Section 114 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Certain proceedings and acts privileged
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 6 – Dispute Resolution › Chapter 7 – Supplementary procedural matters
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(1)Any report or other document prepared, or communication made, by the Board, the Tribunal, a mediator or an adjudicator for the purposes of, or in connection with, proceedings under this Part dealt with by it or him or her shall, for the purposes of the law of defamation, enjoy absolute privilege.
(2)Any report or other document prepared, or communication made, by the Board, the Tribunal, a mediator or an adjudicator that does not fall within subsection (1) but which is prepared or made for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance by it or him or her of functions under this or any other Part of this Act shall, for the purposes of the law of defamation, enjoy qualified privilege.
Other provisions in this part
- Section 109Power of Board to make procedural rules
- Section 110Title to lands or property not to be drawn into question
- Section 111Power to enter and inspect dwelling
- Section 112Obligations of confidentiality
- Section 113Offence of providing false information to Board
- Section 114APublication of certain statistics by Board