Scenario You are a registered real estate agent from NSW who has moved to Queensland. You have just obtained your Queensland Registration Certificate by transferring over your NSW registration. You have obtained employment with Retro Real Estate as a Sales Assistant. Before your Agency Principal will allow you to commence work, he wants to be reassured that you know and understand the key Queensland real estate legislation (which is quite different from NSW). The Agency Principal has asked you to research and provide him with a report on two (2) key pieces of Queensland legislation that governs real estate practice and the conduct of real estate agents in Queensland.

Research and report on the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (Qld) Instructions Find the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (Qld) on the internet Review the Act and complete the report template below. You must address each heading in the template. IMPORTANT: Remember to scroll down all the way through the table to ensure that you answer all the questions in the table.

REPORT RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES AND ROOMING ACCOMMODATION ACT 2008

Instructions: Prepare a report on the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 addressing each of the headings set out in the report below. Responses should contain sufficient detail to fully explain your answer. Lists and bullet points are acceptable responses to the questions. As you complete your report below, DO NOT change any of the headings or existing content in the template. IMPORTANT: Remember to scroll down all the way through the table to ensure that you answer all the questions in the table

Location of Act (from www.legislation.qld.gov.au)

[Type the website link to the legislation here]

Full name and year of Act

[Type in the full name and year of the legislation here] I

s this delegated legislation?

[Answer Yes or No]

Commencement date of Act

[Type in commencement date of the Act here. HINT: Conduct research on the internet and review articles written by legal firms]

Location of the Dictionary in the Act

[Type in the specific location where the Act's Dictionary section is found]

Objects of the Act

Location - [type in section number]

[Type in objects here]

Key components of Act

Identify the location of the following components of the legislation from the Act's Contents pages:

Definition of lessor - [Type in Section number within the Act]

Definition of residential tenancy - [Type in Section number within the Act]

Definition of residential tenancy agreement - [Type in Section number within the Act]

Definition of tenant - [Type in Section number within the Act]

Standard terms - [Type in Part number within the Act]

Rental bonds - [Type in Part and Division number within the Act]

Rights and obligations of parties for residential tenancies - [Type in Part number within the Act]

Dispute resolution - [Type in Part number within the Act]

List out the Schedules (names and numbers) in this Act: [Type the Schedule names and numbers here]

Identify 2 breaches under the Act (from Chapter 2, Part 2, Division 1 of Act) [For each breach, include the following:

Section number

Summary of the Section

Maximum penalty for breach (in penalty units)

Maximum penalty for breach (in dollar amounts)]

Process for monitoring and dealing with changes to legislation [Type in response here. Your response should be at least 200 words long]