Victorian Numbered Regulations

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEASURES) REGULATIONS 2020 (SR NO 35 OF 2020)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provisions  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES DISPUTE RESOLUTION SCHEME

           Division 1--Functions

   4.      Functions of the chief dispute resolution officer  
   5.      Delegation  

           Division 2--Assessment and referral of eligible disputes by the Director

   6.      Mandatory assessment by the Director  
   7.      Referral to the chief dispute resolution officer  
   8.      Referral to the Tribunal  
   9.      Matters to which Director may have regard in deciding on referral  
   10.     Meaning of payment related matter  
   11.     Applications that are not payment related applications  

           Division 3--Requirements before applications can be made to Tribunal or chief dispute resolution officer

   12.     Mandatory requirements before Tribunal may consider an application in relation to an eligible dispute  
   13.     Mandatory requirements before chief dispute resolution officer may deal with an eligible dispute  

           Division 4--Alternative dispute resolution

   14.     Accepting an eligible dispute for alternative dispute resolution  
   15.     Severing, dividing etc. matters covered by eligible disputes  
   16.     Alternative dispute resolution powers  
   17.     What a dispute resolution order may require  
   18.     Agreement for resolving eligible dispute  
   19.     Notice of alleged failure to comply with terms of agreement  
   20.     Chief dispute resolution officer's powers in relation to notice under regulation 19  
   21.     Eligible dispute not resolved by alternative dispute resolution  
   22.     Payment of rent or hiring charge into Rent Special Account  
   23.     Rent Special Account  
   24.     Correction of errors or omissions in a dispute resolution order  
   25.     Request to amend, cancel or extend a dispute resolution order  
   26.     Powers of chief dispute resolution officer in considering amending, cancelling or extending a dispute resolution order  
   27.     Notice of decision of chief dispute resolution officer  
   28.     Breach of dispute resolution orders  

           Division 5--General matters

   29.     Evidentiary status of statements made during alternative dispute resolution  
   30.     Confidentiality  
   31.     Service of documents—general  
   32.     Service of documents—family violence etc.  
   33.     Service of documents—personal service  

   PART 3--MODIFICATIONS TO OPERATION OF THE ACT

   34.     Reduced period of notice of intention to vacate in certain circumstances—tenancy agreements  
   35.     Reduced period of notice of intention to vacate in certain circumstances—site agreements  
   36.     Contents of possession order  
   37.     When is a person unable to comply with a term, provision or obligation because of a COVID-19 reason?  
   38.     What is reasonable and proportionate?  
   39.     When a tenant can give notice of intention to vacate—tenancy agreements  
   40.     Tenants not liable for compensation or lease break fees, charges etc  
   41.     Terminations—tenancy agreements  
   42.     Tribunal may terminate tenancy agreement in certain circumstances  
   43.     When can a landlord or mortgagee apply for a possession order?  
   44.     No notices to vacate—rooming houses  
   45.     Tribunal may end residency right in rooming houses in certain circumstances  
   46.     When can a rooming house owner or mortgagee apply for a possession order?  
   47.     Tribunal may end residency right in caravan parks in certain circumstances  
   48.     When can a caravan park owner, caravan owner, caravan park mortgagee or caravan mortgagee apply for a possession order?  
   49.     When a site tenant can give notice of intention to vacate—site agreements  
   50.     Site tenants not liable for compensation or lease break fees, charges etc  
   51.     Terminations—site agreements in Part 4A parks  
   52.     Tribunal may terminate site agreements in Part 4A parks in certain circumstances  
   53.     When can a site owner or mortgagee apply for a possession order?  
   54.     Tribunal may terminate SDA residency agreements in certain circumstances  
   55.     When can an SDA provider or mortgagee apply for a possession order?  

   PART 4--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

   56.     Applications for possession orders  
   57.     Warrants of possession—rented premises  
   58.     Warrants of possession—rooming houses  
   59.     Warrants of possession—caravan parks  
   60.     Warrants of possession—Part 4A sites  
   61.     Warrants of possession—SDA enrolled dwellings  

   PART 5--EXPIRY OF REGULATIONS

   62.     Expiry of these Regulations