Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 125(1) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 116, 45/2018 s. 107(2)(a)(3).
(1) If there is no agent acting for the rooming house operator, a rooming house operator must, on or before the occupation day, give the resident—
S. 125(1)(a) amended by No. 45/2018 s. 107(2)(b).
(a) written notice of the rooming house operator's full name and address for the service of documents; and
(b) an emergency telephone number to be used in the case of the need for urgent repairs.
Penalty: 150 penalty units.
S. 125(2) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 116, 45/2018 s. 107(4)(5).
(2) If there is an agent acting for the rooming house operator, a rooming house operator must, on or before the occupation day, give the resident—
(a) written notice of the agent's full name and address for service of documents and the agent's telephone number; and
(b) a written statement setting out—
(i) whether or not the agent can authorise urgent repairs; and
(ii) if the agent can authorise urgent repairs, the maximum amount for repairs which the agent can authorise; and
(iii) the agent's telephone number for urgent repairs.
Penalty: 150 penalty units.
S. 125(3) amended by Nos 67/2010 s. 116, 45/2018 s. 107(6)(7).
(3) A rooming house operator must give the resident notice in writing of any change in the information set out in subsection (1) or (2) before the end of 7 days after the change.
Penalty: 150 penalty units.
(4) In this section "occupation day" means a day that is the agreed day on which the resident is to take up occupation of a room.
Note to s. 125 inserted by No. 45/2018 s. 107(8).
Note
This section is a duty provision and a contravention of this section may be dealt with as a breach of a duty under Part 5 and other provisions of this Act.
S. 126 amended by No. 45/2018 s. 357(16).