New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL (LAND LEASE) COMMUNITIES ACT 2013 - SECT 7

7 Arrangements to which this Act does not apply

(1) This Act does not apply to the following arrangements made in good faith--

(a) an occupation agreement to which the Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002 applies,

(b) an arrangement for occupation of a residential site for holiday purposes,

(c) an arrangement for occupation of a residential site or home by an itinerant worker, unless the parties to the arrangement agree to enter into a site agreement or tenancy agreement,

(d) an arrangement for accommodation in a community for a full-time employee of the operator or owner,

(e) any other arrangements prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The operator of a community who enters into an arrangement of the kind referred to in subsection (1) and who knows at the time or ought reasonably to know at the time that it is not made in good faith commits an offence.

: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(3) In this section--

"arrangement" includes a contract or agreement.

"itinerant worker" means a person who lives elsewhere but stays in a community due to seasonal work in the area (for example, fruit picking).

Note : If an arrangement of the kind referred to in this section is not entered into in good faith, orders could be sought from the Tribunal under section 9.