Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Actsinsert
11AC Lessor or agent must advertise rental rate for premises
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person publishes an advertisement for the lease of residential premises; and
(b) the advertisement does not state the rental rate payable for the premises.
Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
(3) In this section:
"inclusion", in relation to premises, means property or a right or entitlement that relates to the premises.
Examples—optional extras
access to a basement car park, partial or full furnishing of the premises
"rental rate"—
(a) means—
(i) a single amount; or
(ii) 2 or more single amounts if each single amount relates to an inclusion offered by a lessor and which a tenant may accept to be included under the lease; but
(b) does not include a range of amounts or a minimum or maximum amount.
11AD Lessor or agent must not solicit rent bidding
(1) A person commits an offence if the person solicits or invites a tenant to offer a rental rate for premises that is higher than the advertised rental rate for the premises.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) However, subsection (1) does not prevent a lessor from accepting an offer from a tenant for a higher rental rate than the advertised rental rate if the offer was made by the tenant without solicitation or invitation from the lessor or another person.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.