Retirement Villages Act 1986

In this Act, maintenance charge means a recurring charge payable by a resident of a retirement village under a residence contract, management contract or other retirement village contract—

for the provision of goods or services (other than optional services) by the operator of the retirement village; or

to contribute to the costs of managing the retirement village, including—

the costs of employing or engaging persons in relation to the retirement village; and

the costs of maintaining facilities in the retirement village and capital maintenance in the retirement village.

A maintenance charge does not include any amount paid to an owners corporation under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Owners Corporations Act 2006.