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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 17A

Prescribed minimum housing standards

17A Prescribed minimum housing standards

(1) A
"prescribed minimum housing standard" means a standard prescribed by a regulation.
(2) A regulation may prescribe minimum housing standards for—
(a) a residential premises let, or to be let, under a residential tenancy agreement; or
(b) premises in which rooming accommodation is, or is to be, provided; or
(c) inclusions for premises mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) ; or
(d) facilities in a moveable dwelling park.
(3) A prescribed minimum housing standard may be about any matter relating to the premises, inclusions or facilities mentioned in subsection (2) , including, for example, the following—
(a) sanitation, drainage, cleanliness and repair of the premises, inclusions or facilities;
(b) ventilation and insulation;
(c) protection from damp and its effects;
(d) construction, condition, structures, safety and situation of the premises, inclusions or facilities;
(e) the dimensions of rooms in the premises;
(f) privacy and security;
(g) provision of water supply, storage and sanitary facilities;
(h) laundry and cooking facilities;
(i) lighting;
(j) freedom from vermin infestation;
(k) energy efficiency.
(4) If a regulation made under subsection (2) makes provision in relation to a matter and provision is also made in relation to that matter by, or under, any Act, the regulation—
(a) if not inconsistent with the Act , must be observed in addition to that Act; and
(b) if inconsistent with the Act , is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect and that Act prevails.
Example of inconsistency between a prescribed minimum housing standard and an Act—
A prescribed minimum housing standard, that purports to require a lessor to keep residential premises and inclusions clean after the start of a tenancy, is inconsistent with the obligations of a tenant under section 188 (2) .
(5) A regulation may also prescribe how compliance with minimum housing standards is to be monitored and enforced.



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