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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Miscellaneous provisions

139A: Regulations relating to infringement offences

You could also call this:

“Rules about small fines for breaking less serious parts of the law”

The Governor-General can make rules about infringement offences related to this Act. These rules can say which offences in the Act or its regulations are infringement offences. They can also set fines of up to $500 for these offences.

Before suggesting these rules, the Minister must talk to the Minister of Justice about them. The rules can set different fines for different groups of people.

These rules are called secondary legislation. You can find out how they are published in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 5 Miscellaneous provisions

139ARegulations relating to infringement offences

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations—

  2. specifying offences in this Act that are infringement offences, and prescribing infringement fees not exceeding $500 for those offences:
    1. specifying offences in regulations made under this Act that are infringement offences, and prescribing infringement fees not exceeding $500 for those offences.

      1. Before making a recommendation for the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister must consult the Minister of Justice in relation to the proposed regulations.

      2. Regulations under this section that prescribe infringement fees may prescribe different infringement fees to apply in respect of different classes of persons.

      3. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 139A: inserted, on , by section 75 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).
      • Section 139A(4): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).