Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Disability Act 2006 - SECT 66

Notice of increase in residential charge

66. Notice of increase in residential charge



(1) A disability service provider must give at least 60 days notice in writing
of a proposed increase in the residential charge to a resident in a community
residential unit and the resident's guardian or the resident's administrator,
if any.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), a disability service provider must not increase
the rent component of the residential charge payable by a resident at
intervals of less than 6 months.

(3) If a disability service provider provides an additional service item to
the resident at the resident's request, the disability service provider may
increase the residential charge without complying with this section if the
amount of the increase relates only to the services component.

(4) Any proposed increase in the residential charge made in contravention of
this section is invalid.