Rent Bidding

In reply to the Hon. R.A. SIMMS ().7 March 2023).

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs has advised:

The Malinauskas government is confident that the Residential Tenancies (Protection of Prospective Tenants) Amendment Bill 2023 (amendment bill) will achieve its stated objective of banning the practice of rent bidding.

The amendment bill will bring South Australian rent bidding laws in line with other jurisdictions that have outlawed rent bidding, including New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Tasmania.