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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 3227 asked in the Legislative Council on 22 September 2020 by Hon Nick Goiran

Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development representing the Minister for Commerce
Parliament: 40 Session: 1


Question

I refer to the Minister’s response to question without notice 735, on 11 August 2020, and I ask:
(a) how many applications have been made to the residential tenancies mandatory conciliation service since 11 August 2020;
(b) of the accepted applications, how many have resulted in:
(i) agreement between the parties; and
(ii) no agreement between the parties; and
(c) where agreement has been reached between the parties, how many agreements resulted in:
(i) rent being reduced; and
(ii) rent being deferred?

Answered on 22 October 2020

(a) Between 11 August and 6 October 2020, 432 applications were received by the residential tenancies mandatory conciliation service. 

(b) Of the 432 applications received, 42 have been finalised.  Of these

(i) 28 have resulted in agreement between the parties; and

(ii) 14 have resulted in no agreement.

(c) Of the 28 which resulted in agreement between the parties:

(i) two agreements have been made to reduce the rent; and

(ii) 17 agreements have been made to defer the payment of rent.

       Additionally, five agreements have been reached which have resulted in rent being both deferred and reduced and a further four agreements did not relate to the payment of rent.