156Failure to give receipt for payment of recurrent charges

156 Failure to give receipt for payment of recurrent charges (1) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) receives a payment for recurrent charges owing under a resident’s village contract; and (b) fails to give a receipt for the payment to the person entitled to it— (i) if the payment was made in person—at the time the payment is made; or (ii) if the payment was not made in person—as soon as practicable after the payment is made. Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

(3) A receipt for the payment of recurrent charges must include the (a) the name of the operator of the retirement village; (b) the name of the resident paying the recurrent charges; (c) the resident’s address at the village; (d) the period for which the recurrent charge is paid; (e) the day the payment is received; (f) the amount of the payment. (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to recurrent charges paid by agreement between the resident and the operator into an account at an authorised deposit-taking institution nominated by the operator. mentioned in s (4) (see Criminal Code, s 58).