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Retirement Villages Act 2003

Registration, occupation right agreements, and related requirements and rules - Suspension of registration

18: Suspension of registration

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"The Registrar can stop a retirement village's registration if it's not following the rules."

Illustration for Retirement Villages Act 2003

The Registrar can suspend a retirement village's registration if they think it might mislead people. You might be misled by a registered document or the operator might not be following the rules. The operator might also not pay a required fee. The Registrar must tell the operator and the village's supervisor about the suspension. They must say why the registration is suspended and what the operator needs to do to fix it. The Registrar wants the operator to know what to do next. When a retirement village's registration is suspended, the operator must stop advertising it. The operator cannot let anyone move in while the suspension is in force. They must take steps to fix the problem so the suspension can be lifted.

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Part 2Registration, occupation right agreements, and related requirements and rules
Suspension of registration

18Suspension of registration

  1. The Registrar may suspend the registration of any retirement village if he or she considers that—

  2. any registered document is likely to mislead or deceive any resident, any intending resident, or the public; or
    1. the operator is failing to comply with this Act or any regulations made under this Act; or
      1. any prescribed fee required to be paid by the operator of the retirement village is not paid.

        1. The Registrar must give notice of the suspension to the operator of the retirement village and to the statutory supervisor of the village (if there is one), and that notice must specify—

        2. the reason for the suspension; and
          1. the steps required to be undertaken by the operator to have the suspension lifted.

            1. Once the operator of a retirement village has received notice of its suspension of registration, the operator, while the suspension is in force,—

            2. must take all reasonable steps to withdraw any advertisement or offer of occupancy relating to the retirement village:
              1. must not enter into any occupation right agreement relating to the retirement village with any person.