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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 2010 - As at 8 February 2024 - Act 42 of 2010 - NOTES

See also--

Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prohibiting No Grounds Evictions) Bill 2024 [Non-government Bill-- Ms Jenny Leong, MP[#93]

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Residential Tenancies Act 2010 No 42. Assented to 17.6.2010. Date of commencement, 31.1.2011, sec 2 and 2010 (658) LW 3.12.2010. This Act has been amended by sec 230 of this Act and as follows--

2010 No 119 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2010. Assented to 29.11.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.28, 7.1.2011, sec 2 (2).
2011 No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011. Assented to 27.6.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.8, 8.7.2011, sec 2 (2).
No 62 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2011. Assented to 16.11.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 6.1.2012, sec 2 (1).
2012 No 42 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012. Assented to 21.6.2012.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.25, 6.7.2012, sec 2 (1).
No 59 Community Housing Providers (Adoption of National Law) Act 2012. Assented to 28.8.2012.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2 (1) and 2013 (674) LW 6.12.2013.
No 95 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2012. Assented to 21.11.2012.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.16, 4.1.2013, sec 2 (1).
2013 No 47 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013. Assented to 25.6.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.26, 5.7.2013, sec 2 (1).
No 95 Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013. Assented to 20.11.2013.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2 (1).
No 97 Residential (Land Lease) Communities Act 2013. Assented to 20.11.2013.
Date of commencement, 1.11.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (446) LW 7.8.2015.
No 111 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2013. Assented to 3.12.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.24, 3.1.2014, sec 2 (1).
2014 No 33 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014. Assented to 24.6.2014.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.14, 4.7.2014, sec 2 (1).
No 88 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2014. Assented to 28.11.2014.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, 8.1.2015, sec 2 (1).
2015 No 34 Residential Tenancies and Housing Legislation Amendment (Public Housing--Antisocial Behaviour) Act 2015. Assented to 22.10.2015.
Date of commencement, 18.12.2015, sec 2 and 2015 (799) LW 18.12.2015.
2016 No 27 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2016. Assented to 7.6.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.7.2016, sec 2 (1).
No 55 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2016. Assented to 25.10.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.27, 6.1.2017, sec 2 (1).
No 60 Regulatory and Other Legislation (Amendments and Repeals) Act 2016. Assented to 14.11.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.7, 30.1.2017, sec 2 (2) and 2016 (744) LW 9.12.2016.
2017 No 17 Crown Land Legislation Amendment Act 2017. Assented to 17.5.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.7.2018, sec 2 (1) and 2018 (225) LW 1.6.2018.
No 22 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2017. Assented to 1.6.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, 7.7.2017, sec 2 (3).
No 25 Electronic Transactions Legislation Amendment (Government Transactions) Act 2017. Assented to 27.6.2017.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2018 No 5 Property, Stock and Business Agents Amendment (Property Industry Reform) Act 2018. Assented to 21.3.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.13, 23.3.2020, sec 2 and 2019 (625) LW 16.12.2019.
No 45 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Social Housing) Act 2018. Assented to 21.8.2018.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 58 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Act 2018. Assented to 26.10.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1[#93] (other than to the extent that it inserts the definition of
"domestic violence offence"), [2[#93]-[10[#93], [12[#93]-[29[#93], [31[#93], [32[#93], [34[#93]-[36[#93], [39[#93] and [40[#93], 23.3.2020, sec 2 and 2019 (626) LW 16.12.2019; date of commencement of Sch 1 [1[#93] (to the extent that it inserts the definition of
"domestic violence offence"), [11[#93], [33[#93], [37[#93] and [38[#93], 28.2.2019, sec 2 and 2018 (774) LW 21.12.2018; date of commencement of Sch 1 [30[#93], 28.2.2019, sec 2 and 2019 (116) LW 28.2.2019.
No 65 Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Reform) Act 2018. Assented to 31.10.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 7.13, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 79 Fair Trading Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2018. Assented to 28.11.2018.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, 28.2.2019, sec 2 and 2019 (113) LW 28.2.2019; date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2019, sec 2 and 2019 (114) LW 28.2.2019; date of commencement of Sch 3, 1.7.2020, sec 2. The amendment made by Sch 3.7[1[#93] was without effect as the provision being amended was substituted by the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Review) Act 2018.
2019 No 23 Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Act 2019. Assented to 26.11.2019.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.10[1[#93], 10.4.2020, sec 2(2) and 2020 (85) LW 13.3.2020; date of commencement of Sch 1.10[2[#93]-[8[#93] and [10[#93]-[15[#93], assent, sec 2(1); date of commencement of Sch 1.10[9[#93], 11.12.2020, sec 2(2) and 2020 (712) LW 11.12.2020. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 No 30. Assented to 27.10.2020. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, 11.12.2020, sec 2(3).
2020 No 1 COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020. Assented to 25.3.2020.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 5 COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures--Miscellaneous) Act 2020. Assented to 14.5.2020.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.28, assent, sec 2(1).
No 25 Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Act 2020. Assented to 28.9.2020.
Date of commencement of Schs 2.8, 5.1 and 7.4, assent, sec 2.
No 30 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of Schs 1.40 and 2.34, 11.12.2020, sec 2(3).
2021 No 5 COVID-19 Recovery Act 2021. Assented to 25.3.2021.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, 26.3.2021, sec 2(2) and sec 230 of this Act and cl 41E of the Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (629).
2022 No 59 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2022. Assented to 26.10.2022.
Date of commencement, 13.1.2023, sec 2.
2023 No 7 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023. Assented to 3.7.2023.
Date of commencement, 14.7.2023, sec 2.
No 9 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rental Fairness) Act 2023. Assented to 3.7.2023.
Date of commencement of Sch 1[1[#93], 3.8.2023, sec 2(a) and 2023 (409) LW 28.7.2023; date of commencement of Sch 1[2[#93]-[4[#93], assent, sec 2(b).
This Act has been amended by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15.

