If resident alter locks, key to be provided to operator
66 If resident alter locks, key to be provided to operator
It is a term of each caravan park agreement that, if the resident alters a lock on agreement property or relating to common areas in the caravan park, or adds a lock to the agreement property or the common areas, without the consent of the operator, the resident will give the operator a key for the lock as soon as practicable after making the alteration or addition, unless the operator consents to the resident doing otherwise.
A resident who has altered a lock on, or added a lock to, agreement property or common areas in a caravan park must not fail to give the operator, within 2 business days after the alteration or addition, a key for the lock.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
An offence against subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.
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