Retirement Villages Act 2012

In this Act:

means the person who, alone or with someone else, manages or controls the retirement village; and

includes—

a person for the time being managing or controlling the retirement village; and

a person (other than a resident or other person mentioned in section 8 (Meaning of residence right) who owns land in the village; and

a person mentioned in section 15A (1) (d) (Application to residents and operators of former retirement villages); and

any other person prescribed by regulation; but

Power to make a regulation in relation to a matter includes power to make provision in relation to a class of matter (see Legislation Act, s 48 (2)).

does not include—

the body corporate of a community title scheme or the owners corporation for a units plan; or

the managing agent of a community title scheme or units plan; or

any person excluded from this definition by regulation.

If there is more than 1 operator for a retirement village, it is sufficient compliance with a requirement of this Act if—

any of the operators exercises the functions of an operator under this Act; and

any notice or other document required to be given to the operator under this Act is given to any of the operators.

A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation Act, s 104).

For how documents may be given, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.5.

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