Receipt to be provided for security deposit
42 Receipt to be provided for security deposit
(1) If a person has paid a security deposit to the operator by cash, cheque or credit card, the operator must immediately give a receipt under subsection (4) to the person who paid the security deposit or the resident for whom the payment was made.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) If a person has paid a security deposit to the operator other than by cash, cheque or credit card, within 2 business days after receiving the security deposit, the operator must give a receipt under subsection (4) to the person who paid the security deposit or the resident for whom the payment was made.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) An offence against subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.
(4) A receipt for subsection (1) or (2) must be signed by the person who received the security deposit to which it relates and must specify all of the following:
the date the security deposit was received;
the name of the resident for whom the payment was made;
the amount paid;
(d) the address of the caravan or caravan site to which the payment relates.
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