Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill 1998 (Qld)

Queensland

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT BILL 1998

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AMENDMENT BILL 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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onan 12 PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 0.0... eee eee 10 Commencement .... 0... 6... eee eens 10 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACTAct amended in pt2 2.1.2.2... cece cece eee eens 10 Insertion of new ss 3A and 3B ... 2... eee eee 10 3A Caravan... eee eee eee 10 3B Conciliator 2.0.0... eee 11 Amendment of s 8 (Residential tenancy agreement) .................. 12 Amendment of s 15 (Act binds all persons) ...................00000. 12 Amendment of s 17 (Application of Property Law Act to agreements) ... 12 Replacement of s 19 (Minors) .......... 0.000.002 eee 12 19 Minors... 0... eee ee 12 Amendment of s 21 (Premises used for holidays)..................... 13 Insertion of new ss 25A and 25B ... 1... eee 13 25A Headleases for employee housing ...............0000e eee eee 13 25B __Headleases for affordable housing agreements................. 13 Amendment of s 30 (Short tenancy statements) ...............0...00.. 14 Amendment of s 31 (Extending short tenancy statements) ............. 14

Amendment of s 35 (Terms of agreements include duties under Act CtC.) oie eect ene eee e eee e nee eneeee 14

Amendment of s 37 (Inconsistency between Act and agreements) ....... 14 Residential Tenancies Amendment 17 19 21232628 31 34 Replacement of s 38 (Essential terms) ..................0.00000000. 38 Standard terms... 1.0.2.0... eee eee 38A Lessor to give proposed agreement to tenant .................. Amendment of s 39 (Written agreements required) ................0.-5 Replacement of ss 40 and 41... 0.6... eee ee 40 Giving and signing written agreement ..................00005- 41 Orders of tribunal about giving and signing written agreement... . Amendment of s 42 (Condition report) ..........0.......00 00000000, Insertion of news 42A . 1.2... eee 42A Condition report at end of tenancy ................00...00000. Amendment of s 43 (Information statement) ...................0..00. Amendment of s 49 (Rent in advance) .................. 0000002200 Amendment of s 50 (Receipts and other records)..................... Amendment of s 53 (Rent increases) ...........00. 000000 cece eee Insertion of news 53A 2... eee ee 53A Tenant's application to tribunal about rent increase............. Amendment of s 54 (Rent decreases) ..........00...... 00000 Amendment of s 55 (Seizure of tenant's goods for rent etc.)............ Amendment of s 57 (Meaning of "rental bond") ..................... Replacement of s 58 (Meaning of "key money") .............-..00005 58 Meaning of "rental bond contributor" ................00000055 Insertion of news 60A.. 2... eee 60A Acknowledging receipt of rental bond.................00 00005 Amendment of s 65 (Application for payment) .................--000.