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RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1992 - SECT 5

5 .         Application of Act

        (1)         Except as otherwise provided by or under this Act, this Act applies to retirement villages established either before or after the commencement of this Act.

        (2)         This Act does not apply to a resident or prospective resident of a retirement village or to the administering body of that retirement village if —

            (a)         the administering body is an “approved provider” as defined in the Aged Care Act 1997 Schedule 1 of the Commonwealth in relation to the residential premises used or intended to be used as a place of residence by the resident or prospective resident;

            (b)         the administering body provides, or is to provide, the resident or prospective resident with “residential care” as defined in the Aged Care Act 1997 section 41-3 of the Commonwealth; and

            (c)         the resident or prospective resident is receiving, or is entitled to receive, residential care in respect of which the administering body is eligible for a “residential care subsidy” as defined in the Aged Care Act 1997 Schedule 1 of the Commonwealth.

        [Section 5 amended by No. 69 of 2006 s. 34.]



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