Queensland Consolidated Acts

RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1999 - SECT 3

(1) The main objects of this Act are--

(a) to promote consumer protection and fair trading practices in operating retirement villages and in supplying services to residents by--

(i) declaring particular rights and obligations of residents and scheme operators; and

(ii) facilitating the disclosure of information to prospective residents of a retirement village to ensure the rights and obligations of the residents and scheme operator may be easily understood; and

(b) to encourage the continued growth and viability of the retirement village industry in the State.

(2) The following are also objects of this Act--

(a) to encourage the adoption of best practice standards by the retirement village industry;

(b) to provide a clear regulatory framework to ensure certainty for the retirement village industry in planning for future expansion;

(c) to facilitate participation by residents, who want to be involved, in the affairs of retirement villages;

(d) to provide for processes for resolving disputes between residents and scheme operators.