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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The Tenancy Tribunal - Miscellaneous provisions

115: Principal Tenancy Adjudicator may issue practice directions

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“The top renting judge can give advice to help everyone follow the renting rules the same way across New Zealand.”

The Principal Tenancy Adjudicator can give out instructions to help everyone understand and use the law in the same way across New Zealand. These instructions can be directions, notes, guidelines, or suggestions. They are meant to guide other Tenancy Adjudicators, people who work at the Tribunal, and people who come to the Tribunal with their cases. The Principal Tenancy Adjudicator can do this whenever they think it’s needed or helpful. However, these instructions must not go against what the law says or any rules made under section 116.

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Part 3 The Tenancy Tribunal
Miscellaneous provisions

115Principal Tenancy Adjudicator may issue practice directions

  1. For the purpose of ensuring that the application and administration of this Act is consistent throughout New Zealand, the Principal Tenancy Adjudicator may from time to time issue, for the guidance of other Tenancy Adjudicators, officers of the Tribunal, and parties before the Tribunal, any directions, notes, guidelines, or suggestions (not being inconsistent with this Act or any rules made under section 116) that the Principal Tenancy Adjudicator considers necessary or desirable.