Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A resident of a retirement village may, from time to time, appoint a person as the proxy of the resident.
(2) The appointment must be made in the way prescribed by regulation.
(3) A person is not the proxy of a resident of a retirement village for this Act unless the person is appointed under this section.
Note Certain other laws (for example the Unit Titles (Management) Act 2011 ) provide for the appointment of proxies for various purposes. However, an appointment under another law is not effective for this Act, and an appointment under this Act is not effective for another law (unless the other law provides that it is).
(4) An appointment of the operator of a retirement village or close associate of the operator as a proxy is void.
(5) A person appointed as the proxy of a resident of a retirement village cannot vote on a matter on the resident's behalf if the resident personally votes on the matter.
(6) This section applies despite the terms of the instrument appointing a person as the proxy of the resident.