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VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 198B Caravan park owner's duties to residents committees

Writer: David WoolfallDavid Woolfall

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.


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