CONSUMER AND PLANNING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (HOUSING STATEMENT REFORM) ACT 2025 (NO. 6 OF 2025)

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CONSUMER AND PLANNING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (HOUSING STATEMENT REFORM) ACT 2025 (NO. 6 OF 2025)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

1. Purposes
2. Commencement

PART 2--AMENDMENT OF RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997

3. Definitions
4. Additional terms in fixed term residential rental agreements
5. New section 30AC inserted
6. New section 30BA inserted
7. Rented premises must be offered for rent at a fixed amount
8. Limit on rent in advance
9. Rent in advance under weekly residential rental agreement
10. Where and how is rent to be paid?
11. Rent increases
12. Renter may complain to Director about excessive rent
13. What can the Tribunal order?
14. New section 51A inserted
15. Occupation of rented premises that do not comply with rental minimum standards
16. New section 65B inserted
17. New section 68AA inserted
18. Reduced period of notice of intention to vacate in certain circumstances
19. Repairs
20. Demolition
21. Premises to be used for business
22. Premises to be occupied by residential rental provider or provider's family
23. Premises to be sold
24. Premises required for public purposes
25. Sections 91ZZD and 91ZZDA repealed
26. Renter no longer meets NRAS eligibility criteria
27. Renter no longer meets Victorian Affordable Housing Programs eligibility criteria
28. Notice to have no effect in certain circumstances
29. How much notice of rent increase is required?
30. Resident may complain to Director about excessive rent
31. What can the Tribunal order?
32. Sale of rooming house
33. Repairs or demolition
34. Notice by rooming house mortgagee
35. How much notice is required of rent or hiring charge increase?
36. Resident may complain to Director about excessive rent or hiring charge
37. What can the Tribunal order?
38. Sale of caravan
39. Notice under agreement with specified period of occupancy
40. How much notice is required of non-fixed rent increase?
41. Site tenant may complain to Director about excessive rent
42. What can the Tribunal order?
43. Section 209AA amended
44. Keeping personal information listed
45. Notice of increase in rent
46. New sections 505BA to 505BE inserted
47. Heading to section 505C amended
48. Regulations
49. New section 534 inserted
50. Schedule 1 amended
51. Schedule 1A amended

PART 3--AMENDMENT OF ESTATE AGENTS ACT 1980

Division 1--Amendments in relation to registration and continuing professional development requirements

52. Definitions
53. Auctioneers of real estate
54. Section 16 repealed
55. Offence to aid unqualified person to be an agent's representative
56. Delay of effect of certain convictions
57. Failure to comply with section 23
58. Section 24D repealed
59. Section 28 amended
60. Determination of Tribunal on inquiry
61. Section 29A repealed
62. Management of estate agency office
63. Absence of estate agent or branch manager
64. Effect of disqualification
65. Section 31A amended
66. Section 31B amended
67. Section 31C amended
68. The Register
69. Registered address
70. New Part IIIA inserted
71. New sections 37K and 37L inserted
72. Regulations

Division 2--Other amendments in relation to registration and continuing professional development

73. Regulations
74. New Division 5 of Part IX inserted

Division 3--Amendments in relation to penalties

75. Seller must be given estimated selling price
76. Estimated selling price must be reasonable
77. Revision of estimated selling price
78. Statements of information
79. False representation to seller or prospective seller
80. False representation to prospective purchaser
81. Director may require substantiation
82. Profit to be forfeited in case of unlicensed trading etc.

Division 4--Consequential amendments to other Acts

83. Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012
84. Business Licensing Authority Act 1998

PART 4--AMENDMENT OF OWNERS CORPORATIONS ACT 2006

Division 1--Amendments in relation to registration and continuing professional development requirements

