Residential Tenancy Regulations 2025
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3 Interpretation
In these regulations –
Act means the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 ;
Anglicare Tasmania means Anglicare Tasmania Inc., incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1964 (Incorporation Number 00753C);
Loreto Community Housing (formerly Centacare) means Loreto Community Housing Ltd (Australian Company Number 154 824 969);
not-for-profit housing provider means an institution that, or person who, enters into residential tenancy agreements –
(a) for the purposes of providing residential premises to accommodate homeless persons or persons who are seeking an escape from situations of family violence; and
(b) in respect of which security deposits are paid to the institution or person –
(i) as owner of the relevant residential premises; or
(ii) as the person or institution that manages the relevant residential premises on behalf of its owner;
not-for-profit residential tenancy agreement means a residential tenancy agreement –
(a) that is entered into by a not-for-profit housing provider for a term exceeding 3 months but less than 4 months; and
(b) that relates to residential premises provided to accommodate homeless persons or persons who are seeking an escape from situations of family violence; and
(c) in respect of which a security deposit is paid to the not-for-profit housing provider –
(i) as owner of the relevant residential premises; or
(ii) as the person who manages the relevant residential premises on behalf of its owner;
TUU means the Tasmanian University Union Inc., incorporated under the (Incorporation Number IA09855);