Practitioners drafting leases with community consultation provisions should note that the assessment of reasonableness under s 134(2) is informed by the contractual arrangements between the parties, and that a landlord is not confined to 'property interests' narrowly defined; however, a contingency clause tied to a 'negative response' to a defined consultation process will be construed objectively by reference to the outcomes of that specific process.
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