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(1) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may give a tenant of premises leased from the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) written notice that the tenant is required to enter into an acceptable behaviour agreement by giving a written undertaking not to engage in antisocial behaviour on the premises.
(2) The notice must include the following information in relation to the acceptable behaviour agreement:
(a) the period, of not less than 28 days, within which the tenant is required to enter into the agreement;
(b) the period for which the agreement will have effect;
(c) a description of the antisocial behaviour and the terms of the agreement;
(d) a statement about the operation of the agreement as specified by subsection (5);
(e) a statement that the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may apply to a court under section 99A of the Residential Tenancies Act for termination of the lease if the tenant –
(i) fails or refuses to enter into the agreement; or
(ii) seriously or repeatedly breaches the terms of the agreement.
(3) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may require the tenant to enter into the acceptable behaviour agreement only if the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) is of the opinion the tenant, or another lawful occupier of the premises, is likely to engage on the premises in the antisocial behaviour described in the notice.
(4) The opinion of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) formed under subsection (3) must be based on –
(a) the history of the tenant's lease; or
(b) the history of any previous lease under a tenancy agreement with the Chief Executive Officer (Housing), the former Commission or the Territory.
(5) The operation of the acceptable behaviour agreement extends to the behaviour of any other person occupying the premises with the consent of the tenant and, subject to section 99A(3) of the Residential Tenancies Act , if the person engages in behaviour in breach of the acceptable behaviour agreement, the tenant is taken to have breached the agreement.
(6) The acceptable behaviour agreement is of no effect if the notice requiring the tenant to enter into the agreement does not contain the statements required by subsection (2)(d) and (e).