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nes © REews— Ye olde Aussi€ NIGH #8: 202"...4 In Wilcannia on June 24th, 23-year old Mark Quayle became the eleventh Aboriginal to die in police custody this year. “How many more deaths must occur until the Federal Govern- ment will order a Royal Commis- sion?” pleaded Jim Everett of the Tas- manian Aboriginal Centre, The following week another young Aboriginal man died in a Queensland jail; somany Aboriginals have recently died in custody that by our publication date eighteen have died in Australian jails this year - most of them in Queen- sland. This evidence of Australia’s treat- ment of the Aboriginal people has not gone unnoticed by world press and governments. It will take more thana Royal Commission to provide justice for the Aboriginal people who have been treatedas an irrelevant minority group in ON ee ee | eat toeee Dead 10 LANDLORD’S RIGHTS PEON SHIRE» TEA IR * The right to issue a notice of termina- tion with the following minimum peri- ods of notice: 14 days ifthe renthasn’t been paid for 14 days. P 14 days on any breach of the agreement. 31 days where the premises is being sold. 60 days for any other reason. * Therightto apply forimmediate termi- nation order and possession where ten- ant causes or permits serious damage or personal injury. * Theright to give a termination notice if premises are destroyed or rendered uninhabitable. TENANT’S RIGHTS * The right to apply for a termination order where the contractagreement has * Tenants paying under $300 rent per been persistently or seriously breached. Ss BTe...? week need only pay two weeks in ad- * The right to apply to the Residential vance. Four weeks is required for rent Tenancies Tribunal for a possession over $300. orderif the tenant does not vacate prem- * Rentcan’tbe increased by the landlord ises by the date specified in the notice. MORE ABORIGINALS without 60 days notice. * The right to compensation from ten- DIE IN J AIL * The right to security devices and locks ants if the premises are deemed to have which ensure the safety of the premises. beenabandoned. * Theright to sublet with the landlord’s * The right to an occupation fee in cer- In Wilcannia on June 24th, 23-year —_permission. tain circumstances and to compensation old Mark Quayle became the eleventh * Premises must be maintained and in where the tenant fails to comply witha Aboriginal to die in policecustody this _ reasonable repair. possession order. year. * The right to apply to the Residential * Theright to have undue hardship taken “How many more deaths must Tenancies Tribunal to deposit rent with into account by the Tribunal when deter- occur until the Federal Govern- the Tribunaluntilthelandlordmakes mining whether or nota termination ment will order a Royal Commis- necessary repairs or remedies breaches order should be suspended. ston?” pleaded Jim Everettof the Tas- of agreement. * The right to dispose of goods left on manian Aboriginal Centre. *Therightofaspouse, defactoorother premises deemed abandoned or where The following week another young —_ adult occupant to have the lease trans- tenancy has been terminated in accor- Aboriginal man diedinaQueensland —_ferredunderappropriatecircumstances. dance with Tribunal directions. jail; somany Aboriginalshaverecently —_* The right to full-term tenancy unless * The right to have orders enforced by died in custody that by ourpublication —_there isa breach of the agreement. Sheriff’s officers with police assistance date eighteen havediedin Australian —_* Therrighttoavoidevictionifabreach _if necessary. Jails this year-mostoftheminQueen- _hagbeenremediedandthe tenanthasnot, = sland. persistently breached the agreement. RUSSIAN ELECTIONS This evidence of Australia’s treat- *The right to apply to the Tribunal for mentofthe Aboriginal pcoplehasnot —_ postponement of eviction in cases of In the first Soviet elections held gone unnoticed by world press and hardship. during Mikhail Gorbachev’s much- governments. Itwilltakemorethana — *Therighttocompensationforthe value —_ publicised internal reforms, the Federal Royal Commission to providejusticefor of fixtures owned by the tenant where —_ Republic of Russia (largest of the Soviet the Aboriginal people whohave been _Jandlord doesnotallow removal. Republics) elect a majority of non- treatedasan irrelevant minority group in *Therightto terminate theagreementon Communist Party members to positions their own land for too long. 21 days’ notice. on local councils. 10 -Tass Nexus New Times Two * Tenants paying under $300 rent per week need only pay two weeks in ad- vance. Four weeks is required for rent over $300. * Rentcan’tbe increased by the landlord without 60 days notice. * The right to security devices and locks which ensure the safety of the premises. * The right to sublet with the landlord’s permission. * Premises must be maintained and in reasonable repair. * The right to apply to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal to deposit rent with the Tribunal until the landlord makes necessary repairs or remedies breaches of agreement. *The right of a spouse, defacto or other adult occupant to have the lease trans- ferred under appropriate circumstances. *The right to full-term tenancy unless there isa breach of the agreement. *The right to avoid eviction if a breach has been remedied and the tenant has not persistently breached the agreement. *The right to apply to the Tribunal for postponement of eviction in cases of hardship. *The right to compensation for the value of fixtures owned by the tenant where landlord does not allow removal. *Therightto terminate theagreementon 21 days’ notice. * The right to issue a notice of termina- tion with the following minimum peri- ods of notice: 14 days ifthe renthasn’t been paid for 14 —_—— days. 14 days on any breach of the apeemanl 31 days where the premises is being sold. 60 days for any other reason. * Therightto apply forimmediate termi- nation order and possession where ten- ant causes or permits serious damage or personal injury. * Theright to give a termination notice if premises are destroyed or rendered uninhabitable. * The right to apply for a termination order where the contractagreement has been persistently or seriously breached. * The right to apply to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal for a possession order if the tenant does not vacate prem- ises by the date specified in the notice. * The right to compensation from ten- ants if the premises are deemed to have beenabandoned. * The right to an occupation fee in cer- tain circumstances and to compensation where the tenant fails to comply witha possession order. * Theright to have undue hardship taken into account by the Tribunal when deter- mining whether or not a termination order should be suspended. * The right to dispose of goods left on premises deemed abandoned or where tenancy has been terminated in accor- dance with Tribunal directions. * The right to have orders enforced by Sheriff's off ficers with police assistance — ‘RUSSIAN ELECTIONS In the first Soviet elections held during Mikhail Gorbachev’s much- publicised internal reforms, the Federal Republic of Russia (largest of the Soviet Republics) elect a majority of non- Communist Party members to positions on local councils. Pn MORE ABORIGINALS DIE IN JAIL their own land for too long. TENANT’S RIGHTS Nexus New Times Two LANDLORD’S RIGHTS if necessary. ————————————