Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006

i Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006 S.R. No. 4/2006 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1. Objective 1 2. Authorising provision 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Principal Regulations 1 5. Objectives 2 6. Amendment to references to the Schedule 2 7. New regulation 24 inserted 2 24. Infringement Penalties 2 8. Schedule 2 inserted 2 SCHEDULE 2 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 6 -- 1 of 7 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2006 S.R. No. 4/2006 Residential Tenancies Act 1997 Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 24 January 2006 Responsible Minister: MARSHA THOMSON Minister for Consumer Affairs RUTH LEACH Clerk of the Executive Council 1. Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998 to prescribe infringement penalties. 2. Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 511 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997. 3. Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 February 2006. 4. Principal Regulations In these Regulations the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1998 1 are called the Principal Regulations. -- 2 of 7 -- S.R. No. 4/2006 Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006 2 5. Objectives In regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations— (a) in paragraph (d), for "rent." substitute "rent; and"; (b) after paragraph (d) insert— "(e) to specify infringement penalties for the purposes of the Act.". 6. Amendment to references to the Schedule In regulations 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 19A, 19B and 19C of the Principal Regulations, for "the Schedule" substitute "Schedule 1". 7. New regulation 24 inserted After regulation 23 of the Principal Regulations insert— "24. Infringement Penalties For the purposes of section 510D(e) of the Act, the infringement penalty for an alleged offence specified in Schedule 2 to the Act is the amount expressed in penalty units in column 2 of Schedule 2 to these Regulations opposite the relevant offence in column 1 of that Schedule.". 8. Schedule 2 inserted (1) In the Schedule to the Principal Regulations, for "SCHEDULE" (where first occurring) substitute— "SCHEDULES SCHEDULE 1 FORMS". r. 5 -- 3 of 7 -- S.R. No. 4/2006 Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006 3 (2) At the end of Form 17 insert— "__________________ SCHEDULE 2 Column 1 Column 2 Infringement Offence Infringement Penalty Section 26(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 29(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 29(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 34 2⋅5 penalty units Section 35(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 41 2⋅5 penalty units Section 43(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 43(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 43(2A) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 49 2⋅5 penalty units Section 51(1) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 51(2) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 51(3) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 56 2⋅5 penalty units Section 66(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 66(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 66(3) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 66(4) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 96 2⋅5 penalty units Section 97(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 99 2⋅5 penalty units Section 100(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 100(2) 1⋅25 penalty units r. 8 -- 4 of 7 -- S.R. No. 4/2006 Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006 4 Column 1 Column 2 Infringement Offence Infringement Penalty Section 100(2A) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 107 2⋅5 penalty units Section 124 1⋅25 penalty units Section 125(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 125(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 125(3) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 127(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 145 1⋅25 penalty units Section 146(3) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 147 2⋅5 penalty units Section 148(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 150(1) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 150(2) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 151(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 151(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 151(2A) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 160 2⋅5 penalty units Section 166 2⋅5 penalty units Section 182 1⋅25 penalty units Section 183(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 183(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 184(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 184(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 184(3) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 186(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 198(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 198(2) 5 penalty units r. 8 -- 5 of 7 -- S.R. No. 4/2006 Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006 5 Column 1 Column 2 Infringement Offence Infringement Penalty Section 264 5 penalty units Section 287 5 penalty units Section 295 5 penalty units Section 298(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 298(2) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 358(1) 5 penalty units Section 358(2) 5 penalty units Section 369 2⋅5 penalty units Section 372 2⋅5 penalty units Section 373 5 penalty units Section 377(1) 5 penalty units Section 377(2) 5 penalty units Section 377(3) 5 penalty units Section 382(2) 5 penalty units Section 405(1) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 405(4) 1⋅25 penalty units Section 406 2⋅5 penalty units Section 424(1) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 424(3) 2⋅5 penalty units Section 425 2⋅5 penalty units Section 428 2⋅5 penalty units ". ═══════════════ r. 8 -- 6 of 7 -- S.R. No. 4/2006 Residential Tenancies (Infringement Penalties) Regulations 2006 6 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 76/1998 as amended by S.R. Nos 59/2003, 40/2004 and 109/2005. 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