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The Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act 1985 (WA) (CT Act) is required to be reviewed every five years. This consultation forms part of the current review process
Status: Open, closing date 8 August 2022
If you are a commercial landlord, tenant or any other interested stakeholder we need your views and opinions on the operation of the commercial tenancy laws.
A consultation paper and short survey have been prepared to collect your feedback on key issues to determine whether the CT Act is operating effectively to protect small retail businesses and promote fair lease agreements while being flexible enough to respond to a changing retail market.
Your feedback will be used by Consumer Protection to advise Government about the effectiveness of the CT Act and whether there is a need for reform.
We encourage you to take the time to read the consultation paper in full. You have two options to provide your feedback:
You do not need to answer all the questions. Answer as many as you can based on your knowledge and experience.
The retail industry in Western Australia is characterised by a mix of small businesses and large businesses participating as landlords and tenants. This mix can sometimes lead to an imbalance in bargaining power and inequitable leasing arrangements.
One of the key objectives of the CT Act is to address this imbalance by providing for greater transparency and fairness in lease agreements for small retail businesses. To find out whether the CT Act is achieving this objective while still being flexible enough to accommodate changes in the marketplace, the review will consider whether the CT Act:
The issues being addressed include:
Written submissions
Your written feedback can be submitted by:
After the consultation closing date, all responses may be made publicly available on Consumer Protection’s website. Please note that as your feedback forms part of a public consultation process, the Government may quote from your responses in future publications. If you prefer your name to remain confidential, please indicate this in your submission. As all submissions to this paper will be subject to freedom of information requests, please do not include any personal or confidential information that you do not wish to become publicly available.
Complete the online survey to share your views on key issues in the commercial tenancy market.
Enquiries can be made by calling Consumer Protection Advice Line on 1300 30 40 54 or by email.
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