Retirement Villages Act 2004
33Orders of Director
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33 Orders of Director
(1) The Director may, on application by any person referred to in section 28(2) , make an order –
(a) for the settlement of a dispute, or resolution of a complaint, with respect to the exercise or performance of, or the failure to exercise or perform, a power, authority, duty or function under this Act; or
(b) in respect of any decision made or required to be made or authorised under this Act, the village rules, a residence contract or service contract.
(2) Without limiting the powers of the Director to make an order under subsection (1) , the Director may, on application by a resident, tenant, former resident, operator or other person under this Act, make one or more of the following orders:
(a) an order directing a resident, tenant or operator to comply with a requirement of this Act;
(b) an order that varies or sets aside a provision of a residence contract or a village rule that conflicts with this Act;
(c) an order restraining any action in breach of any residence contract, service contract or village rule;
(d) an order requiring the performance of any residence contract, service contract or village rule;
(e) an order directing a resident, former resident, operator or other person to perform such work or take such other steps as the order specifies to remedy a breach of a residence contract, service contract or village rule;
(f) an order directing a tenant to perform such work or take such other steps as the order specifies to remedy a breach of a village rule;
(g) an order for the payment of an amount of money, not exceeding $5 000, to another party to the proceedings or to any other person specified in the order;
(h) an order for compensation not exceeding $5 000;
(i) an order that requires payment to the Director of all or part of any recurrent charges payable by a resident (or former resident) to the operator until the whole or part of any residence contract has been performed or any application for compensation has been determined;