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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 188A

Urgent site repairs

    (1)     A resident may cause urgent site repairs to be carried out if—

        (a)     the resident has taken reasonable steps to arrange for the caravan park owner, or that person's agent, to immediately carry out the urgent site repairs; and

        (b)     the caravan park owner, or that person's agent, did not carry out those repairs.

    (2)     If the resident carries out repairs under subsection (1)—

        (a)     the resident must give the caravan park owner or the caravan owner 7 days written notice of—

              (i)     the repairs carried out; and

              (ii)     the cost of the repairs; and

        (b)     the caravan park owner or that person's agent is liable to reimburse the resident for the reasonable cost of the repairs, or a prescribed greater amount (which includes any amount in respect of any GST payable on the supply to which the urgent site repairs relate), whichever is less.

    (3)     If urgent site repairs are required to an item that uses or supplies water, electricity or gas and that item does not have a rating that is of or above a prescribed level of rating in a prescribed efficiency rating system, and that item cannot be repaired, the resident may replace it with an item that has a rating that is of or above a prescribed level of rating in the efficiency rating system.

    (4)     This section does not apply—

        (a)     to equipment or appliances supplied by the resident; or

        (b)     if there is no immediate danger to health and safety and the resident is able to use facilities in the communal areas of the caravan park.

S. 189 (Heading) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 162(1).



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