Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 2012 (NO. 38 OF 2012) - SECT 91

    (1)     The operator of a retirement village must ensure that the village generally is reasonably safe.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the operator must—

        (a)     prepare written safety and emergency procedures; and

        (b)     take reasonable steps to ensure that all residents and staff are familiar with those procedures; and

        (c)     do a safety inspection at least once each year, and make a safety inspection report on the findings of the inspection; and

        (d)     make a copy of the inspection report available to the residents committee for the retirement village (if any) and place a copy of the report on the notice board in a communal area within the village; and

        (e)     take any other action prescribed by regulation to ensure that the village generally is reasonably safe.

    (3)     Without limiting subsection (2) (e), a regulation may provide for the following:

        (a)     the form of the written safety and emergency procedures;

        (b)     the conduct of safety inspections required under subsection (2) (c);

        (c)     the manner and form of a safety inspection report;

        (d)     the period that the safety inspection report must remain on the notice board as mentioned in subsection (2) (d).

    (4)     A resident who believes on reasonable grounds that the village is not reasonably safe may apply to the ACAT for any of the following:

        (a)     an order directing the operator to comply with subsection (1) or (2);

        (b)     any other order mentioned in section 181 (1) (ACAT orders).