---
title: "Advise whether a lease is covered by retail leases legislation"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/advise-whether-a-lease-is-covered-by-retail-leases-legislation"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A10-S20261018-13"
practice_area: "Commercial Property & Leasing"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Advise whether a lease is covered by retail leases legislation

> From the lease, the permitted use clause, the tenant's business description and how the premises are actually used, build a table of the facts relevant to coverage, including whether the premises are used wholly or…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/advise-whether-a-lease-is-covered-by-retail-leases-legislation  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial Property & Leasing](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the lease, the permitted use clause, the tenant's business description and how the premises are actually used, build a table of the facts relevant to coverage, including whether the premises are used wholly or predominantly to sell or hire goods or provide services and whether customers are consumers or other businesses, with the source for each fact. |
| What the lawyer must review | Decide whether the legislation applies to this lease in the relevant state, including any exclusions, and advise on the consequences for land tax, outgoings, disclosure and dispute resolution. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the lease, the permitted use clause, the tenant's business description and how the premises are actually used, build a table of the facts relevant to coverage, including whether the premises are used wholly or predominantly to sell or hire goods or provide services and whether customers are consumers or other businesses, with the source for each fact.
- What the lawyer does: Decide whether the legislation applies to this lease in the relevant state, including any exclusions, and advise on the consequences for land tax, outgoings, disclosure and dispute resolution.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
2. Check each fact against the lease and evidence of actual use.
3. Check the definition and exclusions of the state where the premises are.
4. Confirm the advice addresses what follows if the lease is covered, such as land tax and outgoings recovery.
5. Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Victorian Small Business Commission: What are retail premises?](https://www.vsbc.vic.gov.au/your-rights-and-responsibilities/entering-into-a-retail-lease/what-are-retail-premises/) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Checklist: are these Victorian premises a retail premises lease?](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-property-and-leasing/vic-retail-premises-coverage-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Working checklist for whether premises in Victoria are retail premises under section 4 of the Retail Leases Act 2003, and whether sections 11 and 12 bring the Act in. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-property-and-leasing/advise-whether-a-lease-is-covered-by-retail-leases-legislation/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*