Returned
The SPEAKER: I report receipt of a message from the Legislative Council returning the bill with amendments.
Consideration in Detail
Consideration of the Legislative Council amendments.
Schedule of amendments referred to in message of an earlier hour
No. 1AJP No. 1 [c2025-164M]
Page 4, Schedule 1[3], proposed section 22B. Insert after line 2—
(1A)A landlord or landlord's agent must not advertise or otherwise offer for rent residential premises at which the landlord resides unless the advertisement or offer states that the landlord resides at the premises.
Maximum penalty—
(a)for an individual—50 penalty units, or
(b)otherwise—200 penalty units.
(1B)A landlord or landlord's agent must not advertise or otherwise offer for rent residential premises if one or more of the following restrictions prevent the keeping of animals at the premises, unless the advertisement or offer specifies the restriction—
(a)an Act or another law,
(b)a local council order,
(c)for premises forming part of a scheme—a by-law of the scheme that has legal effect,
(d)for premises forming part of a residential community—a community rule of the residential community.
Maximum penalty—
(a)for an individual—50 penalty units, or
(b)otherwise—200 penalty units.
(1C)If a decision of the Tribunal has previously allowed the landlord of residential premises to refuse to allow an animal to be kept at the premises, the landlord or landlord's agent must not advertise or otherwise offer for rent the premises unless the advertisement or offer states the following—
(a)the Tribunal has previously decided the landlord may refuse to allow an animal to be kept at the premises,
(b)the species of animal the subject of the Tribunal's decision.
Maximum penalty—
(a)for an individual—50 penalty units, or
(b)otherwise—200 penalty units.
No. 2AJP No. 2 [c2025-164M]
Page 6, Schedule 1[13]. Insert after line 14—
(1B)If the landlord refuses consent to keep the animal at the residential premises under section 73D, the tenant may keep the animal at the residential premises until—
(a)if the tenant makes an application to the Tribunal under section 73G(1)(a) within 21 days after receiving the landlord's response and—
(i)the Tribunal dismisses the application under section 73G(2)(a)—the day that is 21 days after the Tribunal's decision, or
(ii)the tenant subsequently withdraws the application—the day that is 21 days after the application is withdrawn,
(b)otherwise—the day that is 21 days after receiving the landlord's response.
Mr ANOULACK CHANTHIVONG (Macquarie Fields—Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, Minister for Building, and Minister for Corrections) (22:08): I move:
That the Legislative Council amendments be agreed to.
This is another great day for renters in New South Wales. Only a Minns Labor Government can deliver for the renters of New South Wales.
Mr ADAM CROUCH (Terrigal) (22:09): I make a brief contribution on behalf of the Opposition. The Opposition supports the bill as amended by the Legislative Council.
The SPEAKER: The question is that the Legislative Council amendments be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
The House adjourned, pursuant to resolution, at 22:09 until
Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 12:00.
