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Contents (1998 - 142)
Residential Parks Act 1998 No 142Status informationLong title
1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Notes 4A Objects of Act Part 2 Application of Act
5 Application of Act 6 Agreements and premises to which Act does not
apply 6A Act does not apply to long-term casual
occupation 7 Act to bind Crown Part 3 Residential tenancy agreements relating to residential
8 Standard form of residential tenancy agreement 9 Agreements to be in standard form 10 Additional terms 11 Terms in Act to prevail 12 Costs of preparation of residential tenancy agreement and
other costs 13 Certain unexecuted residential tenancy agreements
enforceable 14 Continuation of fixed term agreements 15 Parties to minimise loss from breach of residential
tenancy agreement 16 Applications relating to a breach of or dispute under
residential tenancy agreement 16A What if there is no written agreement? Part 4 Rights and obligations of park owners and
17 Park owner to give resident copy of residential tenancy
agreement 18 Legal impediments to occupation as residence 19 Vacant possession 20 Resident’s right to quiet enjoyment 21 Use of premises by resident 22 Park owner’s access to residential premises that
consist of a moveable dwelling installed on a residential site 23 Park owner’s access to residential premises that
consist of a residential site only 24 Park owner’s responsibility for cleanliness and
repairs 25 Cleanliness, notification of damage to residential
premises and condition of premises 26 Alterations and additions to residential premises that
belong to park owner 27 Alterations and additions to, and replacement of, moveable
dwellings that belong to resident 28 Urgent repairs 29 Locks and other security devices 30 Access to residential park 31 Resident’s liability for actions of
others 32 Certain residents may appoint agent 33 Changes of name or address Division 2 Obligations to make certain payments
34 Definitions 35 Payment of rent 36 Park owner to pay council rates, land tax and other
charges 37 Resident may agree to pay certain electricity
charges 38 (Repealed) 39 Resident to pay certain charges for water 40 Obligation to pay service charges is separate from
obligation to pay rent Division 3 Change of park owner or resident
41 Right to assign rights and obligations or to
sub-let 42 Attornment (ie acknowledgment of purchaser as park
owner) 43 Recognition of certain persons as residents Part 5 Rents
44 Reservation fees 45 Nature of amounts to be paid for agreement 46 Rent in advance 47 Post-dated cheques 48 Rent receipts 49 Rent records 50 Penalty rent terms 51 Premium rent terms Division 2 Rent increases and excessive rents
52 Application of Division 53 Increase of rent 54 Tribunal may make orders for refund of overpaid rent where
rent increase was not properly notified 55 Resident may apply for an order that a rent increase is
excessive 56 Resident may apply for an order that rent is
excessive 57 Matters to be considered in determining rent
applications 58 Orders as to excessive rent increases or rents 59 Payments under separate agreements 60 Interim orders suspending rent increases or
rent 61 Contravention of rent order Part 6 Park rules for residential parks
62 Park rules 63 Park rules form part of residential tenancy
agreements 64 Amendment of park rules 65 Obligation to promote compliance with park
rules Part 7 Community aspects of residential park
66 Park Liaison Committee 66A Residents committees and organisations 66B Regulations concerning residents committees 67 Residents’ rights to membership of
organisations 68 Notice boards 69 Right of entry of tradespersons and service
providers 70 Responsibility for preservation or landscaping of
individual residential sites 71 Responsibility for maintenance of trees in residential
parks 71A Access to residential parks by emergency and home care
service vehicles Part 8 Rights of prospective and other residents of
residential parks to be provided with information
72 Prospective residents have a right to seek independent
advice 73 Prospective residents have a right to certain
information 74 Park owner must inform residents of certain arrangements
and future restrictions 74A False or misleading information Part 9 Mail facilities
75 Installation of individual mail facilities 76 Payment for use of individual mail facilities 77 Use of mail facilities 78 Security of mail facilities 79 Tribunal may make orders relating to mail facilities at
residential parks Part 10 Sale of moveable dwellings and manufactured
Division 1 Sale of moveable dwellings in residential
80 Sale of moveable dwellings on-site in residential
parks 81 Provisions relating to on-site sale of moveable
dwellings 82 Restrictions on sale on-site 83 Park owner may act as agent in sale on-site 84 No premium for keeping a sold dwelling on-site 85 Disputes relating to sale 85A Moveable dwelling not a fixture Division 2 Sale of manufactured homes off-site
86 Cooling-off period for prospective purchaser of
manufactured home Part 11 Dispute resolution
