62Caravan to be secure

62 Caravan to be secure (1) It is a term of each caravan park agreement that the operator will take reasonable steps to provide and maintain the locks that are necessary to ensure a caravan provided under the agreement is reasonably secure. (2) It is a term of each caravan park agreement that, without the resident's consent, the operator will not: (a) alter a lock on the agreement property; or (b) add a lock to the agreement property; or (c) remove a lock from the agreement property. (3) It is a term of each caravan park agreement that, if the operator engages in any conduct mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b), the operator will give the resident a key to the altered or added lock as soon as practicable after the alteration or addition, unless the resident, in writing, waives his or her right to the key. (4) An operator must not engage in any of the conduct mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (c) about the alteration, addition or removal of a lock without the resident's consent. (b) is reckless as to whether the resident consented to the alteration, addition or removal of the lock. (5) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (4) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.

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