{"id":"residential-parks-regulations-2022","name":"Residential Parks Regulations 2022","slug":"residential-parks-regulations-2022","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":237001,"registerId":"sa-residential-parks-regulations-2022-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Residential Parks Regulations 2022","content":"South Australia\nResidential Parks Regulations 2022\nunder the Residential Parks Act 2007\n\nContents\n1\tShort title\n3\tInterpretation\n4\tPark rules (section 6 of Act)\n4A\tInformation relating to supply of certain electricity (section 14 of Act)\n5\tRepayment of bond—third party payments and guarantees (section 29 of Act)\n6\tStatutory and other charges in respect of rented property (section 43 of Act)\nSchedule 1—Transitional provisions\nPart 2—Transitional provisions\n2\tInterpretation\n3\tNotice given by third party to Commissioner\nLegislative history\n\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Residential Parks Regulations 2022.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Residential Parks Act 2007.\n4—Park rules (section 6 of Act)\nFor the purposes of section 6(2)(m) of the Act, the park owner of a residential park may make rules about—\n\t(a)\tthe number of persons who may reside on the rented property with the resident; and\n\t(b)\tthe use of rented property for business purposes.\n4A—Information relating to supply of certain electricity (section 14 of Act)\nFor the purposes of section 14(1)(ba) of the Act, the following information is prescribed:\n\t(a)\tinformation about the nature, benefits and potential consequences of participating in an embedded network generally;\nNote—\nThis may include information relating to—\n\t•\tcircumstances in which supply of electricity may be interrupted, disconnected and reconnected and associated advance notifications; and\n\t•\tsafe use of energy; and\n\t•\trequirements in relation to life support; and\n\t•\trequirements in relation to the installation and operation of small generators; and\n\t•\tliability of the embedded network operator and customer.\n\t(b)\tthe details of the retailer for the embedded network, including electricity tariffs that apply and the retailer's contact information, ABN and website address;\n\t(c)\tinformation about metering arrangements in relation to, and potential costs of, participating in the embedded network;\n\t(d)\tthe cost apportionments per kilowatt hour for any bundled utilities arising from participating in the embedded network.\n5—Repayment of bond—third party payments and guarantees (section 29 of Act)\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 29(6a) of the Act, the South Australian Housing Trust is prescribed as a third party.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 29(6a)(b) of the Act, a third party may give the Commissioner notice of the third party's interest by making an endorsement indicating the third party's interest on the form furnished to the Commissioner at the time that the relevant bond is paid to the Commissioner under section 28 of the Act, or in some other manner determined by the Minister for the purposes of this regulation.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of section 29(6c) of the Act—\n\t(a)\tthe South Australian Housing Trust is prescribed as a third party; and\n\t(b)\tthe prescribed circumstances are where the South Australian Housing Trust is acting as guarantor for a resident.\n6—Statutory and other charges in respect of rented property (section 43 of Act)\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 43(2)(e) of the Act, the park owner of a residential park may, by a term of the residential park agreement, require the resident—\n\t(a)\tto make a specified payment if the resident provides overnight accommodation to a guest or visitor; and\n\t(b)\tif water consumption for domestic purposes at the rented property is separately metered, to pay charges payable under an Act (other than the Water Industry Act 2012) for water supply based on the level of the water consumption for domestic purposes at the rented property.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 43(3) of the Act, a resident need not make a payment for charges payable based on the level of water consumption, electricity consumption or gas (including bottled gas) consumption at the rented property unless the park owner provides to the resident, at the request of the resident, a document that specifies the period for which the charges are payable, the amount of water, electricity or gas consumed in that period and the amount of the charges payable.\nSchedule 1—Transitional provisions\nPart 2—Transitional provisions\n2—Interpretation\nIn this Part—\nrepealed regulations means the Residential Parks Regulations 2007.\n3—Notice given by third party to Commissioner\nA notice given under regulation 4AA(2) of the repealed regulations will on the commencement of this clause be taken to be a notice given under regulation 5(2) of these regulations.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nLegislation revoked by principal regulations\nThe Residential Parks Regulations 2022 revoked the following:\nResidential Parks Regulations 2007\nPrincipal regulations and variations\nNew entries appear in bold.\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2022\n65\nGazette 18.8.2022 p2568 \n18.8.2022: r 2\n2024\n51\nGazette 13.6.2024 p1482\n1.7.2024: r 2\nProvisions varied\nNew entries appear in bold.\nProvision\nHow varied\nCommencement\nr 2\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n1.7.2024\nr 4A\ninserted by 51/2024 r 3\n1.7.2024\nSch 1\n\n\nPt 1\nomitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002\n1.7.2024\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: operational details for residential park tenancies. The 2024 amendment added electricity disclosure requirements (regulation 4A), but this is a natural extension of existing consumer protection functions rather than scope creep. The instrument has not expanded beyond its intended role as subsidiary regulations under the Residential Parks Act 2007."