Retail Leases Act 1994
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70 Definitions
70 Definitions
In this Division—
retail tenancy claim means any of the following—
(a) a claim in connection with a liability or obligation with which a retail tenancy dispute is concerned, being—
(i) a claim for payment of money (whether or not stated to be by way of debt, damages, restitution or refund),
(ii) a claim for relief from payment of a specified sum of money,
(iii) a claim for the doing of specified work or the provision of specified services,
(iv) a claim for the surrender of possession of specified premises,
(v) a claim for assignment of rights under a lease or for a declaration that a lessor is not entitled to withhold consent to an assignment of the rights of a lessee,
(vi) a claim for relief against forfeiture,
(vii) a claim for the rectification of the lease or the lessor’s disclosure statement,
(viii) a claim regarding the invalidity of a lease for inconsistency with this Act or the regulations,
(ix) a claim for a declaration of the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties under a lease,
(x) without limiting the generality of subparagraph (i), a claim for compensation under section 10, 34, 35 or 62E,
(xi) without limiting the generality of any other subparagraph, a claim with respect to the entitlement of a party or former party under a lease to receive payment of the whole or a part of a security bond,
(b), (c) (Repealed)
(d) an application by a specialist retail valuer under section 31 (3) (including as applied by section 32A),
(e) a claim against a specialist retail valuer under section 31A (3) (including as applied under section 32A) for compensation for loss or damage suffered as a consequence of the use or communication or divulging of information.
unconscionable conduct claim means a claim for relief under section 62B.
s 70: Subst 1998 No 169, Sch 1 [48]. Am 1999 No 31, Sch 1.43 [3]; 2005 No 90, Sch 1 [67]–[69]; 2017 No 2, Sch 1 [74] [75].