Australian Capital Territory
Residential Tenancies Regulations
Subordinate Law No. 17 of 19981

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.
	Dated 27 May 1998.
brendan smyth
Minister
gary humphries
Minister

1. 	Citation
	These Regulations may be cited as the  Regulations.
2. 	Commencement
	These Regulations commence, or shall be taken to have commenced, on the day on which section 3 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 commences or commenced, as the case requires.
3. 	Interpretation
	In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“Act” means the Residential Tenancies Act 1997.
4. 	Interest
	For the purposes of paragraph 28 (1) (b) of the Act, the purposes referred to in paragraphs 28 (2) (a) to (e) (inclusive) of the Act are prescribed.
5. 	Service of termination notice
	For the purposes of paragraphs 58 (1) (b) and 59 (1) (b) of the Act, a termination notice shall be served—
	(a)	on a natural person—
	(i)	by delivering it to the person personally; 
	(ii)	by leaving it at, or sending it by pre-paid post to, the address of the place of residence or business of the person last known to the person serving the document; or
	(iii)	by leaving it at, or sending it by pre-paid post to, the address for service provided by the person under clause 98 of the prescribed terms; or
	(b)	on a body corporate—by leaving it at, or sending it by pre-paid post to, the head office, a registered office or a principal office of the body corporate.
6. 	Application for resolution of dispute
	For the purposes of paragraph 73 (2) (b) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed:
	(a)	the name and address of the applicant;
	(b)	whether the applicant is the lessor or tenant;
	(c)	the address of the premises that are the subject of the residential tenancy agreement;
	(d)	the action sought by the applicant to be taken to facilitate the resolution of the dispute;
	(e)	the grounds on which the application is made.
7. 	Commencement and record of mediation
(1) 	An approved mediator to whom a tenancy dispute is referred under section 75 of the Act shall—
	(a)	commence mediation of the dispute as soon as practicable after the referral; and
	(b)	keep a record of the mediation that contains the following particulars:
	(i)	whether the parties to the dispute participated in mediation;
	(ii)	whether the parties reached agreement;
	(iii)	if the parties reached agreement, with the written consent of the parties—the terms of the agreement.
(2) 	At the conclusion of mediation the approved mediator shall provide the record referred to in paragraph (1) (b) to the Registrar.
8. 	Form of termination notice
	A termination notice shall be in accordance with the form in the Schedule.

	SCHEDULE	Regulation 8
termination notice
Residential Tenancies Act 1997

TO: 
[Insert name/s of tenant/s]

TAKE NOTICE that in relation to the residential tenancy of the premises situated at:
[Insert address]

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT:
I/we intend to apply to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal for a termination and possession order requiring you to vacate the premises if you do not—
*	vacate the premises on or before the day of 19 (see section 47 or, in relation to a successor in title, section 64); 
*	remedy the breach of the prescribed terms alleged within days/weeks of the date of service of this notice on you or undertake to remedy the breach within a reasonable period specified by you (see section 48); 
*	pay the rent due and payable within days/weeks of the date of service of this notice on you (see section 49); or
*	take appropriate action to ensure that the purported assignee/s or sublessee/s vacate/s the premises (see section 54).
* Strike out whichever is inapplicable

THE GROUND/S on which this notice is issued are:
[Insert particulars identifying the circumstances giving rise to the ground/s] 

Dated this          day of                              19     .

.................................................
[Signature/s of lessor/s]
[Insert address/es and telephone contact/s of lessor/s]

OR if notice is being given by successor/s in title:

.................................................
[Signature/s of successor/s in title]
[Insert address/es and telephone contact/s of successor/s in title]

NOTE
Notification
1.	Notified in the ACT Gazette on 28 May 1998.

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