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RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 2012 (NO. 38 OF 2012) - SECT 50

Failure to obtain certificate for amendment or replacement of village contract

    (1)     The operator of a retirement village commits an offence if—

        (a)     the operator purports—

              (i)     to amend a village contract; or

              (ii)     to end a village contract and enter into a new village contract with the same party in relation to the same residential premises; and

        (b)     the resident who is a party to the contract has not obtained a certificate mentioned in section 49 (Amendment or replacement of village contract).

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (3)     This section does not apply if the resident requested the amendment or new contract.



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