25Caravan park agreement to be written, signed and include

25 Caravan park agreement to be written, signed and include certain matters (1) If an operator enters into a written caravan park agreement, the agreement should include all of the following: (a) the name of the resident; (b) the full name and address for service of the operator and, if any, the operator's agent; (c) an identification, in clear language, of the caravan and caravan site, or the caravan site, to which the agreement relates; (d) each term, or a term to the same effect as each term, that is prescribed under this Act to be a term of a caravan park agreement; (e) the amount of rent payable and how the rent is to be payable; (f) if the agreement is for a fixed term occupancy – the term of (2) An operator commits an offence if the operator: (a) invites a resident to sign a relevant form that the operator has already signed; and (b) after the resident signs the form, fails to give the resident a copy of the agreement as signed by both parties within a reasonable period (of not more than 2 days). (3) An operator commits an offence if: (a) the operator gives a relevant form to a resident inviting the resident to sign it but the form has not been signed by the operator; and (b) the resident returns the relevant form to the operator signed by the resident; and

Caravan Parks Act 2012 17 (c) within 7 days after the resident returns the signed form, the operator fails to give the resident a copy of the agreement as signed by both parties. (4) Strict liability applies to subsection (2)(b) and (3)(c). (5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) or (3) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse. relevant form means a document that is not signed by both a resident and an operator but is in the form of, or otherwise purports to be, a caravan park agreement.