Queensland Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1994 - SECT 289

The authority's functions are--

(a) to ensure the proper administration and enforcement of this Act and the accommodation Act; and

(b) to receive, hold and pay rental bonds under this Act and the accommodation Act; and

(c) to give advice to the Minister about--

(i) residential tenancy issues and residential services issues generally; and

(ii) the operation of this Act and the accommodation Act in particular; and

(d) without limiting paragraph (c), to give advice to the Minister about--

(i) the application of this Act to agreements, premises or entities; and

(ii) the application of this Act or the accommodation Act to residential service agreements, rental premises under the accommodation Act or entities; and

(e) to provide information, educational and advisory services about the operation of this Act and the accommodation Act; and

(f) to collect and analyse information about residential tenancy issues and residential services issues; and

(g) to provide a conciliation service to parties to disputes about agreements and residential service agreements; and

(h) to intervene in, or support, proceedings about the application of this Act to agreements and proceedings about the application of the accommodation Act to residential service agreements; and

(i) to perform other functions given to the authority under this Act or another Act; and

(j) to perform functions incidental to its other functions.