Retirement Villages Act 1986

The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister may make regulations for or with respect to the following—

marketing of retirement villages;

disclosures that must be made before a retirement village contract is entered into;

retirement village operation and administration;

when the requirement to pay any fees and charges on a resident leaving the village ceases;

renovation, refurbishment and reinstatement of premises in retirement villages;

good practice in dealing with issues and disputes that commonly arise in retirement villages;

village dispute procedures;

operator and proprietor participation in the conciliation of village disputes under Part 6E;

compliance and failure to comply with agreements reached during conciliation of village disputes under Part 6E;

practice and procedure for conducting conciliations;

any other related matters.

In making a recommendation under subsection (1), the Minister may have regard to proposed regulations prepared by the Director for the purpose of this section.

In preparing proposed regulations under subsection (2), the Director must consult with the following—

one or more representatives of proprietors;

one or more representatives of operators;

one or more representatives of residents;

any other prescribed person or body.