Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A lessor or tenant
who breaches the term referred to in section 45(1)(b) without reasonable
excuse commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $20 000.
(2) A property manager
of residential premises who, without reasonable excuse alters, removes or adds
a lock or other means of securing the residential premises without the consent
of the tenant given at, or immediately before, the time that the alteration,
removal or addition is carried out, in addition to any civil liability that
the property manager might incur, commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $20 000.
(2A) A lessor who
breaches the term referred to in section 45(2)(c) without reasonable excuse
commits an offence.
Penalty for this subsection: a fine of $20 000.
(3) The liability of a
person in civil proceedings is not affected by the commencement of proceedings
against the person for an offence under this section or the conviction of the
person in proceedings for the offence.
[Section 59F inserted: No. 60 of 2011 s. 56;
amended: No. 3 of 2019 s. 15 and 25.]
[Heading inserted: No. 60 of 2011 s. 57.]
[ 59. Deleted: No. 60 of 2011 s. 58.]