Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 174

174 Terms about rent reductions etc.

(1) This section applies to a term of an agreement providing that, if the tenant does not breach the agreement or this or another Act—

(a) the rent will, or may be, reduced; or

(b) the tenant will, or may be, given or paid a rebate or refund of rent or other benefit.

(2) However, this section does not apply to a term of a residential tenancy agreement providing only that, if the tenant pays the rent before or when it is payable—

(a) the rent will, or may be, reduced; or

(b) the tenant will, or may be, given or paid a rebate or refund of rent or other benefit.

(3) A term to which this section applies is taken to be varied so that the tenant is entitled immediately to the reduction, rebate, refund or other benefit.

(4) A variation is taken to be made on the commencement of the agreement, or the application of this section to the agreement, whichever happens later.

(5) In this section—

"term" includes part of a term.