Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 416

416 Dispute resolution request required before applying to tribunal

(1) The lessor or tenant under a residential tenancy agreement, or provider or resident under a rooming accommodation agreement, may apply under this Act to a tribunal about an issue only if the applicant has first made a dispute resolution request about the issue and—

(a) the conciliation process has ended without a conciliated resolution having been reached, because—

(i) the authority refuses to provide a conciliation service about the issue; or

(ii) a party refuses to participate, or continue to participate, in the conciliation process; or

(iii) the parties participate in the conciliation process but do not reach an agreement on resolving the dispute; or

(b) a conciliated resolution is reached but the applicant reasonably believes the other party has breached the conciliation agreement.

(2) This section does not apply to an urgent application.

Notes—

1 See section 399 .

2 See section 406 .