Seniors

Fact sheets covering details of the law, your rights as a resident in a retirement village and what you need to consider when moving to, living in or leaving a retirement village are available to download.

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Information for residents  
Forms for residents  
Information for administering authorities   
Forms for administering authorities  
General information    

Information for residents

Fact sheets:

• Introduction to retirement village living (PDF 270KB) (Word 124KB )
• Moving into a retirement village (PDF 276KB) (Word 145KB)
• Dealing with disputes (PDF 237KB) (Word 136KB)
• Living in a retirement village (PDF 275KB) (Word 133KB)
• Leaving a retirement village (PDF 270KB) (Word 134KB)
• Further information and advice (PDF 262KB) (Word 122KB)

This information is contained in a booklet, Retirement villages - information for residents and prospective residents (PDF 868KB) (Word 2.05MB)  Copies are also available from the Retirement Villages team on 8207 0413 or 8207 0354.

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Forms for residents

• Application to the Residential Tenancies Tribunal for resolution of a dispute (PDF 33KB) (Word 33KB)
• Applications to the Residential Tenancies tribunal - fact sheet 8 (PDF 20KB) 

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Information for administering authorities

Administering authorities can download a copy of Retirement villages - information for administering authorities (PDF 1.34MB) (Word 3.89MB).  Copies are also available from the Retirement Villages team on 8207 0413 or 8207 0354.

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Forms for administering authorities

• Proforma #1 – Notification of Information required for Register (Single Village) (PDF 17KB) (Word 62KB)
• Proforma #1a – Notification of Information required for Register (Multiple Village) (PDF 15KB) (Word 58KB) 
• Proforma #2 – Notification of Amended Information required for Register (Additional stage within a retirement village) (PDF 11KB) (Word 41KB)
• Proforma #3 – Notice of Decision to Terminate Residence (PDF 8KB) (Word 27KB) 
• Proforma #4 – Application to the RTT for Confirmation of a decision to Terminate Residence in a Retirement Village (PDF 9KB) (Word 29KB)
• Proforma #5 – Application to the RTT for an Order for Ejectment (PDF 8KB) (Word 28KB)
• Proforma #6 – Application to the RTT for the Extension of the Prescribed Period under Section 20(5) of the Act (PDF 9KB) (Word 29KB)
• Proforma #7 – Application to the RTT for Resolution of a Dispute (PDF 11KB) (Word 32KB)

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General information

• Discussion papers - Issues associated with the Regulations under the Retirement Villages Act 1987  (PDF 266KB) (Word 454KB)
• Retirement Villages Act 1987
• Retirement Villages Regulations 2006
• Retirement Villages Registrar's annual report 2008-09 (PDF 105kb) (Word 1MB)
• Retirement Villages Registrar's annual report 2009-10 (PDF 190KB) (Word 1MB)
• Retirement Villages Registrar's annual report 2010-11 (PDF 56KB) (Word 1MB)

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