87 (Repealed) 88 Applications to Tribunal about new or amended park
rules 89 (Repealed) 90 Application to Tribunal regarding disputes about existing
park rules 91 Tribunal may refer certain matters for alternative dispute
resolution 92 Privilege 93 Secrecy 94 Exoneration from liability for mediators Part 12 Termination of residential tenancy
95 Termination of residential tenancy agreements 96 Apportionment and recovery of rent on
termination 97 Breach or notice of termination not waived by acceptance
of rent Division 2 Grounds for termination of a residential site
98 Termination by park owner for non-payment of
rent 99 Termination by park owner because dwelling is
dilapidated 100 Termination by park owner for serious or persistent
breach of agreement 101 Termination by park owner for repairs and
upgrading 102 Termination by park owner for change of use 102AA Consent by Tribunal to notice of termination on ground
of change of use 102A Termination by resident on ground of breach of
agreement 103 Notice of termination by resident without any ground
(otherwise than during any fixed term) 104 Notice of termination where residential site agreement
frustrated Division 3 Grounds for termination of a residential tenancy
agreement that is not a residential site agreement
105 Notice of termination on ground that premises are being
sold 106 Notice of termination on ground of breach of
agreement 107 Notice of termination by park owner without any
ground 108 Notice of termination by resident without any ground
(otherwise than during any fixed term) 109 Notice of termination of fixed term agreement without any
ground 110 Notice of termination where agreement
frustrated Division 4 Notices of termination
111 Effect of notice of termination of periodic
tenancy 112 Form of notice of termination Division 5 Termination of residential tenancy agreements by
113 Application to Tribunal by park owner for termination and
order for possession 114 Suspension or refusal of orders for
termination 115 Tribunal may waive defect in notice of
termination 116 Notice of termination not required in certain
cases 117 Tribunal may terminate residential tenancy agreement
where resident causes serious damage or injury 118 Tribunal may terminate residential tenancy agreement
where park owner would otherwise suffer undue hardship 119 Tribunal may terminate residential tenancy agreement
where resident would otherwise suffer undue hardship 120 Tribunal may terminate residential tenancy agreement for
breach by park owner Division 6 Recovery of possession of residential
121 Prohibition on certain recovery proceedings in
courts 122 Recovery of possession of residential premises prohibited
except by order 123 Enforcement of orders for possession 124 Liability of resident remaining in possession 125 Notice of proposed recovery of premises by person with
superior title 126 Order for tenancy against person with superior
title Division 7 Compensation for termination of a residential site
127 Relocation of resident 128 Compensation for termination or relocation 128A Compensation to be paid in advance 129 Relocation of resident by agreement 130 Effect of relocation generally 130A Tribunal may value dwellings to facilitate
sale Division 8 Abandoned premises and goods
131 Meaning of “goods” 132 Abandoned premises 133 Right of park owner to compensation where resident
abandons premises 134 Goods abandoned by resident after residential tenancy
agreement is terminated 135 Goods left by resident, but not abandoned, after
residential tenancy agreement is terminated 136 Time within which application to be made Part 13 Administration
Division 1 Investigators
136A Investigators 136B Powers of entry, inspection etc 136C Power of investigator to obtain information, records and
evidence 136D Obstruction etc of investigators 136E Taking possession of records to be used as
evidence Division 2 Administrators, receivers and managers
136F Application for order appointing
administrator 136G No application without consent 136H Terms and conditions of appointment 136I Effect of appointment 136J Revocation of appointment 136K Receivers and managers 136L No personal liability of administrator, receiver or
receiver and manager Division 3 General
137 Functions of Director-General 138 Delegation by Director-General 139–141 (Repealed) 142 Exclusion of personal liability Part 13A Residential parks register
142A Direction to provide registrable information 142B Park owner must notify registrable events 142C False or misleading information 142D Register of residential parks Part 14 Miscellaneous
143 Park owner may appoint park manager 143A Advertising by park owners 144 Contracting out prohibited 145 Costs in court proceedings 146 Disclosure of information 147 Offences and penalties 148 Proceedings for offences 149 Penalty notices 150 Offences by corporations 151 Offences against this Act 152 Contracts Review Act
1980 153 Service of documents 154 (Repealed) 155 Regulations 156 Review of Act 157 Savings and transitional provisions Part 15 158–160(Repealed) Schedule 1 Savings and transitional provisions