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Part 4Administration
Enforceable undertakings

126QWithdrawal or variation of enforceable undertaking

  1. A person who has given an enforceable undertaking may at any time, with the written agreement of the chief executive,—

  2. withdraw the undertaking; or
    1. vary the undertaking.

      1. However, the provisions of the undertaking cannot be varied to provide for a different alleged contravention of this Act, the regulations, or the tenancy agreement.

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