Australian Capital Territory
Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998     No 17
made under the
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
Republication No 1
Republication date: 27 June 2002
Last amendment made by Act 2001 No 44
Amendments incorporated to 12 September 2001

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998, made under the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, as in force on 27 June 2002.  It includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 12 September 2001 and any amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998
made under the
Residential Tenancies Act 1997
Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	2
	4	Interest	2
	5	Service of termination notice	2
	6	Application for resolution of dispute	2
	7	Beginning and record of mediation	3
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	4
	2	Abbreviation key	4
	3	Legislation history	5
	4	Amendment history	5

Amendments incorporated to
12 September 2001

Australian Capital Territory
Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998     

made under the
Residential Tenancies Act 1997

    

  

1	Name of regulations
These regulations are the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998.
4	Interest
For the Act, section 28 (1) (b) the purposes referred to in the Act, section 28 (2) (a) to (e) are prescribed.
5	Service of termination notice
For the Act, sections 58 (1) (b) and 59 (1) (b) a termination notice shall be served—
	(a)	on an individual—
	(i)	by delivering it to the person personally; or
	(ii)	by leaving it at, or sending it by prepaid 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 prepaid post to, the address for service provided by the person under the prescribed terms, clause 98; or
	(b)	on a body corporate—by leaving it at, or sending it by prepaid post to, the head office, a registered office or a principal office of the body corporate.
6	Application for resolution of dispute
For the Act, section 73 (2) (b) 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	Beginning and record of mediation
	(1)	An approved mediator to whom a tenancy dispute is referred under the Act, section 75 shall—
	(a)	begin 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 subregulation (1) (b) to the registrar.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	s = section/subsection	
LR = legislation register	sch = schedule	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sdiv = subdivision	
mod = modified / modification	sub = substituted	
No = number	SL  = Subordinate Law	
num = numbered	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
o = order	or to be expired	
om = omitted/repealed		
3	Legislation history
The Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998 were originally the Residential Tenancies Regulations.  They were renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.
Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998 No 17
notified 28 May 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S146)
commenced 25 May 1998 (reg 2)
as amended by
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 333
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 333 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
4	Amendment history
Name of regulations
reg 1 hdg	am R1 LA
reg 1	am R1 LA
Commencement
reg 2	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3667
Interpretation
reg 3	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3667
Form of termination notice
reg 8	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3667
Termination notice
sch	om Act 2001 No 44 amdt 1.3668

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