Retirement Villages Act 2003

Registration, occupation right agreements, and related requirements and rules - Registration of retirement villages

16: Certification of registered documents

You could also call this:

"Telling the Registrar your village documents are correct and honest"

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You need to lodge a certificate with the Registrar if you run a retirement village. The certificate must confirm each registered document is correct and current. It must also say the document is not likely to mislead residents or the public.

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15: Registration to be continuous, or

"A retirement village stays registered unless it's suspended or cancelled."

17: Operator to notify change of circumstances and documentation, or

"Operators must tell authorities about big changes to village documents or information"

Part 2Registration, occupation right agreements, and related requirements and rules
Registration of retirement villages

16Certification of registered documents

An operator of a retirement village must, in the prescribed form and within the prescribed periods, lodge a certificate with the Registrar confirming that each registered document (other than a document that has been replaced by another registered document) is correct and current and, in the opinion of the persons signing the certificate, not likely to mislead or deceive any resident, intending resident, or the public.