Residential Tenancies Act 1987

A lessor is entitled to payment from the security bond for a residential tenancy agreement of any of the following amounts —

the reasonable cost of repairs to the premises, or the restoration of the premises to their original condition, as a result of damage (other than fair wear and tear) caused by the tenant, an occupant or an invitee of the tenant;

the reasonable cost of repairs to, or replacement of, the chattels provided with the premises for use by the tenant as a result of damage (other than fair wear and tear) caused by the tenant, an occupant or an invitee of the tenant;

any rent or other charges owing and payable under the agreement or this Act;

the cost of cleaning any part of the premises not left reasonably clean by the tenant, having regard to the condition of the premises at the start of the tenancy;

subject to section 50ZD(2), the cost of replacing locks or other security devices altered, removed or added by the tenant without the consent of the lessor;

an amount the tenant is liable to pay to the lessor for a breach of the agreement.

If the security bond includes the prescribed amount mentioned in section 29(1)(b)(ii), the lessor is also entitled to payment from this amount of the security bond of the following amounts —

the reasonable cost of repairs to the premises, or the restoration of the premises to their original condition, as a result of damage caused by a pet kept at the premises;

if the lessor considers it is necessary for the premises to be fumigated because a pet the tenant kept on the premises is capable of carrying parasites that can affect humans — the reasonable cost of fumigating the premises;

other reasonable costs arising out of the keeping of the pet on the premises.

Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the matters for which the lessor may claim an amount from the security bond.

Subsection (2) does not limit the matters for which the lessor may claim an amount relating to the keeping of a pet on the premises from the security bond.

A lessor is not entitled to payment from the security bond for a residential tenancy agreement of an amount prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.