Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008 - SECT 570

570 Incomplete processes to be completed under pre-amended Act

(1) This section applies if—

(a) before the commencement of a 2021 amendment, a person gave a notice or made an application under this Act (the
"initiating action" ); and

(b) under the pre-amended Act, a person (the
"responder" ) may or must take particular action because of the initiating action; and

(c) the responder did not take or complete the action before the commencement of the 2021 amendment.

(2) Despite the commencement of the 2021 amendment—

(a) the right or obligation mentioned in subsection (1)(b) continues under the pre-amended Act; and

(b) the pre-amended Act applies for the purpose of taking the action mentioned in subsection (1)(b).

(3) In this section—

"2021 amendment" means an amendment of this Act by the Housing Legislation Amendment Act 2021, chapter 2, part 3 or schedule 1, part 2.

"pre-amended Act" , in relation to a 2021 amendment, means this Act as in force immediately before its amendment by the 2021 amendment.