A ‘retirement village’ is a residential complex where the majority of residents are retired persons aged 55 years and older and have entered into a contract with the owner or operator of the village for the provision of certin services. 

Most retirement villages consist of self-contained premises for those who can live independently and may accommodate anywhere from a few residents up to many hundreds.

The CTTT can hear and determine applications from retirement village residents and administrating authorities.  Download a Retirement Villages division application form.

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The Retirement Villages division hears disputes between the retirement village administration and one or more residents.

The types of dispute may include:

• Terms of the retirement village contract
• The legality of a village rule
• Proposed expenditure for the next financial year
• The sale or lease of a village premises.

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Retirement Villages Act 1999

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