Offences relating to the Act

The offences listed below relate to the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (the Act). You can download a PDF version of the Act from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel website.

Section

Description

Penalty units

s 53(2)

Contracting out prohibited

50

s 57(1)

Premises must be offered for rent at fixed amount

20

s 57(2)

Rental bond must not be accepted for premises offered/advertised without a fixed price

20

s 58(1)

Lessor must give documents to prospective tenant

20

s 59
Restriction on amounts that may be taken from prospective tenants
20
s 61(1)
Written Agreements required that comply
20
s 62(1)
Giving and signing written agreement
20
s 62(3)
Returning copy of signed written agreement
10
s 63(1)
Period required for keeping a copy of the agreement
20
s 65(2)
Condition report at start of tenancy - Lessor/agent obligations
20
s 65(3)
Condition report at start of tenancy - Tenant obligations
20
s 65(5)
Condition report - Returning copy to tenant
20
s 65(6)
Condition report - Period required for keeping a copy
20
s 67(1)
Information Statement
10
s 68(2)
Park Rules
20
s 69
By-Laws
20
s 75(2)
Contracting out prohibited
50
s 77(1)
Written Agreements required that comply
20
s 78(1)
Giving and signing written agreement
20
s 78(2)
Returning copy of signed written agreement
10
s 79(1)
Period required for keeping a copy of the agreement
20
s 81(1)
Condition report at start of rooming accommodation - Provider/agent obligations
20
s 81(2)
Condition report at start of rooming accommodation - Resident obligations
20
s 81(4)
Condition report - Providing copy to resident
20
s 81(5)
Condition report - Period required for keeping a copy
20
s 84(2)
Rent - Tenant to be given choices of approved payment ways
20
s 87(1)
Rent in advance - maximum amounts required
20
s 87(2)
Rent in advance - not requiring rent from tenant in a period that rent has been paid
10
s 88(1)
Rent receipts and other records- cash payments
10
s 88(2)
Rent receipts and other records - cheque payments
10
s 88(5)
Rent receipts and other records - Rent payment record
10
s 89(1)
Keeping rent records
15
s 90(2)
False, misleading or incomplete rent records
20
s 93(2)
Minimum period before rent can be increased
20
s 95(1)
Seizure of tenant's goods for rent
40
s 96(2)
Rent payment must not be applied for any other purpose
40
s 99(2)
Rent - Resident to be given choices of approved payment ways
20
s 101(1)
Rent in advance - maximum amounts required
20
s 101(2)
Rent in advance - not requiring rent from resident in a period that rent has been paid
10
s 102(1)
Rent receipts and other records- cash payments
10
s 102(2)
Rent receipts and other records - cheque payments
10
s 102(5)
Rent receipts and other records - Rent payment record
10
s 103(1)
Rent records - Keeping records
15
s 104(2)
Rent records - False, misleading or incomplete
20
s 108(1)
Seizure of resident's goods for rent
40
s 116(1)
Duty to pay rental bond
40
s 117(2)
Duty to pay rental bond instalments - financial or state assistance applies to rented accommodation
40
s 117(3)
Duty to pay rental bond instalments - financial or state assistance applies to rented accommodation (partially received & agreement ends)
40
s 118(2)
Duty to pay rental bond instalments
40
s 118(3)
Duty to pay rental bond instalments (partially received & agreement ends)
40
s 118(4)
Duty to pay rental bond instalments (partially received & 3 months expired)
40
s 119(2)
Duty to pay rental bond instalments - financial protection is given
40
s 145(1)
Rental bond receipt
10
s 145(4)
Rental bond receipt - Keeping copy
10
s 146(1)
Rental bond payments above maximum amount
20
s 157(1)
Key deposits - receipts
10
s 158
Key deposits - refund
10
s 159(2)
Holding deposits - accepting/requiring multiple holding deposits
20
s 160(1)
Holding deposits - receipt
10
s 161(4)
Holding deposits - rights and obligations to enter into agreement
20
s 171(1)
Supply of goods and services - not requiring purchase as a requirement of being accepted as tenant
20
s 171(2)
Supply of goods and services - not requiring tenant to buy
20
s 172
Incentive amounts prohibited
40
s 173(4)
Certain terms about penalties and other payments void
