Correspondence marked 'subject to lessor approval' and expressly stating that parties are not bound until execution of formal lease documentation does not constitute an 'offer to renew the lease' for the purposes of s 52(3)(a)(i) of the Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001 (ACT). The Masters v Cameron third category applies to statutory lease renewal contexts. Section 53(6) of the Act applies to requests made by either the tenant or the lessor.
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