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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Schedule 5: Provisions relating to COVID-19

You could also call this:

“Rules about tenancies during COVID-19 (no longer in effect)”

Schedule 5 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 contained provisions relating to COVID-19. These provisions were designed to protect tenants and regulate tenancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The schedule included rules about terminating tenancies, restrictions on landlords, and special procedures for the Tenancy Tribunal.

However, all the provisions in this schedule have been repealed. This means they are no longer in effect and don’t apply to current tenancies. The repeal happened on 26 November 2022, as part of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022.

Since the provisions have been repealed, they no longer affect how tenancies are managed or how disputes are resolved under the Residential Tenancies Act. If you want to know about current rules for tenancies, you should look at other parts of the Act that are still in force.

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5Provisions relating to COVID-19 (Repealed)

1Interpretation (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Schedule 5 clause 1: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

    2Schedule applies despite any other provision of Act, etc (Repealed)

      Notes
      • Schedule 5 clause 2: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

      3Minister may make COVID-19 tenancies order for area (Repealed)

        Notes
        • Schedule 5 clause 3: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

        4Restrictions on termination of tenancy (Repealed)

          Notes
          • Schedule 5 clause 4: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

          5Termination for anti-social behaviour (Repealed)

            Notes
            • Schedule 5 clause 5: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

            6Tenant may choose to remain in premises despite having initiated or agreed to termination (Repealed)

              Notes
              • Schedule 5 clause 6: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

              7Certain notices to terminate given by landlord suspended or of no effect (Repealed)

                Notes
                • Schedule 5 clause 7: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                8Certain tribunal orders for termination obtained by landlord suspended (Repealed)

                  Notes
                  • Schedule 5 clause 8: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                  9Certain discontinuation notices given by landlord of no effect (Repealed)

                    Notes
                    • Schedule 5 clause 9: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                    10Landlord may terminate certain periodic tenancies that were formerly fixed-term tenancies once COVID-19 tenancies order no longer applies (Repealed)

                      Notes
                      • Schedule 5 clause 10: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                      11Position if COVID-19 tenancies orders apply to area more than once (Repealed)

                        Notes
                        • Schedule 5 clause 11: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                        12Consequences of tenant remaining in premises (Repealed)

                          Notes
                          • Schedule 5 clause 12: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                          13Consequences if new tenant restricted by COVID-19 public health order from moving to premises (Repealed)

                            Notes
                            • Schedule 5 clause 13: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                            14Application of clause 15 (Repealed)

                              Notes
                              • Schedule 5 clause 14: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).

                              15Tribunal proceedings (Repealed)

                                Notes
                                • Schedule 5 clause 15: repealed, on , by section 33 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 66).