Western Australian Current Regulations

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES REGULATIONS 1989 - REG 5A

5A .         Exemption of Housing Authority from sections 29(4)(b) and 33 of Act

        (1A)         In this regulation —

        commencement day means the day on which the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2011 section 25(4) comes into operation.

        (1B)         Under section 6(a) of the Act it is provided that section 29(4)(b) of the Act shall not apply to a residential tenancy agreement if —

            (a)         the Housing Authority is the lessor; and

            (b)         the agreement was entered into before the commencement day.

        (1)         The Housing Authority is prescribed under section 6(c) of the Act as an agency to which section 33 of the Act shall not apply.

        (2)         If a residential tenancy agreement is entered into by the Housing Authority and a condition of the tenancy is that the tenant will pay a bond by instalments, under section 6(a) of the Act it is provided that section 29(4)(a) of the Act shall not apply to the residential tenancy agreement and, under section 6(c) of the Act, shall not apply to the Housing Authority.

        [Regulation 5A inserted: Gazette 13 Dec 1991 p. 6154; amended: Gazette 30 Dec 1994 p. 7231‑2; 31 Jul 2007 p. 3790; 3 May 2013 p. 1741-2.]