South Australian Numbered Acts

RETAIL AND COMMERCIAL LEASES (MISCELLANEOUS) AMENDMENT ACT 2019 (NO 47 OF 2019) - SECT 12

12—Substitution of section 16

Section 16—delete section 16 and substitute:

16—Lease documentation

A retail shop lease is taken to include provision to the following effect:

            (a)         if the lease is not to be registered—the lessor must provide the lessee with an executed copy of the lease within 1 month after the lease is returned to the lessor or the lessor's lawyer or agent following its execution by the lessee;

            (b)         if the lease is to be registered—the lessor must lodge the lease for registration within 1 month after the lease is returned to the lessor or the lessor's lawyer or agent following its execution by the lessee, and the lessor must provide the lessee with—

                  (i)         an executed copy of the lease; and

                  (ii)         confirmation that the lease has been registered,

within 1 month of the date of its registration.