Tenancy Notice

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Australia Post has warned recent changes to domestic postage delivery times may interrupt normal mail delivery speeds, possibly affecting the time it takes for residential tenancy notices to be delivered.
Australia Post introducing three different mail delivery speeds on January 4 - express, priority and regular, and warned documents such as notices to vacate, according to the Residential Tenancies Act, must be sent through registered post or be delivered by hand.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has warned landlords and managing agents in other states must check how changes will impact notification requirements.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal produced a comprehensive table (below) to help calculate the minimum days to allow for postage.
<h2>Total minimum days to calculate earliest termination date</h2>
<h3>Residential tenancies</h3>
By regular registered post
<table style="width: 454px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Posted Sunday or Monday
</td>
<td>
Posted Tuesday to Friday
</td>
<td>
Posted Saturday
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>
7
</td>
<td>
6
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
14 days
</td>
<td>
20
</td>
<td>
22
</td>
<td>
21
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
35
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
38
</td>
<td>
37
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
66
</td>
<td>
68
</td>
<td>
67
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
96
</td>
<td>
98
</td>
<td>
97
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
126
</td>
<td>
128
</td>
<td>
127
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
 
By priority registered post
<table style="width: 373px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Posted Sunday to Wednesday
</td>
<td>
Posted Thursday or Friday
</td>
<td>
Posted Saturday
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
3
</td>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>
4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
14 days
</td>
<td>
18
</td>
<td>
20
</td>
<td>
19
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
33
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
35
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
64
</td>
<td>
66
</td>
<td>
65
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
94
</td>
<td>
96
</td>
<td>
95
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
124
</td>
<td>
126
</td>
<td>
125
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
 
Given by hand
<table style="width: 340px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Given on any day
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
-
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
14 days
</td>
<td>
16
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
30
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
62
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
92
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
122
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
Rooming houses
By regular registered post
<table style="width: 464px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Posted Sunday or Monday
</td>
<td>
Posted Tuesday to Friday
</td>
<td>
Posted Saturday
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>
7
</td>
<td>
6
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
2 days
</td>
<td>
8
</td>
<td>
10
</td>
<td>
9
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
35
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
38
</td>
<td>
37
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
66
</td>
<td>
68
</td>
<td>
67
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
96
</td>
<td>
98
</td>
<td>
97
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
126
</td>
<td>
128
</td>
<td>
127
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
By priority registered post
<table style="width: 559px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Posted Sunday or Monday
</td>
<td>
Posted Tuesday or Wednesday
</td>
<td>
Posted Thursday or Friday
</td>
<td>
Posted Saturday
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>
7
</td>
<td>
7
</td>
<td>
6
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
2 days
</td>
<td>
6
</td>
<td>
6
</td>
<td>
8
</td>
<td>
7
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
33
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
35
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
64
</td>
<td>
64
</td>
<td>
66
</td>
<td>
65
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
94
</td>
<td>
94
</td>
<td>
96
</td>
<td>
95
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
124
</td>
<td>
124
</td>
<td>
126
</td>
<td>
125
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
Given by hand
<table style="width: 312px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Given on any day
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
-
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
2 days
</td>
<td>
4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
30
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
62
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
92
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
122
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<h3>Caravan parks</h3>
By regular registered post
<table style="width: 473px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Posted Sunday or Monday
</td>
<td>
Posted Tuesday to Friday
</td>
<td>
Posted Saturday
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>
7
</td>
<td>
6
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
7 days
</td>
<td>
13
</td>
<td>
15
</td>
<td>
14
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
14 days
</td>
<td>
20
</td>
<td>
22
</td>
<td>
21
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
35
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
38
</td>
<td>
37
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
66
</td>
<td>
68
</td>
<td>
67
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
96
</td>
<td>
98
</td>
<td>
97
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
126
</td>
<td>
128
</td>
<td>
127
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
6 months
</td>
<td>
6 months + 6
</td>
<td>
6 months + 8
</td>
<td>
6 months + 7
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
Note: The six month period is calculated simply as six months + the required postal period and first available termination date.
By priority registered post
<table style="width: 587px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Posted Sunday or Monday
</td>
<td>
Posted Tuesday or Wednesday
</td>
<td>
Posted Thursday or Friday
</td>
<td>
Posted Saturday
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
3
</td>
<td>
3
</td>
<td>
5
</td>
<td>
4
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
7 days
</td>
<td>
13
</td>
<td>
15
</td>
<td>
15
</td>
<td>
14
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
14 days
</td>
<td>
18
</td>
<td>
18
</td>
<td>
20
</td>
<td>
19
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
33
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
34
</td>
<td>
36
</td>
<td>
35
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
64
</td>
<td>
64
</td>
<td>
66
</td>
<td>
65
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
94
</td>
<td>
94
</td>
<td>
96
</td>
<td>
95
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
124
</td>
<td>
124
</td>
<td>
126
</td>
<td>
125
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
6 months
</td>
<td>
6 months + 4
</td>
<td>
6 months + 4
</td>
<td>
6 months + 6
</td>
<td>
6 months + 5
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
Given by hand
<table style="width: 321px;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
<tr>
<td>
Minimum notice period
</td>
<td>
Given on any day
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
None
</td>
<td>
-
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
7 days
</td>
<td>
9
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
14 days
</td>
<td>
16
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
28 days
</td>
<td>
30
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
30 days
</td>
<td>
32
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
60 days
</td>
<td>
62
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
90 days
</td>
<td>
92
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
120 days
</td>
<td>
122
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
6 months
</td>
<td>
6 months + 2
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
For more about delivery options and times, visit the <a href="https://auspost.com.au/changes-to-your-letters-service?ilink=us706-changes-to-your-letters-service-learn-more" target="_blank">Australia Post website</a>.
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