Provision of information statement
22 Provision of information statement
A person who is proposing to become a resident of a retirement village may ask the operator of the village, or a representative of the operator of the village for the information statement for the village.
The person to whom a request is made under subsection (1) must give the information statement to the person who made the request—
not later than 7 days after the request is made; and
in a manner agreed to by the person making the request; and
without asking for any payment for doing so.
Penalty: 120 penalty units.
Subsection (2) applies regardless of whether the request under subsection (1) is made orally or in writing.
If the proprietor or operator of a retirement village, or an agent of the proprietor or operator, gives or sends targeted promotional material to a person, the person giving or sending the material, must ensure that a copy of the information statement relating to the retirement village is included with the material.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
A person is not required to comply with subsection (2) or (4) if—
the person making the request under subsection (1) has previously been given an information statement; and
the information in the information statement has not changed in any material particular since it was given.
In this section—
targeted promotional material means material given or addressed personally to a person, or their representative, that is intended to promote a particular retirement village as a place in which to live but does not include marketing material distributed generally to the public.
S. 23 substituted by No. 19/2025 s. 19.
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