AUSTRALIA

Provide a prospective business tenant with this Disclosure Statement for a commercial rental property in Australian Capital Territory, as required by the Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001.

• The landlord or letting agent must provide the tenant with the Disclosure Statement at least 14 days before the tenant enters into the lease, unless the tenant waives the requirement or agrees to a different time period.
• The form can be filled in on a computer or tablet, or it can be used as a pre-printed form which can be completed by hand if the need arises.
• The form is not a binding agreement or an offer to lease the premises.
• ACT Disclosure Statement - Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001, approved form AF2003-4, available in Microsoft Word format.

This free Commercial and Retail Lease Handbook is published by the Australian Capital Territory Government as a guide to the Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001.

The handbook describes:

• the rights and responsibilities of business tenants and landlords under the Act,
• which premises the Act applies to,
• procedures for lease disputes,
• what must be included in a disclosure statement,
• key money, bonds and guarantees,
• market rent reviews, options and renewals,
• turnover rent,
• outgoings,
• other lease matters.

Published in 2002 by ACT Department of Justice & Community Safety.

Lease commercial business space to tenants with this Australia Retail Premises Lease Agreement.

• The Agreement includes an option to renew, but if the tenant does not renew and continues to occupy the space after the expiry of the tenancy, the lease becomes month to month.
• The lease includes procedures for Consumer Price Index reviews and market rent reviews.
• The tenant must pay service charges for the premises and a proportionate share of outgoings for the building, as well as any GST payable on the lease or the outgoings.
• The security deposit may be paid by cheque or unconditional bank guarantee.
• The tenant is responsible for maintaining risk, public liability, workers compensation and plate glass insurance. The landlord must insure the building for full replacement value.
• The template includes a sample set of Building Rules and Regulations.
• This template is not specific to state legislation and may require changes to be legal under the laws of your state or territory.

Lease commercial property in Australia to a tenant with this Retail Premises Lease with turnover rent provisions.

• Turnover Rent. The tenant agrees to pay turnover rent in addition to base rent. Turnover rent is additional rent which is calculated as a percentage of the sale of goods or services from the premises, less the amount of refunds and credits.
• Rent Reviews. The lease includes a procedure for Consumer Price Index reviews and market rent reviews.
• Renewal. The tenant has the option to renew the lease, but if the tenant does not renew and continues to occupy the space after the expiry of the tenancy, the lease becomes month to month.
• Charges and Outgoings. The tenant must pay service charges for the premises and a proportionate share of outgoings for the building, as well as any GST payable on the lease or the outgoings.
• Security Deposit. The security deposit may be paid by cheque or unconditional bank guarantee.
• Insurance. The tenant is responsible for maintaining risk, public liability, workers compensation and plate glass insurance. The landlord must insure the building for full replacement value.
• Relocation. The landlord has the right to relocate the tenant in the building for purposes of extensive refurbishment or redevelopment.
• The lease template includes a sample set of Building Rules and Regulations.
• Not State Specific. This template does not reference specific state or territorial legislation.

Surrender the balance of a business lease with this Australia Surrender of Lease form for commercial or retail premises.

• The parties agree that the tenant will surrender the premises and the lease will be cancelled and terminated.
• The tenant will pay the landlord an agreed sum to terminate, and will forfeit all security ⁄ damage deposits.
• The landlord and tenant both agree to honor their obligations under the lease until the effective date of the surrender.
• The tenant will remove its trade fixtures and specified leasehold improvements.

Notify your business tenants that their leases have been transferred to a new owner of the building with this Australia Notice to Tenants of Assignment of Business Lease.

• The landlord of the building must give notice to all the leasehold tenants following the sale of the premises.
• The Notice also instructs the tenants that rent is now to be paid to the new landlord.
• This form can be saved as a template and re-used as often as you require.
• The form is fully editable and can be used in any state or territory by filling in the appropriate information.
• Intended for use only within Australia.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease form for New South Wales.

