Shortly after the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a
pandemic, the South Australian government introduced temporary
measures to assist those who were experiencing financial hardship
due to the pandemic, including certain commercial
tenants.
There have been several rounds of changes to these temporary
protection measures in South Australia. The currently
applicable measures are set out by the COVID-19 Emergency
Response (Commercial Leases No 2) Regulations 2020
('the Regulations').
From 30 March 2020 to 30 September 2020, the Regulations are
deemed to apply to all commercial leases in South Australia.
This includes all extensions or renewals of commercial leases
occurring after 30 March 2020, provided that they are on
substantially the same terms as the earlier lease. However,
the Regulations do not apply to new leases entered into after 30
March 2020.
