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.

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.

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.
• Available in MS Word format. You can customise this legal template to fit your particular circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the State of Tasmania, Australia.

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.

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.