Retirement Villages Act 2016
Div 2Registration of retirement village schemes
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Division 2—Registration of retirement village schemes 12—Register (1) The Registrar must maintain a register containing the following information: (a) in respect of each retirement village— (i) the name and business address of the operator of the village; and (ii) the name and address of each site comprising the village; and (iii) the references for the certificates of title of the land used for the village; and (iv) the name, address and contact details of the village land owner; and (v) the name, address and contact details of the village manager; and (vi) the name, address and contact details of any senior manager; (b) any other information that the Registrar considers appropriate. (1a) Without limiting the information that the Registrar may include on the register under subsection (1)(b), the Registrar may include information relating to any of the following matters on the register: (a) enforceable voluntary undertakings accepted by the Minister and notified to the Registrar under section 64A; (b) findings of guilt for offences against this Act. (2) The register is to be available for public inspection, without fee— (a) during ordinary office hours at a public office, or public offices, determined by the Minister; and (b) on a website determined by the Minister. (3) The Minister must ensure that copies of material on the register can be purchased for a reasonable fee at the public office, or public offices, at which the register is kept available for inspection. 13—Notification of information required for register (1) The operator of a retirement village established after the commencement of this section must, within 28 days after the first person enters into occupation of their residence in accordance with the scheme, give the Registrar— (a) the name and business address of the operator; and (b) the name and address of each site comprising the village; and (c) the references for the certificates of title of the land used for the village; and (d) the name, address and contact details of the village land owner; and (e) the name, address and contact details of the village manager; and (f) the name, address and contact details of any senior manager; and (g) any other information that the Registrar considers appropriate. (2) The operator of a retirement village must, within 28 days of any change in the information given under subsection (1) (including a change by virtue of the sale of an interest in the land within the village, or the name of the operator or business address), give the Registrar notice of details of the change. (3) Any information required under this section must be given in a manner and form determined by the Registrar.