20
s 175(2)
Premiums for letting moveable dwelling premises
20
s 176(1)
Supply of goods and services - not requiring purchase as a requirement of being accepted as resident
20
s 176(2)
Supply of goods and services - not requiring resident to buy
20
s 177
Incentive amounts prohibited
40
s 178(4)
Certain terms about penalties and other payments void
20
s 183(2)
Quiet enjoyment - reasonable peace, comfort and privacy in using premises
20
s 202
Unlawful entry of premises
20
s 203
Lessor or lessor's agent must not show tenant's possessions in advertisements
20
s 204(1)
Lessor or lessor's agent must not conduct open house/auction without tenant's consent
20
s 205(1)
Tenant's name and other details - tenant must not give a false name and place of employment
20
s 205(2)
Tenant's name and other details - at the end of the agreement tenant must give new residential address
20
s 206(1)
Lessor or agent's name and other details - at start of agreement lessor/agent must give to tenant name and address for service
20
s 206(2)
Lessor or agent's name and other details - during agreement lessor/agent must advise tenant of changes to name/address for service
20
s 224
Restrictions against enforcing relocation for moveable dwelling premises
20
s 240
Lessor's expense for transfer/subletting - lessor must not require or accept a fee from the tenant
20
s 241(3)
Lessor's fee for sale of caravan
20
s 248(1)
Provider's name and other details - at the start of residency provider/agent must give resident name and address for service
20
s 248(2)
Provider's name and other details -during residency provider/agent must advise resident of changes to name/address for service
20
s 249(2)
Quiet enjoyment - reasonable peace, comfort and privacy in using room and common areas
20
s 265
Unlawful entry of resident's room
20
s 268(4)
House rules - rules made by provider must comply
20
s 275
House rules - proposed resident to be given a copy
10
s 276
House rules - copy of the rules must be displayed in the premises
10
s 317(2)
Mortgagees - requirements for notice for the mortgagee to obtain possession of premises
50
s 317(3)
Mortgagees - requirements for notice for the appointed person to obtain possession of premises
50
s 353(2)
Way of recovering possession of premises
50
s 354
Obstruction of person executing warrant of possession
50
s 363(6)
Goods left on premises - how goods to be dealt with
40
s 363(7)
Goods left on premises - goods claimed before they are disposed of
40
s 364(2)
Documents left on premises - requirement for lessor/agent to give documents to public trustee
10
s 364(3)
Documents left on premises - requirements for lessor/agent to give documents to public trustee if tenant not locatable
10
s 367
Purporting to terminate agreement in unauthorised way
40
s 384(2)
Mortgagees - requirements for notice for the mortgagee to obtain possession of premises
50
s 384(3)
Mortgagees - requirements for notice for the appointed person to obtain possession of premises
50
s 391
Unauthorised dealing with lost property
40
s 409(1)
No record of conciliation process
20
s 411(1)
Conciliator to maintain secrecy
20
s 438(3)
Authorised person's identity card - requirement to return card
20
s 443(2)
Authorised person's general powers for places - person required to give reasonable help must comply
20
s 445(4)
Authorised person's power to require information - person must comply with request
10
s 446(1)
Giving false or misleading information to authorised person
20
s 447(1)
Giving false or misleading document to authorised person
20
s 452(2)
Obstruction of authorised person
50
s 453
Impersonation of authorised person
80
s 456(6)
Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) order excluding person from park
20
s 463(1)
Tenancy databases - complying with QCAT order
50
s 463(2)
Tenancy databases - complying with QCAT order continuing offence
5
(per day)
S 511(1)
Attempts to commit offences
Half the penalty for the offence
s 513(2)
Executive officers must ensure the corporation complies
Penalty
of relevant section
s 514(1)
Giving false or misleading document to the RTA
20
s 527(2)
Confidentiality of information by officers of the Authority
50

 

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