Retirement Villages Act 2012
22AMaking certain representations—aged care services
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22A Making certain representations—aged care services operator makes an express or implied representation (whether oral or in writing) that— (a) the village is a registered provider of a residential care home; or (b) residents of the village have priority access to a residential care home provided by a registered provider. Note 1 Any advertising, promotional or sales material relating to a retirement village must also comply with the Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992 and the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cwlth). Note 2 Section 10 (1), def retirement village, par (b) (i) excludes residential care homes from that definition.
(3) To remove any doubt, an operator does not make a representation for subsection (1) merely by giving an explanation or statement of— (a) how the services of the retirement village differ from residential care services given to a prospective resident under section 23 (General inquiry document) or section 24 (Disclosure statement); or (b) the fact that a residential care home is associated with the