Legislative Council - Fifty-Second Parliament, First Session (52-1)
2011-02-08 Daily Xml

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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES

In reply to the Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (28 October 2010).

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Public Sector Management, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises): I am advised that:

1. Collection of fees began on the 1 July 2010. As at 1 November 2010 the fee has been levied 1,742 times.

2. In 2009, there were 9,370 hearings. To 31 October, in 2010, there have been 7,108.

3. In 2009, OCBA Tenancies Branch assisted with approximately 3,600 tenancies and tribunal file matters and in 2010, as at 31 October approximately 2,400 tenancies and tribunal file matters.

4. The fee was introduced to reduce the number of disputes unnecessarily reaching the Tribunal. Therefore, the time taken to resolve disputes is not a measure of the effectiveness of the fee.