Victorian Current Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 192

    (1)     The Tribunal may make an order requiring the caravan park owner or caravan owner to carry out specified repairs if it is satisfied that the owner is in breach of the duty to maintain the caravan in good repair.

S. 192(1A) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 168(1).

    (1A)     The Tribunal may make an order requiring the caravan park owner to carry out specified site repairs if it is satisfied that the caravan park owner is in breach of the duty to maintain in good repair the site, or a structure or fixture on the site owned by the caravan park owner.

S. 192(1B) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 168(1).

    (1B)     The Tribunal may make an order requiring repairs to be carried out by a suitably qualified person.

S. 192(1C) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 168(1).

    (1C)     The Tribunal may make an order requiring the payment of compensation.

S. 192(1D) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 168(1).

    (1D)     Without limiting the matters to which the Tribunal may have regard in determining an application under section 189, 189A, 191 or 191A, the Tribunal must have regard to the following—

        (a)     whether the repair is required because of—

              (i)     an act or omission by the resident; or

              (ii)     non-compliance by the resident with the agreement in respect of the residency right or the resident's duties under section 173;

        (b)     whether the caravan owner or caravan park owner (as the case requires) or that person's agent received notice of the fault requiring repair;

        (c)     if the caravan owner or caravan park owner or that person's agent received notice of the fault requiring repair, whether the caravan owner or caravan park owner was given a reasonable opportunity by the resident to make the repair;

        (d)     whether the resident arranged for a suitably qualified person to carry out any repairs;

        (e)     whether the caravan owner or caravan park owner is required to arrange for a suitably qualified person to verify the quality of any repair;

        (f)     whether the resident has provided documentary evidence to the Tribunal of repairs, including the cost of repairs.

S. 192(2) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 168(2).

    (2)     An order made under subsection (1) or (1A) must specify the repairs and the time within which they must be carried out.

S. 193 (Heading) inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 169(1).