Tenants' Union of Tasmania

Residential Tenancy Discussion Paper

Posted on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 | Permalink

The Minister for Corrections and Consumer Protection, Lisa Singh MP, released a discussion paper on the Residential Tenancy Act and issues in the residential tenancy market. The discussion paper explores issues such as security of tenure, rent increases, accommodation standards and dispute resolution and seeks comments and submissions from the public. The purpose of this paper is to give broad direction to the scope of a discussion about issues relating to the Residential Tenancy Act and the role of the Act in the residential tenancy market.

The Minister is calling for submissions that address the questions raised in this paper.  The Tenants' Union is preparing a detailed submission and is asking for input in two ways.  We ask tenants to a) prepare their own submission addressing the issues canvassed in the discussion paper or b) contact us with suggestions about how the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 can be improved.

Submissions close 1st February 2010