The Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing in Tasmania
Issues covered include: The Mandatory Code of Conduct, COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) Act 2020, considerations for commercial tenants and landlords, the termination of leases, rent reductions, waivers and rent reviews.
Description
Examine precisely what you need to know about the Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing, including the Tasmanian Government’s current position with the COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) Act 2020 and the accompanying regulations. Explore how these critical changes impact rent reductions, rent waivers, rent reviews, and many other important issues for landlords and tenants.
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This program is based on TAS legislation
Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing
- Analysis of the Code and the Tasmanian Government’s current position
- The COVID-19 Disease Emergency (Commercial Leases) Act 2020 and the accompanying regulations
- Key considerations for commercial tenants and landlords
- Termination of leases, rent reductions and rent waivers, rent reviews and other issues covered by the Code
Presented by Max Cameron, Partner and Maria Amato, Lawyer, MinterEllison
Presenters
Max Cameron is a leading property lawyer with over 38 years acting for many of Australia's leading landlords and tenants. His formidable commercial property and property management knowledge and experience includes recognised expertise in tenancy law, commercial contracts, mediation and litigation, and property development, particularly high-profile retail development. Max's expertise is widely recognised as leading in independent legal directories including Chambers, Best Lawyers and Doyle's Guide and has been recognised as one of Australia's preeminent Real Estate lawyers. Max is the co-author of the MinterEllison publication 'Retail Tenancy Legislation Compendium', a comparative publication which details the retail legislation in each of the eight Australian jurisdictions and which is often referred to as the 'leasing bible of retail'.
Maria Amato is a lawyer in MinterEllison’s property group, focusing primarily on leasing. Recently, Maria has been working closely with Max Cameron in dealing with commercial issues arising out of the National Cabinet’s leasing principles set out in the Mandatory Code of Conduct, as implemented in each state and territory. Maria has co-written articles on the COVID-19 legislation for the Australian Property Law Bulletin, been a contributor to the MinterEllison COVID-19 Compendium and presented to the Property Council of Australia on how the National Code has been implemented in Tasmania.