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RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT 1997 - SECT 198B

Caravan park owner's duties to residents committees

    (1)     A caravan park owner must not unreasonably interfere with a resident's right to participate in a residents committee.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

    (2)     A caravan park owner must allow residents to use suitable communal park facilities for meetings of a residents committee.

    (3)     A caravan park owner must consult with a residents committee about the following—

        (a)     any proposed change to the caravan park rules;

        (b)     any proposal to remove or substantially restrict a facility or service available within the park;

        (c)     any proposal to provide a new facility or service within the park.

    (4)     A caravan park owner is taken to have consulted with a residents committee in respect of a matter referred to in subsection (3) if the caravan park owner

        (a)     has provided details of the proposal in writing to the committee; and

        (b)     has allowed at least 14 days for the committee to respond in writing; and

        (c)     has considered and responded in writing to any written response received from the committee.

    (5)     The duty of a caravan park owner under subsection (3) is in addition to any other duty of the caravan park owner to consult with residents under this Act.

Division 8—Rights of entry



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