South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts67B—Testing and remediation in relation to drug contamination
(1) If a landlord
becomes aware that drug related conduct has occurred on premises subject to,
or proposed to be subject to, a residential tenancy agreement, or ancillary
property, the landlord must as soon as reasonably practicable give the tenant
notice that the premises or ancillary property (or both, as the case requires)
will be tested for contamination.
(2) If a notice is
given to a tenant under this section and the landlord has not, within
1 month after giving the notice, conducted testing of the relevant
premises in accordance with any requirements of the regulations the landlord
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $25 000.
Expiation fee: $1 200.
(3) If premises are
contaminated according to testing conducted under this section, it is a term
of a residential tenancy agreement relating to the premises that the landlord
will ensure the contamination is remediated as soon as is reasonably
practicable such that the premises comply with the prescribed minimum housing
standards under the Housing Improvement Act 2016 .