96Establishment of residents committee

96 Establishment of residents committee

96 Establishment of residents committee

(1) The residents of a community may by resolution establish a residents committee.

(2) The resolution must be carried by a majority of residents of the community at a meeting to which all residents of the community have been invited. The meeting is referred to as the establishment meeting.

Note.

Section 98 provides for the election of the members of the residents committee at the establishment meeting.

(3) The operator of a community must not—

(a) discourage or prevent the establishment or continued existence of a residents committee, or

(b) require a residents committee to be incorporated or to take out any form of insurance.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.