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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 11 Hansard (10 December) . . Page.. 3574 ..

. to encourage equitable conduct between parties to commercial and retail leases; and

. to provide an effective dispute resolution process in relation to commercial and retail leases and the negotiation of such leases.

Key recommendations accepted and implemented

Two of the key recommendations implemented by the draft Bill are the consolidation of the Tenancy Tribunal Act 1994 and the Commercial and Retail Leases Code of Practice, and the transfer of jurisdiction in relation to commercial and retail tenancies from the Tenancy Tribunal to the ACT Magistrates Court.

Other recommendations accepted and implemented

Additionally, over 150 other recommendations made by the Working Party for reform are taken into account in the draft Bill. The result is, I believe, a piece of legislation which, consistent with its stated objectives, makes comprehensive provision for the regulation of the relationships between lessors and tenants of commercial and retail premises in the ACT.

Some of the important features of the draft Bill flowing from the Government Response to the Working Party report are:

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