Retirement Villages Act 2016

This section applies to a meeting convened under section 33.

The operator must ensure that—

residents have a reasonable opportunity to put questions to the operator or its representative at a meeting of residents convened by the operator; and

questions submitted in writing under section 33(6)(b), or asked at a meeting, are answered—

if possible—in reasonable detail at the relevant meeting; or

to the extent that compliance with subparagraph (i) is not possible—within 10 business days after the meeting by the presentation of detailed written answers.

The convener of a meeting must cause accurate minutes to be kept of proceedings at the meeting.

The convener of a meeting must ensure that the minutes of the meeting, within 10 business days after the meeting—

in the case of an annual meeting—be provided, in writing, to each resident; or

in any other case—be made available for inspection by residents in a manner that is easily accessible by residents.

If a question asked by a resident is answered at a meeting and the resident requests the answer to be provided in writing, the operator must ensure that a detailed written answer is provided to the resident within 10 business days after the meeting.

Nothing in this section requires an operator, or the representative of an operator, to answer an unreasonable question.

A special levy may not be imposed on residents of a retirement village unless authorised by special resolution passed at a meeting of residents.

Subject to subsection (11)—

each resident present at a meeting of residents has 1 vote on any question arising for decision at the meeting; and

a resident may exercise an absentee vote on a question arising for decision at the meeting by giving the operator written notice of the proposed vote at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting.

A decision at a meeting is to be determined by a simple majority of the votes cast by the residents voting at the meeting (in person or by absentee vote).

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