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Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Administration - Infringement offences

126A: Interpretation

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“This explains what some special words mean when talking about breaking the rules in renting houses.”

When you read about infringement offences in this Act, you need to know what certain words mean. An infringement fee is the amount of money you have to pay if you commit an infringement offence. The amount is set out in clause 2 of Schedule 1B or in rules made under this Act. An infringement offence is a type of wrongdoing that this Act or the rules made under it say is an infringement offence.

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Part 4 Administration
Infringement offences

126AInterpretation

  1. In this Act,—

    infringement fee, in relation to an infringement offence, means the infringement fee for the offence prescribed in accordance with clause 2 of Schedule 1B or in regulations made under this Act

      infringement offence means an offence identified, in this Act or in regulations made under this Act, as being an infringement offence.

      Notes
      • Section 126A: inserted, on , by section 70 of the Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 59).