Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A resident of a retirement village is not obliged to attend, or vote at, a meeting of the residents of the village.
(2) A person (other than a proxy of a resident) who is not a resident of the village (including a person who occupies residential premises in the village otherwise than under a residence right) must not attend, or remain at, a meeting of the residents unless the residents at the meeting consent to the person attending the meeting.
Note A person is not a proxy for a resident unless the person is appointed under s 116 (see s 116 (3)).
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the operator of a retirement village, or a representative of the operator, during the annual management meeting of the village.
(4) The operator or representative must not be present at a meeting of residents during any vote that is to be taken by the residents at the meeting, but may return to the meeting after the vote.
(5) Despite subsection (2), a person may attend a meeting of the residents of a retirement village and vote at the meeting on behalf of a resident if the person—
(a) is authorised to do so under a power of attorney given in favour of the person by the resident; or
(b) is a person appointed under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991 as guardian for the resident.