ACT Notice Requirements for Terminating Residential Tenancies Due to Employment Postings

Residential Tenancies (Posting Termination) Amendment Bill 2025

Private Member's Bill

26 Mar 2026: A parliamentary committee is reviewing this bill and can call for public submissions, before reporting back to parliament — this can take up to six months.

Introduced by: Peter Cain (LIB)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

Lessors can end a residential tenancy agreement by giving at least 8 weeks' notice; this applies if the lessor or their domestic partner is posted to the ACT for work.
Tenants can end a residential tenancy agreement by giving at least 8 weeks' notice; this applies if the tenant is posted away from the ACT for work.
People using these posting clauses must provide evidence of the employment posting; they must also provide proof of a domestic partnership if the partner is the one being posted.
Existing tenancy agreements entered into before the law starts keep their original posting termination rules.

Topics

housing lease termination rental market residential tenancies tenancy