Enumerated list Similar to Victorian Emergency repairs Not defined. Urgent repairs are Tenant permitted Similar to NT Emergency repairs Urgent repairs (e.g. burst water definition (but does are defined Landlord is under a defined as those to undertake definition are defined service, gas leaks, not include serious similarly to the general duty to needed to restore repairs restoring similarly to urgent dangerous faults in a lift or approach in the NT ensure the essential services function to an repairs in the NSW electrical faults, staircase) Act premises are in a and avoid injury, essential service Act. Do not provide flooding, serious reasonable state of property damage, for classes of Also provides for faults in lift or repair undue hardship or prescribed repairs emergency repairs staircase) inconvenience. to prevent any damage from escalating Reimbursement Tenant may be Landlord must Tenant may be Tenant may be Tenant may be Tenant may be Tenant may be Tenant may be for repairs reimbursed for reimburse reimbursed for reimbursed for any reimbursed for any reimbursed for reimbursed for reimbursed for any urgent repairs reasonable costs. urgent repairs. reasonable repair reasonable repair urgent repairs urgent repairs. reasonable repair and any costs Time period Time period Maximum $ Time period Maximum $ incurred by the specified. specified. amount is specified. amount is state of disrepair. specified. specified. Maximum $ Maximum $ amount specified. amount specified. Tribunal may order Tribunal may order Tribunal may Tribunal may order No provisions Commissioner may No provisions Tribunal may order Orders for repairs urgent and repairs and repairs and reimbursement repairs emergency repairs repairs reimbursement for reimbursement urgent repairs Regulator can investigate and report Tenant to Tenant must not Tenant must not Tenant may install Tenant must not Tenant must not Tenancy agreement Tenant may install Tenant must not make install fixtures or install fixtures or fixtures or make install fixtures or install fixtures or may include term fixtures or make make install modifications modify without modify without modifications with modify without modify without that Tenant must modifications with fixtures or modify consent consent written consent consent consent not install fixtures written consent without consent or modify without Tenant must Landlord must not Landlord must not Tenant must Tenant may consent restore property at unreasonably unreasonably restore property at remove fixtures at end refuse refuse necessary Landlord must not end end modifications unreasonably Tenant may refuse remove installed fixed at end
Urgent repairs Enumerated list (e.g. burst water service, gas leaks, dangerous electrical faults, flooding, serious faults in lift or staircase) Similar to Victorian definition (but does not include serious faults in a lift or staircase) Emergency repairs are defined similarly to the approach in the NT Act Not defined. Landlord is under a general duty to ensure the premises are in a reasonable state of repair Urgent repairs are defined as those needed to restore essential services and avoid injury, property damage, undue hardship or inconvenience. Tenant permitted to undertake repairs restoring function to an essential service Also provides for emergency repairs to prevent any damage from escalating Similar to NT definition Emergency repairs are defined similarly to urgent repairs in the NSW Act. Do not provide for classes of prescribed repairs Reimbursement for repairs Tenant may be reimbursed for urgent repairs Time period specified. Maximum $ amount specified. Landlord must reimburse reasonable costs. Time period specified. Maximum $ amount specified. Tenant may be reimbursed for urgent repairs. Maximum $ amount is specified. Tenant may be reimbursed for any reasonable repair and any costs incurred by the state of disrepair. Tenant may be reimbursed for any reasonable repair Tenant may be reimbursed for urgent repairs Time period specified. Tenant may be reimbursed for urgent repairs. Maximum $ amount is specified. Tenant may be reimbursed for any reasonable repair Orders for repairs Tribunal may order urgent and repairs Regulator can investigate and report Tribunal may order repairs and reimbursement for urgent repairs Tribunal may repairs and reimbursement Tribunal may order reimbursement No provisions Commissioner may repairs No provisions Tribunal may order emergency repairs Tenant to make modifications Tenant must not install fixtures or modify without consent Tenant must restore property at end Tenant must not install fixtures or modify without consent Landlord must not unreasonably refuse Tenant may remove installed fixed at end Tenant may install fixtures or make modifications with written consent Tenant must not install fixtures or modify without consent Landlord must not unreasonably refuse necessary modifications Tenant must not install fixtures or modify without consent Tenancy agreement may include term that Tenant must not install fixtures or modify without consent Landlord must not unreasonably refuse Tenant may install fixtures or make modifications with written consent Tenant must restore property at end Tenant must not make install fixtures or modify without consent Tenant may remove fixtures at end
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