Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 252

252 Application to tribunal about lock or key

(1) A provider or resident may apply to the tribunal for an order relating to a lock or key mentioned in section 250 .

(2) The tribunal may make any of the following orders—

(a) an order requiring the provider to supply a lock, or a lock of a particular kind;

(b) an order requiring the provider to carry out stated maintenance of a lock;

(c) an order authorising the provider or resident to change a lock;

(d) an order that the provider or resident is not required to give to the other party a key to a lock;

(e) an order requiring the provider or resident to give to the other party a key to a lock.

(3) In making an order mentioned in subsection (2) (a) or (c) , the tribunal may have regard to the following—

(a) the likelihood of risk to the resident’s personal safety or theft of, or damage to, the resident’s belongings;

(b) the requirements of insurance companies for allowing the resident to obtain insurance for property of the resident kept at the premises;

(c) the likelihood of break-ins or other unlawful entry to the premises or nearby premises;

(d) local community standards about adequate security for premises;

(e) the physical characteristics of the premises and adjoining areas;

(f) anything else the tribunal considers relevant.