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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES REGULATIONS 1989 - REG 7A

7A .         Modified application of s. 45(1) of Act

        (1)         In this regulation —

        rural land means land zoned for agricultural or rural use under —

            (a)         a local planning scheme made under the Planning and Development Act 2005 ; or

            (b)         the Swan Valley Planning Scheme in force under the Swan Valley Planning Act 2020 .

        (2)         Under section 6(a) of the Act it is provided that section 45(1) of the Act shall apply to a residential tenancy agreement as if it were modified by deleting “It is a term” and inserting:

            (a)         if the lessor is the Housing Authority — “On and after the day that is 4 years after the day on which the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2011 section 41 comes into operation, it is a term”; and

            (b)         in any other case — “On and after the day that is 2 years after the day on which the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2011 section 41 comes into operation, it is a term”.

        (3)         Subregulation (4) applies if a residential tenancy agreement is for residential premises that —

            (a)         are the subject of an entry in the State Register of Heritage Places maintained under the Heritage Act 2018 section 35(1); or

            (b)         comprise rural land; or

            (c)         are premises to which a housing management agreement applies.

        (4)         Under section 6(a) of the Act it is provided that section 45(1)(a) of the Act shall apply to the residential tenancy agreement as if it were modified by deleting “secure as are prescribed; and” and inserting:


        secure; and


        [Regulation 7A inserted: Gazette 3 May 2013 p. 1746-7; amended: Gazette 9 Apr 2019 p. 1043; SL 2021/130 r. 7; SL 2023/206 r. 6.]



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