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

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2 Commencement

3 Revocation

Order

1 Title

This order is the Residential Tenancies Regulations Revocation Order 2010.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 October 2010.

3 Revocation

The Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998 (SR 1998/256) are revoked.

Rebecca Kitteridge,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the order, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This order, which comes into force on 1 October 2010, revokes the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998. The revoked regulations mainly set out prescribed forms. The regulatory forms have been superseded by the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2010, which also comes into force on 1 October 2010 and requires forms under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to be approved by the chief executive of the Department of Building and Housing. The approved forms will be available on the Department’s Internet site.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 26 August 2010.

This order is administered by the Department of Building and Housing.

Residential Tenancies Regulations Revocation Order 2010