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2013 No 97, Sch 3.12 [1[#93]; 2013 No 111, Sch 3.24 [1[#93]; 2016 No 27, Sch 2.40 [2[#93]; 2018 No 5, Sch 2.13; 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [1[#93]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.60[1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 5 Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Sec 8 Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 [1[#93]; 2013 No 97, Sch 3.12 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2017 No 17, Sch 4.83; 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[1[#93]; 2020 No 30, Sch 1.40[1[#93].
Sec 8A Ins 2013 No 97, Sch 3.12 [4[#93].
Sec 9 Am 2013 No 97, Sch 3.12 [5[#93].
Sec 22 Am 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [1[#93].
Sec 22A Ins 2023 No 9, Sch 1[1[#93].
Sec 26 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[2[#93] [3[#93].
Sec 27 Am 2020 No 25, Sch 5.1.
Sec 29 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[4[#93]-[6[#93].
Sec 31A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[7[#93].
Sec 33 Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 [2[#93]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [2[#93].
Sec 36 Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 [3[#93]; 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [3[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1[8[#93].
Sec 38 Am 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[2[#93].
Sec 40 Am 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[3[#93].
Sec 41 Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 [4[#93]; 2011 No 62, Sch 1.14 [1[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1[9[#93].
Sec 42 Am 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [4[#93].
Sec 46 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [3[#93] [4[#93].
Sec 52 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[10[#93].
Sec 54 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [11[#93]; 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[4[#93].
Sec 54A Ins 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[5[#93].
Sec 55 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[12[#93]; 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[6[#93].
Sec 55A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[13[#93].
Sec 62 Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.25 [1[#93].
Sec 64A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[14[#93].
Sec 65 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[15[#93]-[17[#93].
Part 3, Div 5A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[18[#93].
Sec 65A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[18[#93].
Sec 65B Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[18[#93]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.40[2[#93].
Secs 65C, 65D Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[18[#93].
Sec 66 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[19[#93].
Sec 80 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[20[#93].
Sec 85 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[21[#93].
Sec 87 Am 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 88 Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.25 [2[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1[22[#93] [23[#93].
Sec 89 Am 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [5[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1[24[#93]-[26[#93].
Sec 92A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[27[#93].
Sec 95 Am 2014 No 88, Sch 1.24 [1[#93].
Sec 98A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[28[#93].
Sec 99 Am 2011 No 62, Sch 1.14 [2[#93].
Sec 100 Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [1[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1[29[#93]-[31[#93].
Sec 102 Am 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [6[#93] [7[#93].
Sec 103A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1[32[#93].
Part 5, Div 3A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [33[#93].
Sec 105A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [33[#93]. Am 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[7[#93]-[9[#93] (am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.5).
Sec 105B Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [33[#93]. Am 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[10[#93] [11[#93].
Sec 105C Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [33[#93]. Am 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[12[#93].
Secs 105D-105G Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [33[#93].
Sec 105H Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [33[#93]. Am 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[13[#93].
Sec 105I Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [33[#93]. Am 2019 No 23, Sch 1.10[14[#93] [15[#93].
Sec 107 Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.25 [3[#93]-[5[#93]. Subst 2018 No 58, Sch 1[34[#93]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.34.
Sec 110 Am 2011 No 27, Sch 1.8 [8[#93].
Sec 121 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [5[#93]; 2016 No 55, Sch 1.27 [1[#93].
