Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Retirement Villages Act 1986 - SECT 54

Transitional provision-contractual provisions relating to arbitration-2005 Amendment Act

54. Transitional provision-contractual provisions relating to arbitration-2005
Amendment Act

Section 42A applies to any residence contract and to any management contract
in force on the commencement of section 19 of the 2005 Amendment Act.
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ENDNOTES

1. General Information Minister's second reading speech- Legislative Assembly:
7 October 1986 Legislative Council: 7 May 1986 The long title for the Bill for
this Act was "A Bill for an Act to make provision concerning Retirement
Villages and for other purposes.". The Retirement Villages Act 1986 was
assented to on 23 December 1986 and came into operation as follows: Part 1,
section 43 on 25 February 1987: Government Gazette 25 February 1987 page 407;
rest of Act on 8 June 1987: Government Gazette 27 May 1987 page 1235. 2. Table
of Amendments This Version incorporates amendments made to the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Subdivision Act 1988, No. 53/1988 (as amended by No. 47/1989) Assent Date:
31.5.88 Commencement Date: 30.10.89: Government Gazette 4.10.89 p. 2532
Current State: All of Act in operation Transfer of Land (Computer Register)
Act 1989, No. 18/1989 (as amended by No. 48/1991) Assent Date: 16.5.89
Commencement Date: 3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488 Current State:
All of Act in operation Health Services (Further Amendment) Act 1990, No.
53/1990 Assent Date: 7.11.90 Commencement Date: Ss 9, 27 on 14.5.89: s. 2(1);
rest of Act on 7.11.90: s. 2(2) Current State: All of Act in operation
Building Act 1993, No. 126/1993 Assent Date: 14.12.93 Commencement Date: S.
264(Sch. 5 item 18) on 1.7.94: Special Gazette (No. 42) 1.7.94 p. 1 Current
State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Medical Practice Act 1994, No. 23/1994 Assent
Date: 17.5.94 Commencement Date: S. 118(Sch. 1 item 49.1) on 1.7.94:
Government Gazette 23.6.94 p. 1672 Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986 Legal
Practice Act 1996, No. 35/1996 Assent Date: 6.11.96 Commencement Date: S.
453(Sch. 1 items 72.1-72.3) on 1.1.97: s. 2(3) Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986
Residential Tenancies Act 1997, No. 109/1997 Assent Date: 23.12.97
Commencement Date: S. 533(Sch. 2 item 11) on 1.7.98: Government Gazette
18.6.98 p. 1512 Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986



Transfer of Land (Single Register) Act 1998, No. 85/1998 Endnotes Assent Date:
17.11.98 Commencement Date: S. 24(Sch. item 52) on 1.1.99: s. 2(3) Current
State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Fair Trading (Inspectors Powers and Other
Amendments) Act 1999, No. 17/1999 Assent Date: 18.5.99 Commencement Date: Ss
43, 44 on 1.9.99: Government Gazette 19.8.99 p. 1901 Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000 Assent
Date: 21.11.00 Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. 1 item 109) on 22.11.00: s. 2(1)
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Statute Law Amendment (Authorised Deposit-taking
Institutions) Act 2001, No. 11/2001 Assent Date: 8.5.01 Commencement Date: S.
3(Sch. item 64) on 1.6.01: s. 2(2) Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986 Statute Law
Amendment (Relationships) Act 2001, No. 27/2001 Assent Date: 12.6.01
Commencement Date: S. 8(Sch. 6 item 6) on 28.6.01: Government Gazette 28.6.01
p. 1428 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001 Assent Date:
27.6.01 Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. item 99) on 15.7.01: s. 2 Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Retirement Villages (Amendment) Act 2005, No.
4/2005 Assent Date: 5.4.05 Commencement Date: Ss 3-5, 6(1), 9, 11, 13, 15,
17-24 on 23.5.05: Government Gazette 12.5.05 p. 882; ss 12, 14, 16 on 30.1.06:
Government Gazette 15.12.05 p. 2901; ss 6(2), 7, 8, 10 on 1.8.06: s. 2(2)
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986





Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005 Assent Date:
24.5.05 Commencement Date: S. 18(Sch. 1 item 93) on 12.12.05: Government
Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781 Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986
Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005 Assent Date: 7.12.05
Commencement Date: S. 182(Sch. 4 item 43) on 1.7.07: s. 2(3) Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Owners Corporations Act 2006, No. 69/2006 Assent
Date: 19.9.06 Commencement Date: S. 224(Sch. 3 item 7) on 31.12.07: s. 2(2)
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007 Assent
Date: 26.6.07 Commencement Date: S. 3(Sch. item 59) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1)
Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Retirement Villages Act 1986 Fair Trading and Consumer Acts Further Amendment
Act 2008, No. 2/2008 Assent Date: 11.2.08 Commencement Date: S. 60(Sch. item
11) on 12.2.08: s. 2(1) Current State: This information relates only to the
provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986 Motor Car Traders
Amendment Act 2008, No. 4/2008 Assent Date: 4.3.08 Commencement Date: S.
32(Sch. item 29) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2) Current State: This information relates
only to the provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986
Relationships Act 2008, No. 12/2008 Assent Date: 15.4.08 Commencement Date: S.
73(1)(Sch. 1 item 52) on 1.12.08: s. 2(2) Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986 Fair
Trading and Other Acts Amendment Act 2009, No. 19/2009 Assent Date: 10.6.09
Commencement Date: S. 29 on 11.6.09: s. 2(1) Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the Retirement Villages Act 1986
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INDEX

Subject

Section

Act

application 4, 5
commencement 2
exemption from operation of 5, 6
prohibition on contracting out of operation of 7
purpose 1
transitional provisions 44-54 Annual meetings 3, 33-34, 36A Bodies corporate
See Owners corporations

By-laws 3, 37 Charges

application of Part 5 27, 28
creation of 29
definition 3
enforcement of 31
extinguishment 32
refunds 30
transitional provisions 47 See also Residence contracts

Close associates 3, 38C, 38D Committees See Residents committees

Definitions 3, 14, 16, 20, 24, 38, 38B, 38I, 45, 52 Director

definition 3
powers regarding

charges 31, 32 exemptions 6 proceedings 41 register 38J, 38L retirement
village notices 39
transitional provisions 44, 47, 48 Disclosure statements 3, 19, 20 Exemptions
5, 6 Fair Trading Act 1999 18, 40 False, misleading information 20, 41A Fees 6
Maintenance charges 3, 38, 38B Management complaints 3, 38E, 38G, 38H, 42A
Management contracts 3, 19, 21, 32E-32G, 42A, 54 See also Sale of premises









Subject

Section

Managers

definition 3
powers and duties regarding

annual meetings 33, 34 appointment as proxy 38D charges for personal services
38A contracts 21A, 23, 26 maintenance charges 38, 38B management complaints,
resident disputes 38E-38H payments to former residents 38I, 52 powers of
attorney 38C residence documents 19-21 retirement village notices 38L, 53 sale
of premises 32B-32G Minister 6 Non-owner residents (def.) 3 Offences

regarding

annual meetings 33, 34 appointment of proxies 38D charges 29 charges for
personal services 38A disclosure statements 20 exemptions 6 false, misleading
information 41A management complaints, residents disputes 38E-38H management
contracts 19 payments to owner residents 38I, 52 powers of attorney 38C
prohibition on certain persons being involved in management

17 residence contracts 16, 19, 25 residence documents 21 residence rights 13
retirement village notices 8, 9, 38L Owner residents 3, 38I, 52 Owners 3, 9
definitions 3, 16, 20
powers and duties regarding

annual meetings 34 charges 29, 30, 32 lodgment of retirement village notices 9
residence contracts 16, 23, 25, 26, 42, 52 residence documents 19-21 residence
rights 13, 14 residential care facilities 47, 48 retirement village notices 39
Owners corporations 3 Personal services 3, 38A Powers of attorney 38C, 51
Prescribed amount (def.) 3 Prescribed period (def.) 3 Subject

Section

Proceedings 41 Register 3, 11, 32, 38J-38L, 39, 53 Regulations 21A, 21B, 43
Religious, charitable organizations 6 Residence contracts

application of Fair Trading Act 1999 18
arbitration void 42A
cooling-off period 24
definition 3
documents to be given to residents 3, 19, 21
in-going contributions to be held in trust 3, 25
must comply with regulations 21A, 21B
refundable in-going contributions 3, 26
rescission 22, 23, 42
termination 16
transitional provisions 49, 54 Residence rights 3, 12-15 Resident disputes 3,
38F-38H, 42A Residential care facilities 3, 46-48 Residents (def.) 3 Residents
committees 3, 36, 36A Retirement village land (def.) 3 Retirement village
notices 9
cancellation 39
definition 3
lodgment 8, 9
recorded in Register 11 Retirement villages (def.) 3 Sale of premises

commission 32D
contract between purchaser and manager 32E-32G
determination by tribunal 32F, 32G
manager not to interfere 32C
options to purchase 32A
setting of sale price 32B
transitional provisions 50 Services (def.) 3 Transitional provisions 44-54
Tribunal 3, 32F, 32G

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Retirement Villages Act 1986 No. 126 of 1986