Part 5A
Occupancy agreements
Section 71GA
(3) If the Territory accepts the amount of the bond, the Territory must— (a) give the occupant a receipt for the amount; and (b) give the grantor a copy of the notice under subsection (2). (4) If the Territory accepts the amount of the bond, the applied provisions apply in relation to the occupancy agreement as if— (a) the amount had been received by the Territory under part 3 (Bonds); and (b) the occupancy agreement; and
agreement
were
a
residential
tenancy
(c) the occupant were the tenant under the agreement; and (d) the grantor were the lessor under the agreement; and (e) any dispute between the occupant and the grantor about the bond were a tenancy dispute; and (f) any other necessary changes, and any changes prescribed by regulation, were made. (5) In this section: applied provisions means the following provisions: • section 27 (Payment of bond money into trust account) • section 28 (Interest) • division 3.4 (Release of bond money).
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Residential Tenancies Act 1997 Effective: 29/07/08 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
R28 29/07/08