History
The former Tribunal was established under the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW) as the primary dispute resolution body for residential tenancies in New South Wales. Following a review of other tribunals under the portfolio of the Department of Fair Trading of New South Wales (such as the Commercial Tribunal, Consumer Claims Tribunal, Building Disputes Tribunal and the Motor Vehicle Repair Disputes Committee), as well as an internal review by the former tribunal, the former tribunal was abolished and replaced with this tribunal.
The review concluded that there was a deficiency in the law as the former tribunal could not operate in specialist divisions. The new tribunal was also to have the flexibility to conduct hearings before a single member or to constitute multimember panels depending on the degree of complexity or the nature of the matter in dispute. The tribunal was also to have flexible procedures and would have the discretion to adapt its procedures to fit the dispute before it.
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