Victorian Current Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 486B

    (1)     The functions of the Director under Part 12A are—

        (a)     to investigate, if the Director considers it appropriate to do so, on the written application of an SDA provider, SDA resident or a person on behalf of an SDA resident, any matter arising under Part 12A; and

        (b)     to report on an investigation under paragraph (a) to the person who made the application and any person on whose behalf the application was made; and

        (c)     to conciliate settlements of complaints or disputes referred to the Director under paragraph (a); and

        (d)     to publish standard form SDA residency agreements; and

S. 486B(1)(e) amended by No. 19/2019 s. 149(a).

        (e)     to conduct research into matters relating to SDA residency agreements and to disseminate that research; and

S. 486B(1)(f) inserted by No. 19/2019 s. 149(b).

        (f)     to maintain a list recording the details of SDA residency agreements the Director is notified of under section 498F(5).

    (2)     The Director may liaise, co-operate and exchange information with, and provide financial assistance from the Residential Tenancies Fund to government departments, public statutory authorities and other persons engaged in—

        (a)     the provision of information in relation to Part 12A; and

        (b)     educating or informing the public in relation to Part 12A and the services provided under that Part; and

        (c)     conducting research into matters relating to SDA residency agreements or publishing the results of that research.

S. 486C inserted by No. 38/2018 s. 305.