Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010

59 New section 83A inserted

• The following section is inserted after section 83:

  “83A Referral of complaints to Health and Disability Commissioner

  • If a dispute or part of a dispute raises a question as to the landlord’s conduct in the landlord’s capacity as a provider of health or disability services and the conduct is of a kind about which a complaint may be made under the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994, the Tribunal may—

    • “(a) consult with the Health and Disability Commissioner about the appropriateness of referring the dispute to the Health and Disability Commissioner; and

    • “(b) following that consultation, refer the dispute in whole or in part to the Health and Disability Commissioner for his or her consideration.”