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Tenants Rights

Seven days’ notice, or 24 hours.

Each state’s residential tenancy Act sets the notice a landlord gives before a routine inspection. Drawn here as days counted back from the inspection.

Notice before a routine inspectionDrawn to scale

Days of notice before the inspection, counted back from it

New South Wales7 days1
Victoria7 days2
Queensland7 days3
Western Australia7 to 14 days4
South Australia7 to 28 days5
Australian Capital Territory1 week6
Northern Territory7 days, arranged7
Tasmania24 hours8
0714 days

Tasmania’s Act counts in hours, 24 of them, drawn here as one day.

  1. 1

    New South Wales · 7 days

    to inspect the residential premises, not more than 4 times in any period of 12 months, if the tenant has been given not less than 7 days written notice each time,

    Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW), s 55(2)(a)
  2. 2

    Victoria · 7 days

    for a purpose set out in section 86(1)(d) or (f), if at least 7 days notice has been given to the renter in accordance with section 88

    Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic), s 85(b)(iv)

    entry is required to enable inspection of the premises and entry for that purpose has not been made within the last 6 months

    Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic), s 86(1)(f)
  3. 3

    Queensland · 7 days

    for an entry under section 192(1)(a) if the tenancy is not a short tenancy (moveable dwelling)—at least 7 days before entering the premises; or

    Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 (Qld), s 193(1)(c)(i)
  4. 4

    Western Australia · 7 to 14 days

    for conducting routine inspections of the premises or any other purpose, on a day and at a reasonable time, specified by notice in writing given to the tenant — (i) not less than 7 days before the proposed entry; and

    Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (WA), s 46(2)(b)(i)

    within 14 days before the proposed entry;

    Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (WA), s 46(2)(b)(ii)
  5. 5

    South Australia · 7 to 28 days

    only in accordance with a written notice given to the tenant no less than 7 and no more than 28 days before the day of entry—

    Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA), s 72(1)(c)(ii)
  6. 6

    Australian Capital Territory · 1 week

    The lessor must give the tenant 1 week written notice of an inspection.

    Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT), Sch 1 cl 79(1)

    The lessor may inspect the premises twice in each period of 12 months following the commencement of the tenancy.

    Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (ACT), Sch 1 cl 77
  7. 7

    Northern Territory · 7 days, arranged

    between 7 am and 9 pm at a time previously arranged with the tenant not less than 7 days before the entry is made; and

    Residential Tenancies Act 1999 (NT), s 70(2)(a)
  8. 8

    Tasmania · 24 hours

    An owner of residential premises may enter the premises by giving at least 24 hours' notice to the tenant if entry is for one of the following reasons:

    Residential Tenancy Act 1997 (Tas), s 56(3)

Reading the rows

Seven rows end at seven days, though their sentences differ: some set a longest notice as well as a shortest, and the Northern Territory’s is a time arranged with the tenant. Tasmania’s Act counts in hours.

How often

Some of the sentences quoted also say how often an inspection may happen, in their own words.

Where the words come from

Every sentence in quotation marks on this page is copied from the Act or rules named beneath it. Acts change; the link opens the version in force today.