Legislative Council Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1) 55 1 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Answers to Questions Residential Tenancies Act Residential Tenancies Act The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK Legislative Council Residential Tenancies Act In reply to the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK ().3 April 2025). The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector Special Minister of State Residential Tenancies Act The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector, Special Minister of State): I have been advised by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (SACAT: Total housing applications have increased by 16 per cent since 1 July 2024. Tenant application volumes have remained relatively stable, averaging 104 per quarter. There has been a 7 per cent increase in average tenant applications received from quarters 1 and 2 2024 to quarters 3 and 4 2024 and quarter 1 2025. Excessive rent applications also peaked in quarter 4 2024, following amendment to section 56 but the number of applications dropped in quarter 1 2025.