Retirement Villages Act 2016

It will be a term of every residence contract that, before any redevelopment of a retirement village is commenced, the operator will convene a meeting of residents under this section at which the operator will—

present a plan of, and report on, the proposed redevelopment; and

answer any reasonable question put by a resident.

A meeting will be convened by sending to each resident, at least 10 business days before the date of the meeting, a written notice setting out—

the time and place of the meeting; and

the reason for the meeting.

Redevelopment cannot take place unless the operator has given due consideration to a resident's rights arising from their residence contract and, if relevant, reasonable arrangements have been put in place with respect to the provision of alternative accommodation.

If redevelopment that would have a significant effect on a resident's rights arising from their residence contract occurs without compliance with the term referred to in subsection (1), the operator is guilty of an offence.