Part 12Commissioner for Consumer Affairs and administration of Act

Part 12—Commissioner for Consumer Affairs and administration of Act 132—Administration of Act The Commissioner is responsible for the administration of this Act. 133—Ministerial control of administration The Commissioner is, in the administration of this Act, subject to control and direction by the Minister. 134—Commissioner's functions (1) The Commissioner has the following functions: (a) investigating and researching matters affecting the interests of parties to residential park agreements; (b) publishing reports and information on subjects of interest to the parties to residential park agreements; (c) giving advice (to an appropriate extent) on the provisions of this Act and other subjects of interest to the parties to residential park agreements; (d) investigating suspected infringements of this Act and taking appropriate action to enforce the Act; (da) maintaining the register under section 135; (e) making reports to the Minister on questions referred to the Commissioner by the Minister and other questions of importance affecting the administration of this Act. (2) The Commissioner may, if of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, publish information (in such manner as the Commissioner thinks fit) relating to any action taken by the Commissioner to enforce this Act. 135—Commissioner to maintain register (1) The Commissioner must establish and maintain a register including the following information: (a) the name and address of each residential park in the State; (b) the name of, and contact details for, each park owner; (c) any other particulars prescribed by the regulations. (2) A park owner must, by notice in writing, provide the Commissioner with such particulars relating to the residential park as are required to be entered in the register under this section and must, if there is a change in any of those particulars, advise the Commissioner, by notice in writing, of the change within 10 business days after the change occurs (or such longer period as the Commissioner may allow). (3) The Commissioner must ensure that the information included in the register is published on a website, so as to be accessible to members of the public without charge. 136—Annual report (1) The Commissioner must, on or before 31 October in each year, prepare and forward to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act for the year ending on the preceding 30 June. (2) The Minister must, within 6 sitting days after receiving a report under this section, have copies of the report laid before both Houses of Parliament.