Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 49C

    (1)     After considering an application under section 49B and hearing the parties who attend the hearing, the ACAT must—

        (a)     make a termination and possession order; or

        (b)     refuse to make a termination and possession order.

    (2)     If the ACAT makes a termination and possession order, the ACAT—

        (a)     must direct the registrar to issue a warrant for the eviction of the tenant; and

        (b)     may make an order to pay any unpaid rent that is payable.

    (3)     If the ACAT refuses to make a termination and possession order, the ACAT may—

        (a)     confirm the payment order; or

        (b)     make another payment order; or

        (c)     set aside the payment order.

    (4)     If the ACAT makes a termination and possession order, it may suspend the order for a stated period of not more than 3 weeks if satisfied that—

        (a)     were the order not suspended for the stated period, the tenant would suffer significant hardship; and

        (b)     the tenant's hardship would be greater than the hardship that would be suffered by the lessor if the order were suspended for the stated period.