Human Rights Measure
National Eviction Moratorium
Date Enacted: March 2020
Country: Australia
Region: East Asia and Pacific
The National Cabinet “agreed to a moratorium on evictions over the next six months for commercial and residential tenancies in financial distress who are unable to meet their commitments due to the impact of coronavirus” and to a “common set of principles . . . to underpin and govern intervention to aid commercial tenancies . . .”