Part 6, Div 2 Rep 2018 No 79, Sch 3.7[2[#93].
Sec 126 Am 2013 No 47, Sch 1.26 [1[#93]. Rep 2018 No 79, Sch 3.7[2[#93].
Secs 127-129 Rep 2018 No 79, Sch 3.7[2[#93].
Sec 130 Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 [5[#93]. Rep 2018 No 79, Sch 3.7[2[#93].
Secs 131-133 Rep 2018 No 79, Sch 3.7[2[#93].
Sec 134 Am 2013 No 47, Sch 1.26 [2[#93]. Rep 2018 No 79, Sch 3.7[2[#93].
Sec 135 Rep 2018 No 79, Sch 3.7[2[#93].
Sec 136 Am 2012 No 59, Sch 2.4.
Sec 139 Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.25 [6[#93].
Part 7, Div 5, heading Am 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Part 7, Div 5, Subdiv 1, heading Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [3[#93].
Secs 143, 146, 147 Am 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Part 7, Div 5, Subdiv 2, heading Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [5[#93].
Sec 151 Am 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Sec 152 Rep 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [6[#93].
Part 7, Div 5, Subdiv 3, heading Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [7[#93].
Sec 154 Am 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Part 7, Div 5, Subdiv 4 (secs 154A-154F) Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Part 7, Div 5, Subdiv 5, heading Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Sec 154FA Ins 2018 No 45, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 154G Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Part 7, Div 7 (secs 156A, 156B) Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [9[#93].
Part 7, Div 8 (secs 156C, 156D) Ins 2018 No 45, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Sec 157 Am 2013 No 97, Sch 3.12 [6[#93] [7[#93].
Sec 157A Ins 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [2[#93].
Sec 159 Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.25 [7[#93]; 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [3[#93]; 2016 No 55, Sch 1.27 [2[#93]; 2016 No 60, Sch 2.7.
Sec 160 Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.60[3[#93].
Sec 162 Am 2018 No 45, Sch 1 [3[#93].
Sec 164 Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [4[#93]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.60[3[#93].
Sec 165 Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [4[#93]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.60[3[#93].
Sec 171 Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.60[3[#93].
Sec 177 Am 2014 No 88, Sch 1.24 [2[#93].
Sec 178 Am 2013 No 111, Sch 3.24 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [4[#93]; 2016 No 27, Sch 2.40 [3[#93]; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.60[1[#93] [3[#93].
Sec 179 Am 2016 No 27, Sch 2.40 [4[#93].
Sec 185 Am 2023 No 9, Sch 1[2[#93].
Sec 186 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [6[#93] [7[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1[35[#93].
Part 8, Div 7 Ins 2018 No 79, Sch 1.
Sec 186A Ins 2018 No 79, Sch 1. Am 2023 No 7, Sch 2.42; 2023 No 9, Sch 1[3[#93] [4[#93].
Sec 189 Am 2013 No 97, Sch 3.12 [8[#93].
Sec 192 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [8[#93].
Sec 193 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [9[#93].
Sec 194 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [10[#93].
Sec 195 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [11[#93].
Sec 196 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[36[#93].
Sec 200 Am 2020 No 25, Sch 2.8[1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 202 Am 2012 No 95, Sch 1.16 [1[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [37[#93].
Sec 203 Subst 2017 No 22, Sch 3.64.
Sec 207 Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.130.
Sec 209 Am 2010 No 119, Sch 1.28 [6[#93]; 2013 No 97, Sch 3.12 [9[#93].
Sec 213A Ins 2018 No 58, Sch 1 [38[#93].
Sec 216 Am 2018 No 58, Sch 1[39[#93].
Sec 217 Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.25 [8[#93] [9[#93].
Sec 218 Am 2014 No 88, Sch 1.24 [3[#93] [4[#93].
Sec 222 Am 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [6[#93].
Sec 223 Am 2012 No 42, Sch 1.25 [10[#93]; 2016 No 55, Sch 1.27 [3[#93]; 2017 No 25, Sch 1.30 [1[#93]-[3[#93].
Sec 228 Ins 2015 No 34, Sch 1 [10[#93].
Part 13 Ins 2020 No 1, Sch 2.17. Rep 2010 No 42, sec 230.
Sec 228A Ins 2020 No 5, Sch 1.28[1[#93]. Am 2020 No 25, Sch 7.4. Rep 2010 No 42, sec 230.
Secs 228B, 228C Ins 2020 No 5, Sch 1.28[1[#93]. Rep 2010 No 42, sec 230.
Sec 229 Ins 2020 No 1, Sch 2.17. Rep 2010 No 42, sec 230.
Sec 230 Ins 2020 No 5, Sch 1.28[2[#93]. Rep 2010 No 42, sec 230.
Sch 1 Am 2014 No 88, Sch 1.24 [5[#93]; 2018 No 65, Sch 7.13.
Sch 2 Am 2012 No 95, Sch 1.16 [2[#93]; 2013 No 95, Sch 4.34 [12[#93] [13[#93]; 2014 No 33, Sch 1.14 [7[#93]; 2018 No 45, Sch 1 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2018 No 58, Sch 1[40[#93]; 2018 No 79, Sch 2.3; 2020 No 5, Sch 1.28[3[#93] [4[#93]; 2021 No 5, Sch 1.24.
Sch 3 Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
The whole Act Am 2016 No 27, Sch 2.40 [1[#93] ("Director-General" and "Director-General's" omitted wherever occurring, "Secretary" and "Secretary's" inserted instead, respectively).


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