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Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995
Div 1Preliminary
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Division 1—Preliminary
20A—Objects
(1) The Parliament recognises that conflicts sometimes arise between a lessor's expectation to be able to deal with leased premises subject only to the terms of the lease and a lessee's expectation of reasonable security of tenure.
(2) The objects of this Part are to achieve an appropriate balance between reasonable but conflicting expectations and to ensure as far as practicable fair dealing between lessor and lessee in relation to the renewal or extension of a retail shop lease.