VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 48 Tribunal can order refund of rent

Tribunal can order refund of rent

(1) If the Tribunal makes an order under section 47, the Tribunal may include in the order a provision requiring the residential rental provider to refund to the renter an amount equal to the difference between—

(a) the amount of rent payable under the residential rental agreement for the period commencing on the day that the renter— (i) applied to the Director to investigate; or (ii) applied to the Tribunal under section 46(3)— and ending on the day immediately before the day on which the order is made; and

(b) the maximum amount of rent that would have been payable for that period if the order had been made on the day on which that application was made.

(2) The order may specify the procedure for the refund to the renter.