Retirement Villages Regulations 2026
Sch 6Village contracts
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Schedule 6 — Village contracts
Division 1 — Provisions and matters that must be included in village contracts
1.Retirement village information90
2.Retirement village land90
3.Operator information90
4.Resident and party information90
5.Resident’s residential premises information91
6.Tenure91
7.Related contracts91
8.Rescission rights and cooling‑off period91
9.Statement about seeking independent legal and financial advice91
10.Ingoing charges91
11.Specification of included items92
12.Ongoing charges92
13.Provision and availability of services and amenities92
14.Financial arrangements and budget obligations93
15.Modifications of retirement village prohibited otherwise than in accordance with Part 3D of Act93
16.Restrictions on use of premises93
17.Insurance94
18.Urgent repairs94
19.Condition of residential premises and included items95
20.Minor alterations to residential premises96
21.Outgoing charges96
22.Reinstatement and renovation96
23.Sharing of capital gain or capital loss96
24.Time, manner and recipient of exit entitlement payment97
Division 2 — Provisions and matters that must not be included in village contracts
25.Terms used97
26.Operator cannot require resident to give power of attorney97
27.Operator cannot accept resident’s power of attorney98
28.Operator cannot nominate donee of resident’s power of attorney98
29.Matters relating to variation and notice not to be included in village contract98
30.Financial matters not to be included in village contract99