Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)

REIA

• 23/04/2020: REIA backs federal government's tracking app
• 6/04/2020: Fair work commission asked to vary award to keep real estate agents employed
• 31/03/20: Tenants and their rent payments

NSW Government

• 3/05/2020: NSW Ready to reopen front door on property inspections and on-site auctions
• 13/02/2020: NSW Government has announced a $440m residential and commercial rent package
• 7/02/2020: NSW Businesses to benefit from today as payroll tax measures take effect
• 3/02/2020: $10,000 Grants to provide fast relief for NSW Small Businesses Battling COVID-19

Letters to the Premier

• 30/03/2020: Letter to the Premier - Obligation to pay rent
• 30/03/2020: Declaration of real estate services as essential services

Letters to Fair Trading

• 16/04/2020: Request to waive licensing fees in the property industry
• 28/04/2020: Response from Fair Trading RE: Waiving licensing fees

• 13/04/2020: Tim Mckibbin speaks to A Current Affair about the rent strike
• 3/04/2020: Tim McKibbin speaks to ABC radio about ASIC's warning that real estate agents telling tenants to use super to pay rent is illegal
• 31/03/2020: Tim McKibbin speaks to Sky News about the six-month moratorium on evictions
• 27/03/2020: Leanne Pilkington comments on rent relief ABC Radio PM by Nick Grimm
• 24/03/2020: Leanne Pilkington talks about the lockdown and real estate live with Tom Panos

• Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW) - the Covid provisions are incorporated into Part 6A ‘Response to COVID-19 pandemic’
• Residential Tenancies Amendment (COVID-19) (NO 2) Regulation 2020 (NSW)
• COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures-Miscellaneous) Bill 2020 (NSW) Passed by both Houses 13 May 2020 , Assent 14 May 2020 – Passed by both Houses 13 May 2020 , Assent 14 May 2020
• COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Bill 2020 (NSW)– Passed by both Houses 24 March 2020, Assent 25 March 2020
• COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures – Miscellaneous) Bill 2020 (COVID-19 Act) 
• Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) (RT Act) 
• Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019 (NSW) (RT Regulation);
• Landlord and Tenant Regulation 2015 (NSW) (L&T Regulation); and
• Property and Stock Agents Act 2002 (NSW) (PSA Act).
• Privacy Amendment (Public Health Contact Information) Act 2020 replaces the Biosecurity Act determination which is currently governing the COVIDSafe contact tracing app.
• Treasury Legislation Amendment (COVID-19) Act 2020 No 2 (NSW)
• Electronic Transactions Amendment (COVID-19 Witnessing of Documents) Regulation 2020 (NSW) 
• Public Health Orders
  • Public gathering restrictions in detail
  • Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order 2020
• Residential Tenancies Amendment (Covid-19) Regulation 2020
• Strata Schemes Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020
• Community Land Management Amendment (COVID-19) Regulation 2020
• Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation (No 3) 2020
• National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct
• Electronic Transactions Amendment (COVID-19 Witnessing of Documents) Regulation 2020
• Corporations (Coronavirus Economic Response) Determination (No.1) 2020

• NSW Fair Trading COVID-19 (Coronavirus ) FAQs
• Department of Health (Commonwealth) - COVID-19)
• NSW Ministry of Health - COVID-19

• ACCC Guidance for Small Businesses
• Cash flow support for small and medium sized businesses - Boosting Cash Flow for Employers (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Act 2020
• Accelarated depreciation deductions - Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020
• Temporary payments to changes to Payroll Tax - COVID-19 economic stimulus
• Small Business Grants (NSW Government Media Release 03 April 2020)
• Macquarie Bank Business Update- JobKeeper wage subsidy and other support
• Considerations for better cash flow management
• NTAA Newsletter for Tax Agent to send to Clients (Dated 24 March)
• Insights from KPMG Australia- Wage subsidy measures announced 30 March 2020
• JobKeeper Payment
  • ATO Tax inVoice podcasts series on the JobKeeper Payment program
  • JobKeeper payment - employee nomination notice
  • How the Jobkeeper payment affects income support payments
• How coronavirus support payments work - choice.com.au
• Cashflow assistance for businesses fact sheet
• Employees working from home during COVID-19 - What you can claim!

General

• A video update for tenants from the REINSW President, Leanne Pilkington RE rent relief package and tenant obligations

Useful links

Australian Government links

• Government COVID payment information
• Flowchart - For landlords: How to terminate a tenancy agreement during COVID-19

State Government Links

• Financial support information from NSW State Government
• Supporting individuals and households - The Treasury

Forms

• TENANT RENTAL PAYMENT ASSISTANCE REQUEST APPLICATION FORM - WORD DOC

• My business's COVIDSafe plan - A guide. COVID‑19 will be with us for some time, so it’s important that your business has a plan - and continues to plan - to keep your workplace healthy, safe and virus-free.
• Techniques to take the anxiety out of difficult client conversations
• The Media Coach Podast | The Financial Strategy That Will Help You Get Through Covid-19
• Free real estate support line with Tanja Jones Coaching
• Financial counselling and other financial help
• National helplines and websites

• Customer support package - Domain
• Digital Inspections - realestate.com.au