3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

accounts, in respect of a retirement village, means a document giving full details of the income and expenditure of the retirement village during the preceding financial year or, as the case may require, since the date when it commenced to operate as such;

approved form means a form approved by the Recorder;

business day means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday;

commencement date means the date of commencement of this Act;

Director means the Director of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading;

ingoing contribution has a meaning given by section 4 ;

operator of a retirement village means a person who, alone or with another person, controls the operation of a retirement village or purports to control its operation;

personal service means an optional service provided or made available, by or on behalf of an operator, to individual residents of a retirement village;

prospective resident means a person carrying on any negotiations or dealings with the operator of a retirement village with a view to becoming a resident;

Recorder means the Recorder of Titles;

Register means the Register kept under the Land Titles Act 1980 ;

regulations means regulations made and in force under this Act;

residence contract means a contract under which a person pays an ingoing contribution and enters into occupation of any residential premises;