VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 142U Tribunal may determine parties' liability under terminat

Tribunal may determine parties' liability under terminated agreement

(1) If the Tribunal decides to make an order under section 142T(1) or (1A), the Tribunal may determine the liability of any of the following persons in relation to any of the matters specified in subsection (2)—

(a) a resident who is excluded from a rooming house under— (i) a family violence safety notice; or (ii) a family violence intervention order; or (iii) a recognised non-local DVO; or (iv) a personal safety intervention order;

(b) a person specified in section 142S(2);

(c) any other resident under the existing fixed term rooming house agreement or agreement under section 94(2).

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the specified matters are—

(a) a bond paid for the room; and

(b) any other existing liability under the existing agreement, including—

(i) liability relating to outstanding rent; and

(ii) liability relating to damage caused to the rooming house; and

(iii) liability relating to outstanding utility charges.

(3) To remove doubt, the termination of an agreement under section 142T does not give rise to a right to claim compensation on the part of any party to the agreement for early termination of the agreement.