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Queensland implements its version of the national code for commercial leases
Practical Law ANZ Article w-025-8026 (Approx. 10 pages)
Queensland implements its version of the national code for commercial leases
by Chris Pitson, Partner, David Bell, Partner, Mark Bayliss, Partner, Julian Bolger, Senior Associate, Connor Fitzgibbon, Solicitor, King & Wood Mallesons.
| Published on 29 May 2020 • Queensland |
Queensland has now joined the remainder of Australia’s Eastern Seaboard by giving effect to the National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct (National Code) for landlords and tenants impacted by the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) through the Retail Shop Leases and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 (Qld) (Regulations).
The Regulations provide relative clarity on how a number of aspects of the National Code are to be implemented in Queensland and (with the benefit of a later release date and time to observe the implementation of the National Code in other jurisdictions) also take a more prescriptive approach on a number of matters which have led to uncertainty in other jurisdictions.
This alert summarises the Regulations and some of the implications for landlords and tenants.