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VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 1998 - SECT 147A

Information sharing functions—Residential Tenancies Act 1997

    (1)     It is a function of the Tribunal, on making a registrable order to give the Director of Consumer Affairs Victoria, as soon as practicable, the following information—

        (a)     the name of the residential rental provider to whom the order relates;

        (b)     the address of the residential rental provider to whom the order relates (if disclosed to the Tribunal);

        (c)     the address of the rented premises in respect of which the order was made;

        (d)     if the residential rental provider has an agent, the business name and address of the agent;

        (e)     the date of the order;

        (f)     the provision of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 that the residential rental provider was found to have contravened (if recorded on the order).

    (2)     It is a function of the Tribunal, on receiving an application which includes a claim for repayment of a bond, if requested by the Authority, to give the Authority, as soon as practicable, the following information—

        (a)     the names of each of the parties to the application;

        (b)     the address of the rented premises in respect of which the bond is held;

        (c)     the business name and business address of the residential rental provider's agent (if disclosed on the application);

        (d)     the date of the application;

        (e)     the bond number assigned to the bond by the Authority (if disclosed on the application).

    (3)     It is a function of the Tribunal, on making an order under section 419A, 420A or 420B of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 , if requested by the Authority, to give the Authority, as soon as practicable, the following information—

        (a)     the name of each party to the application on which the order was made;

        (b)     the address of the rented premises in respect of which the bond is held;

        (c)     the business name and business address of the residential rental provider's agent (if disclosed to the Tribunal);

        (d)     the bond number assigned to the bond by the Authority (if disclosed to the Tribunal);

        (e)     any transfer details or payee amounts set out in the order;

        (f)     the date of the order;

        (g)     any other details included in the order.

    (4)     This section does not limit—

        (a)     the closing of a file under section 146; or

        (b)     a suppression order under the Open Courts Act 2013 .

    (5)     In this section—

"Authority" means the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority established under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 ;

"bond" has the same meaning as in section 3(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 ;

"registrable order" means an order of the Tribunal under Part 5 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 which requires a residential rental provider to—

        (a)     remedy a contravention; or

        (b)     pay compensation; or

        (c)     refrain from committing a contravention;

"rented premises" has the same meaning as in section 439O of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 ;

"residential rental provider" has the same meaning as in section 439O of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 .

Part 5—Appeals from the Tribunal



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