RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1986

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purpose  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  
• 4 Act to apply to existing and new retirement villages  
• 5 Act not to apply to certain retirement villages  
• 6 Exemptions  
• 7 Contracting out  

PART 2--RETIREMENT VILLAGE NOTICES

• 8 Residence right not to be created unless retirement village notice is lodged  
• 9 Owner to lodge retirement village notice  
• 11 Retirement village notice to be noted on title  

PART 3--RESIDENCE RIGHTS

• 12 Part not to apply to strata and cluster subdivisions  
• 13 Residence right  
• 14 Enforcement of residence right  
• 15 Residential Tenancies Act 1997 not to apply  
• 16 Termination of residence contract  
• 17 Certain persons not to be involved in management of retirement villages  
• 18 Application of Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012  
• 18A Provision of factsheet  
• 18B Inspection of documents relating to retirement village  
• 19 Resident to be given certain documents  
• 20 Resident to be given certain information  
• 21 Inspection of documents  
• 21A Offence not to use a contract that complies with the regulations  
• 21B Further matters relating to contracts  
• 22 Rescission  
• 23 Court may excuse inadvertent contraventions  
• 24 Cooling-off period  
• 25 In-going contributions to be held in trust  
• 26 Refund of in-going contribution  
• 27AA Definition  
• 27 This Part not to apply to residents with freehold title  
• 28 Application of Part  
• 29 Creation of charges  
• 30 Refunds  
• 31 Application for enforcement of charge  
• 31A Order enforcing charge  
• 31B Powers of appointed person  
• 31C Application of the proceeds of the sale  
• 31D Director may intervene  
• 32 Extinguishment of charge  

PART 5A--SALE OF PREMISES BY CERTAIN RESIDENTS

• 32A Options  
• 32B Sale of premises  
• 32C Manager not to interfere in sale  
• 32D Costs of sale  
• 32E Purchaser and manager to enter into contract  
• 32F Application by owner resident to Tribunal  
• 32G Tribunal's determinations on application of manager or owner resident  

PART 6--RESIDENT PARTICIPATION

• 33 Annual meeting  
• 34 Proceedings at annual meetings  
• 36 Residents committee  
• 36A Resident's right to act through representative  
• 37 By-laws  

PART 6A--OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RETIREMENT VILLAGES

Division 1--Maintenance and other charges

• 38 Increases in maintenance charges  
• 38AA Formula for calculation of adjusted maintenance charge  
• 38A Charges for personal services  
• 38B Maintenance charges—former non-owner residents  

Division 2--Powers of attorney and proxies

• 38C Manager not to demand power of attorney  
• 38D Manager not to demand appointment as proxy  

Division 3--Dispute mediation

• 38E Procedure for dealing with management complaints  
• 38F Procedure for dealing with resident disputes  
• 38G Residents to be informed of complaints and disputes mechanisms  
• 38H Recording and reporting requirements  

PART 6B--MATTERS RELATING TO CESSATION OF OCCUPATION OF PREMISES

• 38I Payments to former residents  

PART 6C--REGISTER OF RETIREMENT VILLAGES

• 38J Obligation to keep register  
• 38K Inspection of the register  
• 38L Requirement to notify Director  

PART 7--GENERAL

• 39 Cancellation of retirement village notices  
• 40 Application of Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012  
• 41 Who may bring proceedings for offences?  
• 41A Offence to supply false or misleading information  
• 42 Consequences of rescission  
• 42A Certain contractual provisions relating to arbitration void  
• 42B Infringement notices  
• 43 Regulations  

PART 8--TRANSITIONAL

• 45 Definitions  
• 46 Transitional provision—residential care facilities—2005 Amendment Act  
• 47 Transitional provision—Extinguishment of charge relating to residential care facilities—2005 Amendment Act  
• 48 Transitional provision—Cancellation of notices relating to residential care facilities—2005 Amendment Act  
• 49 Transitional provision—contracts—2005 Amendment Act  
• 50 Transitional provision—appointment of agents—2005 Amendment Act  
• 51 Transitional provision—powers of attorney—2005 Amendment Act  

Division 2--of Part 6A does not apply to any power of attorney given before the commencement of section 16 of the 2005 Amendment Act.

• 52 Transitional provision—payments to owner residents—2005 Amendment Act  
• 53 Transitional provision—registration of retirement villages—2005 Amendment Act  
• 54 Transitional provision—contractual provisions relating to arbitration—2005 Amendment Act  
• 55 Transitional provision—Consumer Legislation Amendment Act 2020  
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