Residential Tenancies Act 1987

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

additional amount 31(1A)

AFI 92

agent 22(6), 82A

agreement 70A(1), 71D(1), 72(1A)

applicant 82C(1), 82D(1)

approved form 3

assistance animal 3

authorised financial institution 92

authorised person 88A(1)

bond 3

bond administrator 3

bond assistance loan 81M(1)

bond information 11AA(1)

commencement 99(1), 100(1), 101(1), 102(1)

commencement day 91(1), 92, 97(1), 98(1)

Commissioner 3

common area 3

community corporation 50A(1)

community titles scheme 3

competent court 3

consenting party 50Y(1) and (2)

consumption 49A(1)

continuing agreement 31B(2)

co-tenant 71AD(1)

criteria 71A

current term 99(2)

database 82A

database operator 82A

Department 3

disability 3

disputed tenancy matter 3, 11E(1)

DVO 71AA

excluded tenant 71AE(1)

executive officer 7A(3)

existing agreement 31B(2), 71H

expiry day 3

Family Court injunction 71AA

family violence 3

family violence order 71AE(1)

first tenant 17A(1)

furniture safety modification 3, 50J(2)

goods 79(1A)

GST 49A(1)

Housing Authority 3, 71A

inaccurate 82A

information 11A(3)

known party 3, 81F(1), 81K(1), 81P

legally qualified person 22(6)

lessor 3, 46(1)

list 82A

major modification 3, 50W(1)

Minister for Housing 71A

minor 59A(1)

minor modification 3

modification 3

national privacy principles 82K(1)

notice 46(1), 70A(1)

notice of dispute 3, 81H(2)

notice period 3, 81F(4)

notice to vacate 81A(1)

original condition 3

out-of-date 82A

party 3, 11D

personal information 3

pet 3

plaintiff 81B(1), 81(1)

possession day 70A(1), 72(1A)

premises 3, 38(2), 40(1), 42(1), 44(1), 46(1), 71AA

prescribed 3

prescribed amount 12

prescribed dispute 12

prescribed period 43(1)

previous 101(1)

proceedings 22(1A)

property manager 3

protected tenant 71AE(1)

public utility services 49A(1), 98(1)

reasonable grounds 3

reasonable time 46(1)

regulation 12BA 103(1)

regulation 12CA 103(1)

relevant entity 11AA(1)

rent 3

Rental Accommodation Account 3

representative entity 26B(1)

required act 86A(1)

residential premises 3, 82A

residential tenancy agreement 3, 82A

residential tenancy database 82A

retaliatory action 3, 26A

scheme by-laws 3

security bond 3, 29(1A)

security bond held in an AFI 92

security bond refund amount 81M(2)

security bond release application 3, 81C(1)

social housing premises 3, 71A

social housing provider 3, 71A

social housing tenancy agreement 3, 71A

specified date 81A(1)

State Register of Heritage Places 3

strata company 3

strata titles scheme 3

suitable repairer 43(1)

tenancy 3

tenancy period 3

tenant 3, 82A

tenant compensation bond 3

tenant compensation order 59D(1)

tenant’s document 80A(1)

terminating tenant 71AC(1)

urgent repairs 43(1)

validation period 103(1)

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