VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 1 Purposes

Purposes The main purposes of this Act are—

(a) to define the rights and duties of residential rental providers and renters of rented premises; and

(b) to define the rights and duties of rooming house operators and residents of rooming houses; and

(c) to define the rights and duties of caravan park owners, caravan owners and residents of caravan parks; and

(d) to provide for the inexpensive and quick resolution of disputes under this Act; and

(e) to provide for the establishment of the Rooming House Register; and

(f) to provide for a centralised system for the administration of bonds; and

(g) to provide for the establishment of the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority; and

(h) to provide for the regulation of caravan parks and movable dwellings; and

(i) to provide for the regulation of agreements between site owners and site tenants in respect of Part 4A sites and Part 4A dwellings; and

(j) to define the rights and duties of SDA providers and SDA residents in respect of SDA enrolled dwellings.