• This agreement is only for NSW business tenancies. You will need to use a different form for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• This legal form template is downloadable and fully editable to fit your needs.
• Intended to be used only in New South Wales, Australia.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease form for Northern Territory.

• This agreement is only for NT business tenancies. This form should not be used for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• This legal form template is downloadable and fully editable to fit your needs.
• Intended to be used only in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space in Queensland with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease template.

• This agreement is only for QLD business tenancies. You will need to use a different form for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• This legal form template is available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Queensland, Australia.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space in South Australia with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease template.

• This agreement is only for SA business tenancies. You will need to use a different form for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• This legal form template is available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of South Australia.

Write a Deed of Lease for a commercial rental property with this template form for Tasmania.

• The template contains a Summary of Lease setting out the particulars of the lease document.
• The document also contains a sample set of Building Rules and Regulations for a commercial building.
• This lease includes a guarantee and indemnity.
• You can use this lease to let retail shops, offices and shopping centre space.
• The lease is written in accordance with the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998.
• You can customise this legal template to fit your particular circumstances.

Provide a new business tenant with a Lease Disclosure Statement for a commercial rental property in Tasmania by completing this downloadable form.

• The document is written in accordance with the Fair Trading (Code of Practice for Retail Tenancies) Regulations 1998.
• The landlord or letting agent must provide the tenant with the Disclosure Statement at least 7 days before the tenant signs the lease or occupies the premises or pays rent, whichever is earlier.
• This form can be filled in on a computer or used as a pre-printed form which can be completed by hand.
• You can customise this template form to fit your particular circumstances.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space in Tasmania with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease template.

• This agreement is only for TAS business tenancies. You will need to use a different form for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• This legal form template is available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only within Tasmania, Australia.

Provide a prospective commercial tenant with the details of a proposed business lease with this Victoria Disclosure Statement for Retail Lease.

• Under the Retail Leases Act, 2003, a landlord must give every new tenant a disclosure statement at least seven days before entering into a retail lease.
• The Disclosure Statement includes information about the landlord, the tenant, the premises, how the premises are to be used, and rent and outgoings.
• This is a fully editable form which you can use for each of your tenants and properties.

Be sure that you're complying with the law - download your copy of the Victoria Disclosure Statement for Retail Lease and provide it to each new tenant as required by the Act.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space in the State of Victoria with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease template.

• This agreement is only for VIC business tenancies and should not be used for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.
• This template is downloadable and fully editable to fit your needs.
• Intended to be used in the State of Victoria, Australia.

Let commercial retail space in Victoria to business tenants with this Victoria Retail Premises Lease.

• Procedure for market rent reviews.
• The tenant has an option to renew the lease if not in default.
• The security deposit may be made by cheque or by way of unconditional bank guarantee.
• The tenant must pay service charges for the premises and outgoings for the premises, GST payable on the lease or outgoings, stamp duty on the lease, and any other costs payable by the tenant under the lease. The tenant must also pay reasonable legal costs for enforcing the lease.
• The lease contains a guarantee clause, in the event there is a guarantor guaranteeing the tenant's performance.
• The tenant is responsible for maintaining risk, public liability, workers compensation and plate glass insurance.
• The landlord must insure the building for full replacement value.
• The template also includes a set of Building Rules and Regulations.

Victoria business tenants, sublet your premises to a subtenant with this Sublease for Commercial Premises.

• The landlord must consent to the subletting.
• The head lease between the landlord and the tenant applies to the sub-lease, except as set out in the sub-lease.
• The subtenant must comply with the obligations of the original tenant under the head lease.
• Rent is to be paid to the original tenant, who will pay it to the landlord.
• The subtenant is responsible for paying all outgoings separately assessed on the premises, and for all charges for services supplied to the premises.
• The subtenant releases and indemnifies the original tenant against any loss, damage or claim arising from the subtenant's use of the premises, or from the subtenant's breach of the sub-lease or the head lease.
• If the head lease is terminated, the sub-lease will automatically terminate as well.

Lease commercial or industrial space in Western Australia to a tenant with this Commercial ⁄ Industrial Premises Lease.

