56Retaliatory conduct by operators

#### 56 Retaliatory conduct by operators 56 Retaliatory conduct by operators > > (1) The operator of a community or a close associate of the operator must not engage in retaliatory conduct against a home owner if the conduct reasonably appears to have taken place wholly or partly in consequence of— > > > > > (a) a complaint made by the home owner in good faith to the Commissioner or a government agency about the operator, or > > > > > (b) a complaint made by the home owner in good faith to the operator, or > > > > > (c) an application made by the home owner to the Tribunal or a court, or > > > > > (d) any action by the home owner to promote the establishment of a residents committee for the community, or > > > > > (e) any matter prescribed by the regulations. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (2) The Tribunal may, on application by a home owner, make an order resolving a dispute concerning an operator’s compliance with this section. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > retaliatory conduct by an operator or a close associate of an operator against a home owner includes— > > > > > (a) amending community rules in a way that is detrimental to the home owner (whether or not it is detrimental to other home owners), and > > > > > (b) giving or threatening to give the home owner a termination notice, and > > > > > (c) any action that is of a kind prescribed by the regulations.