2Commencement

2 Commencement

(1)  Except as provided in subsection (2) , the provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed.

(2)  This section and section 88 commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent if the Royal Assent is received on or before 31 December 2022.

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3.   Objects of Act

The objects of this Act are to facilitate –

(a) the certainty and fairness of retail premises leasing arrangements between landlords and tenants; and

(b) the mechanisms available to resolve disputes concerning retail leases; and

(c) the certainty and fairness of certain other aspects of retail leases.

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4.   Act binds Crown

This Act binds the Crown in right of Tasmania and, so far as the legislative power of Parliament permits, in all its other capacities.

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5.   Effects of Act on common law

(1)  The common law in relation to retail leases remains in force to the extent to which it is not inconsistent with this Act.

(2)  A person is entitled to exercise any rights that the person may have at common law in relation to retail leases, except to the extent to which this Act provides otherwise.

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6.   Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

accounting period, in relation to a retail lease, means the period specified in the lease as the accounting period for the purposes of the lease;