• Not for Retail Premises. This form of lease SHOULD NOT be used for retail premises to which the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act applies.
• Rent Review. Procedure for market rent reviews.
• Renewal. The tenant has an option to renew the lease for a further term if not in default.
• Charges and Taxes. The tenant must pay rates, taxes, and utility charges for the premises, any GST applicable to any payment, stamp duty on the lease, and any other costs payable by the tenant under the lease. The tenant must also pay reasonable legal costs for enforcing the lease.
• Guarantee. The lease assumes a guarantor will be guaranteeing the tenant's obligations, and contains Guarantee and Indemnity provisions.
• Insurance. The tenant must obtain all necessary insurance (public risk, comprehensive, worker's compensation) for the premises and the business. The landlord must insure the building for full replacement value.
• The template also includes a sample set of Building Rules and Regulations.

Cancel an existing lease on office or retail space in Western Australia with this Mutual Cancellation of Lease template.

• This agreement is only for WA business tenancies. You will need to use a different form for residential tenants.
• The Cancellation of Lease form is used to terminate a commercial business lease and extinguish all rights and obligations of the parties except for those which accrue prior to the termination date.
• Both the lessor (landlord) and lessee (tenant) mutually agree to terminate the lease as of a specific date.

This Mutual Cancellation of Commercial Lease form for Western Australia is a downloadable template that you can customise to fit your specific needs.

Retail tenants in Western Australia can elect to have their rent determined in whole or in part by reference to the turnover of the tenant's business.

• The tenant must complete and serve this Notice of Election form on the landlord, in accordance with the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act.
• Available in MS Word format and easy to download, fill in and print.
• Intended to be used only in Western Australia.

Exercise your option to renew the lease of your business premises with this Notice of Exercise of Option to Renew.

• Retail tenants in Western Australia can exercise their renewal option by completing and serving the Notice of Exercise form on the landlord.
• The form is created in accordance with the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act. 
• Available in MS Word format and easy to download, fill in and print.
• Intended to be used only in Western Australia.

Let retail business space in Western Australia to a commercial tenant with this Retail Premises Lease, under the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act.

• Rent Reviews.. The lease contains procedures for both market rent and CPI rent reviews.
• Renewal. The tenant has an option to renew the lease for a further term if not in default.
• Charges and Taxes. The tenant must pay rates, taxes, and utility charges on the premises, any GST applicable to any payment, stamp duty on the lease, and any other costs payable by the tenant under the lease. The tenant must also pay reasonable legal costs for enforcing the lease.
• Guarantor. The lease assumes a guarantor will be guaranteeing the tenant's obligations, and contains Guarantee and Indemnity provisions.
• Insurance. The tenant must obtain all necessary insurance (public risk, comprehensive, worker's compensation) for the premises and the business. The landlord must insure the building for full replacement value.
• Application of Laws. If the tenancy is one to which the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Act applies, the provisions of the lease are subject to that Act.
• The template also includes a Tenant Guide, in accordance with the Act, and a sample set of Building Rules and Regulations.

Download this free Western Australia Retail Shop Tenant Guide for your retail tenants.

• WA commercial landlords are required to provide retail tenants with a copy of the Retail Shop Tenant Guide if the premises they are leasing falls under the jurisdiction the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Amendment Act 2011.
• This is the statutory form of Tenant Guide as required under the Act.
• For all new retail leases made since 1 January 2013.
• Retail Shop Tenant Guide Form 4 is a free PDF download issued by the Government of Western Australia.

Western Australia landlords with retail space to let must provide prospective tenants with this Disclosure Statement Form 1, in accordance with the Commercial Tenancy (Retail Shops) Agreements Amendment Act 2011.

• information about the building or shopping centre housing the premises;
• details of the tenancy, use of the premises, term of lease, fixtures and fittings;
• amount of rent, dates of rent payments, frequency of rent reviews, determination by turn-over of the business;
• additional charges payable by the tenant;
• tenant's special requirements (parking, after hours access, equipment, floor and wall loading, etc.).