92Operator to provide village emergency system on request

92 Operator to provide village emergency system on request (1) The residents of a retirement village may, by a special resolution, ask the operator of the village to provide or arrange for a village emergency system of a stated kind in the village. (2) If a request is made, the residents are taken to have consented to the inclusion, in the proposed annual budget relating to the financial year following the date of the resolution, of the cost of providing or arranging for the village emergency system. (3) If the operator fails to comply with the request, any resident of the village may apply to the ACAT for an order directing the operator to provide or arrange for a village emergency system of the kind requested by the residents. (4) The operator must ensure that any village emergency system provided in the village (whether or not it was provided at the request of the residents) is regularly and adequately monitored and serviced. (5) Nothing in this section prevents a resident from arranging, at the resident’s expense, for the provision of a system that will enable the resident to call for assistance in an emergency. (6) A system mentioned in subsection (5) is not a village emergency system. village emergency system means a system that enables a resident to call for assistance in an emergency. 1 an emergency call button in residential premises and common areas 2 an emergency call bracelet that can be worn by a resident