Residential Tenancies Act 1987

Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2026

 

 

Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2026

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Regulations amended1

4.Regulation 5AAA deleted1

5.Part 4 heading amended1

6.Regulation 21 inserted2

21.Savings provision — Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 20262

 

Residential Tenancies Act 1987

Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2026

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2026.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Residential Tenancies Regulations 1989.

4.Regulation 5AAA deleted

Delete regulation 5AAA.

5.Part 4 heading amended

In the heading to Part 4 delete “Transitional” and insert:

 

Savings and transitional

 

6.Regulation 21 inserted

After regulation 20 insert:

 

21.Savings provision — Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2026

(1)In this regulation —

commencement day means the day on which the Residential Tenancies Amendment Regulations 2026 regulation 4 comes into operation;

former regulation 5AAA means regulation 5AAA as in force immediately before commencement day;

relevant student accommodation means the student accommodation prescribed by former regulation 5AAA.

(2)Despite its repeal, former regulation 5AAA continues to apply to relevant student accommodation occupied under a residential tenancy agreement entered into before commencement day until the expiry of the residential tenancy agreement.

 

A. O’SULLIVAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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