Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 206

206 Lessor’s or agent’s name and other details

(1) On or before the day the tenant starts occupying the premises, the lessor or lessor’s agent must give a written notice to the tenant stating—

(a) the lessor’s name and address for service; or

(b) if the lessor has an agent who is authorised to stand in the lessor’s place in a proceeding prescribed under a regulation (the
"prescribed proceeding" )—the agent’s name and address for service.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) If a detail mentioned in the notice changes, the lessor or agent must give written notice of the change to the tenant within 14 days after the change.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) If details of the agent mentioned in subsection (1) (b) are given to the tenant under this section, the agent stands in the lessor’s place for a prescribed proceeding and, for example—

(a) the proceeding may be taken against the agent as if the agent were the lessor; and

(b) a tribunal may make an order against the agent as if the agent were the lessor; and

(c) settlement may be made with the agent as if the agent were the lessor.

(4) In this section—

"address for service" means—

(a) for an individual—the individual’s place of residence or place of business; or

(b) for a body corporate—the body corporate’s registered office or place of business.