Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prescribed Tenancy Agreements) Regulations 2009

i Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prescribed Tenancy Agreements) Regulations 2009 S.R. No. 12/2009 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provisions 1 3 Commencement 1 4 New regulation 5A inserted 2 5A Prescribed tenancy agreements 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 3 -- 1 of 4 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2009 S.R. No. 12/2009 Residential Tenancies Act 1997 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prescribed Tenancy Agreements) Regulations 2009 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 18 February 2009 Responsible Minister: RICHARD WYNNE Minister for Housing RYAN HEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2008 to prescribe certain tenancy agreements to be prescribed agreements. 2 Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under sections 14 and 511 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 18 February 2009. -- 2 of 4 -- S.R. No. 12/2009 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prescribed Tenancy Agreements) Regulations 2009 2 4 New regulation 5A inserted After regulation 5 of the Residential Tenancies Regulations 2008 1 insert— "5A Prescribed tenancy agreements For the purposes of section 14(2) of the Act, a tenancy agreement is a prescribed agreement if— (a) the landlord is the Director of Housing; and (b) the tenancy agreement arises because the tenant was directly affected by the bushfires that occurred in Victoria in January 2009 or February 2009.". ═══════════════ r. 4 -- 3 of 4 -- S.R. No. 12/2009 Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prescribed Tenancy Agreements) Regulations 2009 3 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 55/2008. Endnotes -- 4 of 4 --