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Government's switched on energy move
ALL Australian homes will have to undergo a mandatory energy-efficiency assessment - costing up to $1500 per property - before they can be sold or rented under new laws to tackle carbon emissions.
State Government Makes the biggest attack on landlords in NSW's History
Read more on the Draft Residential Tenancies Bill 2009
Tribunal appeals to be faster and cheaper
Fair Trading Minister Linda Burney announced from today appeals against Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal (CTTT) decisions will be heard in the District Court and no longer in the Supreme Court.
Read the changes to the following acts:
- Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No 53
- Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 No 82
- PSAC - CTTT appeals item
Mediation Centre Fact Sheet
Settling Small Claims Disputes by Mediation with Community Justice Centres.