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WATER INDUSTRY ACT 2012 (NO 9 OF 2012) - SECT 114

114—Protection of tenants and lessees of residential premises

        (1)         This section applies in relation to a tenant or lessee occupying residential premises.

        (2)         A water industry entity must not, in relation to a tenant or lessee who is a consumer

            (a)         take action to recover from the tenant or lessee any amount for which the landlord or lessor is legally liable; or

            (b)         take action to recover from a tenant or lessee any amount on account of any default on the part of the landlord or the lessor; or

            (c)         take other action against the tenant or lessee on account of any default on the part of the landlord or lessor unless such action is reasonably justified in the circumstances and is in accordance with any relevant provision prescribed by the regulations or contained in a code or set of rules published by the Commission for the purposes of this section.



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