Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024
2024/112
Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 27th day of May 2024
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 140 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 July 2024.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Regulations 1998.
4 Regulation 2 amended (Tenancy Tribunal application fee)
In regulation 2(1), replace “$20.44”
with “$27”
.
5 Regulation 4 amended (Records in Tribunal registry)
(1)
In regulation 4(1), replace “$10.22”
with “$14”
.
(2)
In regulation 4(2), replace “51 cents”
with “70 cents”
.
6 Regulation 5 amended (Fees for transcribing and copying of proceedings)
(1)
In regulation 5(1), replace “$25.55”
with “$34”
.
(2)
In regulation 5(2), replace “$10.22”
with “$14”
.
Nicola Purvis,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2024, amend the Residential Tenancies (Fees) Regulations 1998. These regulations increase the fees payable for—
filing an application with the Tenancy Tribunal (the Tribunal):
inspecting the records and papers relating to an application:
transcribing or copying an audio tape of Tribunal proceedings.
The fees include goods and services tax. They are being adjusted to reflect increases in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index since they were last updated.
Regulatory impact statement
The Ministry of Justice produced a regulatory impact statement on 11 April 2024 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.
A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—
Date of notification in Gazette: 30 May 2024.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development.