Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 146

146 Payments above maximum amount

(1) A person must not require payment of, or accept, a rental bond more than, or amounts as rental bond totalling more than—

(a) for a residential tenancy agreement for which the lessor is the tenant’s employer and gives the tenant a rental subsidy—the amount fixed under subsection (2) ; or

(b) for a rooming accommodation agreement for which the provider is the resident’s employer and gives the resident a rental subsidy—the amount fixed under subsection (2) ; or

(c) otherwise—the maximum rental bond for the residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1) (a) and (b) , the amount is the greater of the following amounts—

(a) $400;

(b) the maximum rental bond for the residential tenancy agreement or rooming accommodation agreement.