Victorian Current Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 142C

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

        (a)     for the purposes of this Division, prescribing privacy, safety, security and amenity standards in relation to all or any combination of the following—

              (i)     rooming houses;

              (ii)     rooms in a rooming house;

              (iii)     rooming house facilities and services;

              (iv)     common areas of rooming houses;

              (v)     the general amenity of rooming houses; and

        (b)     generally prescribing any matter or thing required or authorised to be prescribed by this Division.

    (2)     Regulations under this Division may—

        (a)     be of general or limited application;

        (b)     differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance;

        (c)     apply at all times or specified times;

        (d)     require matters in the regulations to be—

              (i)     in accordance with specified standards or specified requirements; or

              (ii)     approved by, or to the satisfaction of, a specified person or body or specified classes of person or body; or

              (iii)     as specified in both subparagraphs (i) and (ii);

        (e)     apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document or any method, whether—

              (i)     wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

              (ii)     as formulated or published on or before the date when the regulations are made; or

              (iii)     as formulated or published from time to time;

        (f)     confer a discretionary authority or impose a duty on a specified person or body or specified classes of person or body;

        (g)     provide for the exemption of a person or thing or classes of person or thing from any of the regulations, whether—

              (i)     unconditionally or on specified conditions; and

              (ii)     either wholly or to such an extent as is specified;

S. 142C(2)(h) amended by Nos 56/2012 s. 5, 40/2022 s. 60(29).

        (h)     leave any matter or thing to be from time to time determined or approved by the Minister, the Director or Homes Victoria.

Pt 3 Div. 9 (Heading and s. 142D) inserted by No. 67/2010 s. 77, substituted by No. 56/2012 s. 15.

Division 9—Rooming House Register

S. 142D inserted by No. 67/2010 s. 77, amended by Nos 56/2012 s. 16, 45/2018 s. 121.