of 2013, s. 29, Applied:01 Oct 2014]
(1) An amendment to this Act made by the amending Act applies in relation to all premises, and all residential tenancy agreements, except as otherwise provided for in this section or section 68C .
(2) If a residential tenancy agreement is entered into, or extended or renewed, before the amendments to section 11 made by the amending Act commence, those amendments –
(a) do not apply in relation to the agreement until 12 months after the amendments commence; and
(b) despite paragraph (a) , do not apply in relation to an expiry of the agreement that occurs before 14 months after the amendments commence.
(3) If a residential tenancy agreement is entered into, or extended or renewed, before the amendment to section 12 made by the amending Act commences, the amendment –
(a) does not apply in relation to the residential tenancy agreement until 12 months after the amendment commences; and
(b) despite paragraph (a) , does not apply in relation to an expiry of the agreement that occurs before 14 months after the amendment commences.
(4) Section 16B does not apply to an advertisement by or on behalf of an owner that is lodged for publication with another person before the section commences.
(5) Section 17(3A) does not apply in relation to a residential tenancy agreement entered into, or extended or renewed, before that section commences, until 12 months after the section commences.
(6) If a residential tenancy agreement is entered into, or extended or renewed, before the amendments to sections 20 and 23 made by the amending Act commence, those amendments do not apply in relation to the agreement until 12 months after the amendments commence.