Invalid terms (1) A term of a residential rental agreement that is additional to the terms contained in the standard form is invalid if— (a) it purports to exclude, restrict or modify, or purports to have the effect of excluding, restricting or modifying— (i) the application to that residential rental agreement of all or any of the provisions of this Act; or
(ii) the exercise of a right conferred by this Act; or (b) it is a prohibited term or a term that this Act provides must not be included in a residential rental agreement. Note Section 27A provides for terms that are additional to the terms contained in the standard form.
(2) A term referred to in subsection (1) includes a term that is not set out in the residential rental agreement but is incorporated in it by another term of the residential rental agreement.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a term of a standard form for a fixed term of more than 5 years that is inconsistent with, or varies the requirements of, this Part.
Note The Tribunal may declare under sections 28 and 472 that a term of a residential rental agreement is invalid.
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