Late on Wednesday 22 April 2020 the COVID-19 Emergency Response Bill 2020 (COVID-19 Act) was passed. In our latest article, we look at the impacts of the Bill on commercial and residential landlords It is important to firstly understand the intent behind the Bill.

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Understanding the COVID-19 Act 

Its purposes are:

1. to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons affected by the COVID-19 emergency;
2. to facilitate the continuance of public administration, judicial process, small business and other activities disrupted by the COVID-19 emergency, including by easing regulatory requirements and establishing an office of the Small Business Commissioner;
3. to provide for matters related to residential, retail and prescribed leases affected by the COVID-19 emergency; and
4. to support the Queensland rental sector during the COVID-19 emergency period.

What the Act does is allow Ministers to make extraordinary regulations that override other Acts only if the Minister is satisfied the regulation is necessary for the purposes of the COVID-19 Act. Effectively the COVID-19 Act allows the adoption of Henry VIII clauses.

In 1997 the Scrutiny of Legislation Committee of the Queensland Parliament published “The use of Henry VIII clauses in Queensland Legislation” (Report). It…

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A win for the real estate industry! The proposed COVID-19 rental reforms amended

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TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020

A win for the real estate industry! The proposed COVID-19 rental reforms have been amended following pressure from industry stakeholders.

Note: this article is accurate at time of posting however the regulations in relation to COVID19 responses change very frequently. The proposed amendments discussed in this article have not been passed into law as at the date of writing.

On 17 April 2020, the Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) made announcements in relation to the Queensland Government’s proposed COVID-19 rental reforms.

The proposed reforms were announced by the Queensland Government on 9 April 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This also followed the Commonwealth Government’s announcement of a moratorium on evictions.

According to Mr Mick de Brenni, Minister for Housing and Public Works, “the Queensland framework and Guidelines were designed to…

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REVISION OF URGENT UPDATES AS AT 19-4-2020 – LJ GILLAND REAL ESTATE

As property owners, you are entitled to be supported by special regulatory protections during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government’s proposed protections ignore our collective rights, take away our ability to derive critical income and take away control over an asset we have worked so hard to acquire. We strongly urge the Government to reconsider these damaging amendments, in favour of protections that offer a better balance of security and stability to property owners and tenants alike. LJ Gilland Real Estate Pty Ltd – https://lnkd.in/bP3G7gz hashtag#covid19 hashtag#realestate hashtag#realestateagent hashtag#tenants hashtag#lettingagent hashtag#propertyowners hashtag#housing hashtag#rentalproperties hashtag#propertymanagement hashtag#landlords hashtag#landlord hashtag#incomeproperty hashtag#realestategoals hashtag#houses hashtag#propertylaw
We strongly believe that it is in your best interest to take action immediately to request urgent intervention in this matter. Please note that we post regular updates via our Facebook page so please check this page out as regularly as you are able to do so with warm regards. The link to the page is http://www.facebook.com/ljgrealestate

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<RECENT LINKS OF IMPORTANCE TO CLIENTS/LANDLORDS/PROPERTY_INVESTORS>

Alan Jones & REIQ https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/real-estate-institute-of-queensland-ceo-antonia-me#sharing

KEY POINTS https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3761607747213601&id=169194919788253

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-17/coronavirus-queensland-renters-forced-prove-why-cant-pay-rent/12159102

@REIQ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3761626213878421&id=169194919788253

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3761339497240426&id=169194919788253

Terri Scheer has been receiving a lot of questions from property managers wanting to understand how the Landlord Preferred Policy or Scheer Short Stay Policy will respond to COVID-19. This is an unprecedented event that is causing distress and confusion to a lot of people. We understand that both property investors and property managers are worried about what will happen if tenants are impacted by COVID-19. We have therefore put together some FAQs which can be viewed on our website via this link:
https://www.terrischeer.com.au/covid-19/

Subject: RTA post of yesterday’s date

Today on the QCAT website…interesting that the RTA has taken it into their own hands this week to work under the “proposals” announced last Thursday and are advising tenants accordingly

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Apparently, one reason Taiwan’s response to Covid-19 was so early was that Taiwan CDC Deputy Director Luo Yi-jun stumbled upon the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission’s 30 December notices on notorious online forum PTT in the early hours of 31 December Here is the original PTT post, with screenshots from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, but also from the warnings that it might be a kind of SARS by Dr Li Wenliang and Dr Liu Wen in WeChat groups. ptt.cc/bbs/gossiping/…. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202004150342.aspx @ Taiwan

Apparently, one reason Taiwan’s response to Covid-19 was so early was that Taiwan CDC Deputy Director Luo Yi-jun stumbled upon the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission’s 30 December notices on notorious online forum PTT in the early hours of 31 December Here is the original PTT post, with screenshots from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, but also from the warnings that it might be a kind of SARS by Dr Li Wenliang and Dr Liu Wen in WeChat groups. ptt.cc/bbs/gossiping/…. https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/202004150342.aspx @ Taiwan