South Australian Current Acts

RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 2016 - SECT 5

5—Application of Act

        (1)         Subject to this section—

            (a)         this Act applies to retirement villages established either before or after the commencement of this Act; and

            (b)         this Act binds the Crown in right of this State and (so far as the legislative power of the State permits) the Crown in any other capacity, but not so as to impose criminal liability on the Crown.

        (2)         The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, confer exemptions from this Act or specified provisions of this Act—

            (a)         on specified religious or charitable organisations or religious or charitable organisations of a specified class; or

            (b)         in relation to specified retirement villages or retirement villages of a specified class.

        (3)         An exemption under subsection (2) may be conditional or unconditional.

        (4)         A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a condition of an exemption is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.

Note—

This Act does not apply in relation to aged care facilities under the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth.