102Residents’ rights to membership of organisations

102 Residents’ rights to membership of organisations

102 Residents’ rights to membership of organisations

(1) A resident of a community has a right to be a member of—

(a) the residents committee, or

(b) an external communities organisation if the resident is eligible to be a member of the organisation.

(2) A representative of an external communities organisation has a right of reasonable access to a community to consult with residents of the community.

(3) A person must not unreasonably interfere with a person’s rights under this section.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(4) In this section—

external communities organisation means an organisation that represents the interests of residents of communities generally or of 2 or more communities within a particular locality.