85. Definitions
86. What orders can VCAT make?
87. Heading to Part 12 amended
88. Heading to Division 1 of Part 12 amended
89. Section 178 substituted
90. New sections 178A and 178B inserted
91. Eligibility for registration
92. Application for registration
93. New sections 182AA and 182AAB inserted
94. Section 182A amended
95. Annual registration fee and statement
96. Failure to lodge annual statement
97. Automatic cancellation of registration
98. Section 186A amended
99. Death, disability etc. of registered manager
100. If details given in application or annual statement change
101. New sections 188A to 188C inserted
102. Cancellation of registration if false information is given
103. Heading to Division 2 of Part 12 amended
104. Section 192 amended
105. Section 193 amended
106. Section 194 amended
107. Section 195 amended
108. Section 196 amended
109. New sections 198A and 198B inserted
110. Regulation-making powers

Division 2--Other amendments in relation to registration and continuing professional development requirements

111. Regulation-making powers
112. New Part 15 inserted

PART 5--AMENDMENT OF CONVEYANCERS ACT 2006

113. Section 46 substituted
114. New section 46A inserted
115. Regulations
116. New section 192 inserted

PART 6--AMENDMENT OF SALE OF LAND ACT 1962

117. Offences in relation to the sale of land

PART 7--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO THE PLANNING SCHEME AMENDMENT PROCESS

118. Definitions
119. Structure of planning schemes
120. Minister is planning authority
121. Municipal council as planning authority for its municipal district
122. Municipal council as planning authority for area adjoining municipal district
123. Sections 8C and 8D repealed
124. Authorised Ministers and authorities are planning authorities
125. New Division 1AA inserted in Part 3
126. Heading to section 20A amended
127. New section 23A inserted
128. Abandonment of amendment
129. New sections 28A to 28D inserted
130. When does an amendment lapse?
131. Application for permit when amendment requested
132. Application of provisions
133. Recommendation by planning authority
134. Consequential amendment to the Suburban Rail Loop Act 2021

PART 8--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO THE PERMIT APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING LEVY

Division 1--Permit application process

135. Applications for permits
136. New sections 48A to 48D inserted
137. Notice of application
138. New section 52A inserted
139. Notice of amended application
140. When does a permit expire?
141. Application for permit when amendment requested
142. Notice of amendment, application and permit
143. Panel

Division 2--Metropolitan Planning Levy

144. Definitions
145. Applications for permits
146. Application for permit when amendment requested
147. What is a leviable planning permit application?
148. New sections 96UA and 96UB inserted
149. Section 96Z amended

PART 9--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO PLANNING PANELS

150. Decisions about submissions
151. Section 24 amended
152. Planning authority to consider panel's report
153. Powers of advisory committee
154. Appointment of directions panel
155. New section 158AB inserted
156. Directions by directions panel
157. Heading to Division 2 of Part 8 amended
158. New sections 158C to 158G inserted
159. Section 159 amended
160. New section 159A inserted
161. Section 161 amended
162. New section 162A inserted

PART 10--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS BEFORE VCAT

Division 1--Planning and Environment Act 1987

163. New section 83AA inserted
164. New Division 3A of Part 4 inserted

Division 2--Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

165. Note and new clauses 56A and 56B inserted in Schedule 1
166. Amendment of application
167. Extension of time
168. Schedule 2 amended
169. New section 176 inserted

PART 11--AMENDMENTS IN RELATION TO COMPENSATION

170. New section 99A inserted
171. New sections 104B and 104C inserted
172. Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986 to apply

PART 12--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ACT 1987

173. New section 231 inserted

PART 13--AMENDMENT OF VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 1998--RDRV

Division 1--Amendment of Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

174. Definitions
175. New section 32AB inserted
176. Disclosure of information or data by Tribunal
177. Constitution of Tribunal in proceedings
178. New Division 5A of Part 4 inserted
179. Special referees
180. Method of conducting hearings
181. Evidence
182. Presumption of order for costs if settlement offer is rejected
183. Provisions regarding settlement offers
184. Provisions concerning the acceptance of settlement offers
185. Consequences if accepted offer is not complied with
186. Reasons for final orders
187. Immunity of participants
188. Rules may provide for certain functions of the Tribunal to be performed by principal registrar
189. Schedule 2 amended

Division 2--Consequential amendment of Residential Tenancies Act 1997

190. Purposes
191. Objectives of this Act

PART 14--REPEAL OF THIS ACT

192. Repeal of this Act
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