Application to Tribunal about excessive usage charges
(1) A rooming house operator or a resident may apply to the Tribunal to determine the liability of the rooming house operator and the resident for excessive usage charges referred to in section 120AA.
(2) In making a determination under subsection (1), the Tribunal is to have regard to the following—
(a) whether the resident had knowledge of the fault;
(b) whether the resident took reasonable steps to notify the rooming house operator, or that person's agent, of the fault;
(c) whether the resident has been compensated by another person for any part of the excessive usage charges;
(d) whether the rooming house operator has complied with this Act in respect of any urgent repairs;
(e) any diagnosis made by a water authority or other suitably qualified person in respect of the fault;
(f) any maintenance and repairs conducted by the rooming house operator;
(g) any other matter the Tribunal considers appropriate.
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