Section 87 — Residential Tenancies Act 1986: Duties of Tenancy Officer on receipt of application

87 Duties of Tenancy Officer on receipt of application (1) When an application is filed in accordance with section 86 of this Act, the Tenancy Officer shall refer it to a Tenancy Mediator unless, in terms of any regulations made under this Act or of any directions given by the Principal Tenancy Adjudicator, the application is of a class that is to be referred directly to the Tribunal, in which case the Tenancy Officer shall refer the application to the Registrar. (2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1) of this section, where either party informs the Tenancy Officer that that party refuses to have the matter considered by a Tenancy Mediator, the Tenancy Officer shall refer the application to the Registrar. Subsections (1) and (2) were amended, as from 1 May 1996, by section 34 Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 7) by omitting the words “ of the Tribunal ” .