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Retirement Villages Act 2003

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49: Resident's rights may be exercised by personal representative

You could also call this:

"Someone can act on your behalf to use your rights."

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If you are a resident, your personal representative can exercise your rights for you. This means they can act on your behalf when it comes to certain things. They can do this because of the rules in this Part of the Act.

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49Resident's rights may be exercised by personal representative

  1. Any right conferred by this Part on a resident may be exercised by his or her personal representative.