Residential Tenancies Act 1987

A lessor or property manager must, within 7 days after a tenant has entered into occupation of residential premises under a residential tenancy agreement —

prepare a report describing the condition of the premises; and

provide 2 copies of the report to the tenant.

A tenant given copies of a report under subsection (1)(b) who disagrees with any information in the report must, within 7 days of receiving the copies —

mark a copy in a manner that shows the information with which the tenant disagrees; and

give the copy back to the lessor or property manager, as the case requires.

If the tenant does not give a copy of the report back to the lessor or property manager under subsection (2), the tenant is to be taken to accept the report as a true and accurate description of the condition of the residential premises.

A lessor or property manager must, as soon as practicable, and in any event within 14 days, after the termination of a tenancy or tenant’s interest in a residential tenancy agreement —

conduct an inspection of the residential premises; and

prepare a final report describing the condition of the premises; and

provide a copy of the report to the tenant.

A lessor or property manager is taken to comply with subsection (4) if, before the termination of a tenant’s interest, the lessor or property manager —

enters residential premises under section 46(6B); and

in relation to that entry —

conducts an inspection of the premises; and

prepares a report describing the condition of the premises; and

provides a copy of the report to the tenant.

The tenant is to be given a reasonable opportunity to be present at the inspection conducted under subsection (4)(a) or (4A)(a).

The regulations may prescribe information that must be included in a property condition report.