The retail tenancy law is very clear in most Australian states:
A landlord in a retail lease must not, in connection with the lease, engage in conduct that that is misleading or deceptive to a tenant or guarantor. A party who suffers damage by reason of misleading or deceptive conduct of another party may make a claim for compensation.
Because the laws are different in each state we’ve outlined the retail leasing requirements of each state on the following pages
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- Western Australia
- South Australia (coming soon)
- Northern territory (coming soon)
- Australian Capital territory (coming soon)
- Tasmania (coming soon)
All of your rights and obligations are contained within the following Acts.
- New South Wales: The Retail Leases Act 1994
- Northern Territory: Business Tenancies (Fair Dealings) Act.
- Victoria: Retail Leases Act 2003 and the Retail Leases (Amendment) Act 2005
- Western Australia: Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985
- Queensland: Retail Shop Leases Act 1994
- South Australia: Retail and Commercial Leases Act 1995
- Tasmania: Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancy) Regulations 1998
- ACT: Tenancy Tribunal Act 1994 and the Commercial and Retail Leases Code of Practice.