Residential Tenancies Regulation 1998

Number: SL1998-17
Made under: Residential Tenancies Act 1997, s 136
Status: In Force

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
23 February 2026	HTML PDF Word	R16	23 February 2026	Republication for amendments by A2026-2

Legislative instruments

Current legislative instruments under this subordinate law.

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Residential Tenancies (Approved Installers) Determination 2023	None		Notifiable instruments	s 13	1 April 2023	NI2023-174
Residential Tenancies (Ceiling Insulation Standard Compliance Exemption) Determination 2023 (Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 11	1 January 2024 - 1 June 2024	NI2023-810

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 25 May 1998 onwards:

The following table lists 16 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
23 February 2026	HTML PDF Word	R16	23 February 2026	Republication for amendments by A2026-2
9 January 2025 - 22 February 2026	HTML PDF Word	R15	9 January 2025	Republication for amendments by SL2024-35
10 December 2024 - 8 January 2025	HTML PDF Word	R14	10 December 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-29 and SL2024-35
12 December 2023 - 9 December 2024	HTML PDF Word	R13	12 December 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-57
1 April 2023 - 11 December 2023	HTML PDF Word	R12	1 April 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-5 and SL2023-4
3 March 2021 - 31 March 2023	HTML PDF Word	R11	3 March 2021	Republication for amendments by A2020-48
1 November 2019 - 2 March 2021	HTML PDF Word	R10	1 November 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-5
7 May 2018 - 31 October 2019	HTML PDF Word	R9	7 May 2018	Republication for amendments by SL2018-5
11 October 2017 - 6 May 2018	HTML PDF Word	R8	11 October 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-28
27 March 2012 - 10 October 2017	HTML PDF Word	R7	27 March 2012	Republication for amendments by SL2012-11
2 February 2009 - 26 March 2012	HTML PDF Word	R6	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-36
4 August 2006 - 1 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	R5	4 August 2006	Republication for amendments by SL2006-42
28 February 2006 - 3 August 2006	HTML PDF Word	R4	28 February 2006	Republication for amendments by A2005-39
22 December 2005 - 27 February 2006	HTML PDF Word	R3	22 December 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-60
3 November 2004 - 21 December 2005	HTML PDF Word	R2	3 November 2004	Republication includes editorial amendments under Legislation Act
12 September 2001 - 2 November 2004	HTML PDF Word	R1	27 June 2002	Republication for amendments by A2001-44
25 May 1998	HTML PDF Word	As notified	28 May 1998

Notification statement

The Residential Tenancies Regulations were notified in the Gazette on 28 May 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S146).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Instrument as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
28 May 1998	25 May 1998	HTML PDF Word

Explanatory statement

Version	Published	Files/Formats
As presented	28 May 1998	PDF PDF

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
all provisions	taken to have commenced 25 May 1998	reg 2 and see A1997-84, s 2 (3)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2020-48	Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (No 2)	pt 3	3 March 2021
A2023-5	Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment Act 2023	pt 3	1 April 2023
SL2023-4	Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1)	ss 5-9	1 April 2023
A2023-57	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (No 3)	pt 15	12 December 2023
A2024-29	Housing and Consumer Affairs Legislation Amendment Act 2024	pt 9	10 December 2024
SL2024-35	Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1)	s 4, s 8	9 January 2025
SL2024-35	Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulation 2024 (No 1)	ss 5-7	10 December 2024
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 333	12 September 2001
A2005-39	Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2005	s 28	28 February 2006
A2005-60	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No 4)	sch 1 pt 1.24	22 December 2005
SL2006-42	Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1)	s 4	4 August 2006
A2008-36	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008	sch 1 pt 1.45	2 February 2009
SL2012-11	Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulation 2012 (No 1)	s 4	27 March 2012
A2017-28	Statute Law Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.4	11 October 2017
SL2018-5	Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulation 2018 (No 1)	s 4, s 5	7 May 2018
A2019-5	Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019	pt 3	1 November 2019
SL2022-16	Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulation 2022 (No 1)	ss 4-8	never commenced
A2026-2	Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2026	sch 1 pt 1.2	23 February 2026