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Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003
sec.18QOffence to induce or invite person to reside in, purchase or rent in unregistered residential park
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### sec.18Q Offence to induce or invite person to reside in, purchase or rent in unregistered residential park
A person must not, in relation to a residential park the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, is an unregistered residential park—
induce or invite another person to do any of the following things—
reside in a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park;
purchase a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park;
enter into a site agreement in relation to land in the park;
pay site rent under a site agreement in relation to land in the park; or
use a document, or publish an advertisement, to induce or invite another person to do a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) .
Maximum penalty—540 penalty units.
However, a person does not contravene subsection (1) if the person, or the document or advertisement, only invites expressions of interest in the residential park.
In this section—
advertisement includes an advertisement made by publishing a statement or claim—
in a document, including a newspaper or magazine; or
by broadcast, electronic communication, telecommunication, video or film.
induce includes attempt to induce.
s 18Q ins 2024 No. 28 s 31
(sec.18Q-ssec.1) A person must not, in relation to a residential park the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, is an unregistered residential park— induce or invite another person to do any of the following things— reside in a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park; purchase a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park; enter into a site agreement in relation to land in the park; pay site rent under a site agreement in relation to land in the park; or use a document, or publish an advertisement, to induce or invite another person to do a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) . Maximum penalty—540 penalty units.
(sec.18Q-ssec.2) However, a person does not contravene subsection (1) if the person, or the document or advertisement, only invites expressions of interest in the residential park.
(sec.18Q-ssec.3) In this section— advertisement includes an advertisement made by publishing a statement or claim— in a document, including a newspaper or magazine; or by broadcast, electronic communication, telecommunication, video or film. induce includes attempt to induce.
- (a) induce or invite another person to do any of the following things— (i) reside in a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park; (ii) purchase a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park; (iii) enter into a site agreement in relation to land in the park; (iv) pay site rent under a site agreement in relation to land in the park; or
- (i) reside in a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park;
- (ii) purchase a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park;
- (iii) enter into a site agreement in relation to land in the park;
- (iv) pay site rent under a site agreement in relation to land in the park; or
- (b) use a document, or publish an advertisement, to induce or invite another person to do a thing mentioned in paragraph (a) .
- (i) reside in a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park;
- (ii) purchase a manufactured home positioned on a site in the park;
- (iii) enter into a site agreement in relation to land in the park;
- (iv) pay site rent under a site agreement in relation to land in the park; or
- (a) in a document, including a newspaper or magazine; or
- (b) by broadcast, electronic communication, telecommunication, video or film.