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument — only 6 substantive regulations plus transitional provisions","Minimal defined terms — only 2 definitions in the main body (\"Act\" and \"repealed regulations\" in Schedule 1)","Straightforward structure — each regulation corresponds directly to a specific section of the parent Act","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic — most provisions are simple \"for the purposes of\" prescriptions","Limited cross-referencing — references are direct citations to specific subsections of the Residential Parks Act 2007","2024 amendment added one new regulation (4A) but this is a simple list of prescribed information items"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set out detailed rules for how residential parks (caravan parks, manufactured home estates, and similar long-term accommodation) operate in South Australia. They fill in the gaps of the main **Residential Parks Act 2007** by specifying practical matters that park owners and residents need to follow.\n\n**Key things covered:**\n\n*   **Park rules** — Park owners can make rules about how many people can live in a rented property and whether residents can run businesses from their homes.\n*   **Electricity in embedded networks** — When parks operate their own electricity supply systems (called \"embedded networks\"), owners must give residents specific information about how these work, including costs, safety, who to contact, and what happens if power gets cut off.\n*   **Bonds and guarantees** — The **South Australian Housing Trust** (a government housing agency) is officially recognised as a third party that can pay bonds on behalf of residents or guarantee them. There's a process for registering this interest with the **Commissioner** (the government official who handles tenancy bonds).\n*   **Extra charges** — Park owners can charge residents for overnight guests and for water use (if separately metered), but only if the agreement says so. Residents also have the right to see proper documentation showing exactly how much water, electricity or gas they used before paying consumption-based charges.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Residents** — People living long-term in residential parks (retirees, low-income households, people in manufactured homes).\n*   **Park owners** — Operators of caravan parks and residential land lease communities.\n*   **South Australian Housing Trust** — When it helps residents with bonds or acts as guarantor.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese regulations protect vulnerable residents from unfair charges and ensure they get clear information about electricity supply — especially important as many parks move to private electricity networks. The rules also make sure government housing support flows through properly when the Housing Trust helps with bonds."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The 2022 regulations (as varied) expand and update disclosure and billing obligations compared with the repealed 2007 regulations: regulation 4A (inserted 1.7.2024) prescribes detailed information to be given about embedded electricity networks; regulation 5 names the South Australian Housing Trust as a prescribed third party and allows ministerial determination of notice form; transitional rules carry over certain notices from the repealed regulations (Sch 1, pt 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject-matter and short text limiting regulatory breadth","Multiple cross-references to the Residential Parks Act 2007 (interpretation requires reading both instruments)","Prescriptive disclosure rules for embedded networks that reference technical topics (s4A)","Designating a specific public body as third party and permitting ministerial discretion on notice method (s5(1)–(2))","Conditional charging rules tied to metering and resident requests, requiring administrative steps by park owners (s6(1)–(2))","Transitional provision carrying notices from repealed regulations into the new regime (Sch 1, pt 2)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations update how residential parks are managed in South Australia. They set what park owners may control (occupancy and business use), require specific disclosure to residents about joining embedded electricity networks, designate the South Australian Housing Trust as a named third party for bond guarantees, and allow park owners to recover guest and separately metered utility charges.\n\nMechanically, they change disclosure and billing duties, create a ministerial choice on how a third party lodges its interest, and require consumption detail be provided to residents on request (ss4, 4A, 5, 6)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Scope cannot be assessed as the legislative text was not available. The page returned an error due to a website restructure on the South Australian legislation website around 24 March 2026. No comparison between original intent and final form is possible."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrievable — the source URL returned a 404 Page Not Found error","Complexity cannot be meaningfully assessed without the actual text of the regulations","Score of 1 reflects the absence of content to analyse, not the inherent simplicity of the legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"The Residential Parks Regulations 2022 (SA) set out detailed rules under the Residential Parks Act governing the rights and obligations of park owners and residents in caravan parks and manufactured‑home communities — covering things like rent, maintenance, fees, notices and dispute processes.  \n\nIt matters to people living in residential parks, park operators, and practitioners because it shapes everyday living conditions, costs and legal remedies."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/residential-parks-regulations-2022","history":"/api/acts/residential-parks-regulations-2022/history","analysis":"/api/acts/residential-parks-regulations-2022/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/residential-parks-regulations-2022/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/residential-parks-regulations-2022/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/residential-parks-regulations-2022/documents"}}