The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.

Pursuant to section 140 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1	Title and commencement
2	Tenancy Tribunal application fee
3	Method of fee payment
4	Records in Tribunal registry
5	Fees for transcribing and copying of proceedings
6	Goods and services tax included
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Regulations

1 Title and commencement

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Regulations 1998.

(2)

These regulations come into force on 5 October 1998.

2 Tenancy Tribunal application fee

(1)

The fee payable for the filing of an application with the Tenancy Tribunal under section 86 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 (except an application that relates to a unit title dispute within the meaning of section 171 of the Unit Titles Act 2010) is $28.

(2)

The fee must be paid before the application is lodged.

Regulation 2(1): substituted, on 20 June 2011, by regulation 4 of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SR 2011/125).

Regulation 2(1): amended, on 1 July 2025, by regulation 4 of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/109).

3 Method of fee payment

The Tenancy Tribunal application fee may be paid—

(a)

by deposit into a bank account nominated by the department at any branch of Westpac New Zealand Limited, using the deposit slip printed on the application form provided by the department; or

(b)

[Revoked]

(c)

by such other method as may be determined in advance by the chief executive of the department.

Regulation 3(a): amended, on 20 June 2011, by regulation 5(1) of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SR 2011/125).

Regulation 3(b): revoked, on 20 June 2011, by regulation 5(2) of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SR 2011/125).

Regulation 3(c): amended, on 20 June 2011, by regulation 5(3) of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2011 (SR 2011/125).

Regulation 3(a): amended, on 1 November 2006, by section 23(1) of the Westpac New Zealand Act 2006 (2006 No 3 (P)).

4 Records in Tribunal registry

(1)

The fee for inspecting the records and papers of the Tribunal relating to each application to the Tribunal is $15.

(2)

The fee for a true copy of any such record or paper is 70 cents for each page.

Regulation 4(1): amended, on 1 July 2025, by regulation 5 of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/109).

Regulation 4(2): amended, on 1 July 2024, by regulation 5(2) of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SL 2024/112).

5 Fees for transcribing and copying of proceedings

(1)

The fee for transcribing an audio tape of any proceedings of the Tribunal is $35 for each hour or part of an hour of the hearing of those proceedings.

(2)

The fee for copying an audio tape of any proceedings of the Tribunal is $15 for each hour or part of an hour of the hearing of those proceedings.

(3)

The Registrar may charge for the cost of a cassette, if the person requesting the transcript does not supply a cassette.

Regulation 5(1): amended, on 1 July 2025, by regulation 6(1) of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/109).

Regulation 5(2): amended, on 1 July 2025, by regulation 6(2) of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/109).

6 Goods and services tax included

The fees and rates of fees prescribed by these regulations are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 27 August 1998.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Regulations 1998 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/109)

Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SL 2024/112)

Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2011 (2011/125)

Westpac New Zealand Act 2006 (2006 No 3 (P)): section 23(1)

Residential Tenancies (Fees) Regulations 1998