Retirement Villages Amendment Regulations 1993 (WA)

26	GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA	[8 January 1993
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RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1992

RETIREMENT VILLAGES AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 1993

Made by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council.

Citation

1.     These regulations may be cited as the Retirement Villages Amendment

Regulations 1993.

Commencement

2.      These regulations come into operation on 10 January 1993.

Schedule 1 amended

retirement village's senior management?

3. Schedule 1 to the Retirement Villages Regulations 1992* is amended by

deleting items 13 to 26 and substituting the following items —

13.     Under what conditions can the residence contract be terminated and at what cost? (The conditions must include the procedures to be followed under the Retirement Villages Act 1992.)

14.     What arrangements exist for residents to have input into management of the village, including the making of village rules and the setting of fees and charges?

15.     What protection will the prospective resident have against a loss of rights (including accommodation rights) if the village is sold to another organization?

16.     Can the prospective resident be liable for any additional or extraordinary charges? If so, under what circumstances?

17.

Are there any restrictions on the sale of an accommodation What happens if there is a dispute over the sale price?

18.     What are the qualifications and experience of the

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19.     What are the rights of the prospective resident to compensation for capital improvements made to the accommodation unit at the resident's expense?

20.     What entitlement does a resident have to a refund of deposit monies if a village, planned or under construction, is not completed?

21.      By what percentage did the maintenance fee increase during the previous financial year?

22.     What provision is there for a sinking fund for major maintenance and replacement?

23.      Is there a service contract already in existence which will bind the resident? How can the service contract be varied or cancelled?

24.     What are the arrangements and fees for any necessary insurance cover?

25. If so, when is it monitored?
How much does it cost?
Who is responsible for responding to the calls?
In the event of an emergency who will be called? Is there an emergency call system? be taken?

26.      If hospitalisation or nursing care is required, how long will the prospective resident's accommodation unit be kept in the name of the resident?

27.     In the event that hospitalisation or nursing care is required, what ongoing costs would the prospective resident incur with his or her existing unit?

r Published in the Gazette of 10 July 1992 at pp. 3191-98.1

By His Excellency's Command,

D. G. BLIGHT, Clerk of the Council.