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Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995
Subdiv 1Application of this Division
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Subdivision 1—Application of this Division
20C—Application of Division
(1) This Division applies in relation to a retail shop lease of premises in a retail shopping centre entered into after the commencement of this Division.
(2) However, this Division does not apply if—
(a) the lease is a short term lease (ie a lease entered into for a fixed term of 6 months or less); or
(b) the lease contains a certified exclusionary clause; or
(ba) the lease contains a right or option to renew or extend the lease; or
(c) in the case of a retail shop lease that is a sublease—the term of the retail shop lease is as long as the term of the head lease allows; or
(d) the lease is of a class excluded by regulation from the ambit of this Division.