South Australian Repealed Acts South Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The residents of a
retirement village may elect a residents' committee to represent the interests
of the residents.
(2) No person except a
resident of the retirement village may be a member of such a committee.
(3) Each member of a
residents' committee will hold office for 1 year from election but is eligible
for re-election.
(4) A member may be
removed from office by a special resolution at a meeting of the residents.
(5) A residents'
committee may determine its own procedure.
(6) A residents'
committee may appoint sub-committees and determine their procedures.
(7) An
administering authority must not—
(a)
discourage or prevent the appointment of a committee under this section; or
(b)
obstruct a committee in the performance of its functions.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
(8) If a residents'
committee reasonably requests a meeting with the administering authority by
written notice setting out the time, place and business agenda of the meeting,
the administering authority must attend the meeting (or ensure that a
representative of the administering authority authorised to speak on behalf of
the administering authority attends the meeting).
Maximum penalty: $2 500.
(9) If an
administering authority reasonably requests a meeting with the members of a
residents' committee (or a representative or representatives of a residents'
committee) by written notice setting out the time, place and business agenda
of the meeting, the members of the residents' committee (or a representative
or representatives of the residents' committee) must attend the meeting.
(10) If a
contravention of subsection (9)
occurs, each member of the residents' committee who is in default is guilty of
an offence.
Maximum penalty: $2 500.