Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Disability Act 2006 - SECT 62

Offences relating to interference with rights

62. Offences relating to interference with rights



(1) Except in accordance with this Act, a person must not-

   (a)  require or force or attempt to require or force a resident to vacate
        his or her room; or

   (b)  take or attempt to take possession of a room in which a resident
        resides.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) Except in accordance with this Act, a person must not, for the purposes of
causing a resident to abandon a room-

   (a)  interfere with the proper use and enjoyment by the resident of the
        room; or

   (b)  do any other act or thing intended or designed to cause the resident
        to abandon the room.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(3) This section does not apply to a restriction or limitation to which
section 58(2) applies.









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