New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RESIDENTIAL (LAND LEASE) COMMUNITIES ACT 2013 - SECT 78

78 Unpaid utility charges

(1) If a home owner is required to pay a utility charge to the operator of a community under this Part, the operator may charge a fee for late payment or a dishonoured payment, not exceeding the amount that could have been charged if the service was supplied directly to the home owner by the local utility service provider or regulated offer retailer.

(2) The operator may apply to the Tribunal for an order requiring the home owner to pay to the operator--

(a) any unpaid utility charge, or

(b) any unpaid fee for late payment, or

(c) any unpaid fee for a dishonoured payment.

(3) The Tribunal may, on application under this section, make--

(a) an order requiring the home owner to pay the unpaid charge or fee (or a specified part of it) within a specified period, and

(b) any ancillary order that the Tribunal, in the circumstances, thinks appropriate.

(4) The Tribunal may determine the application without conducting a hearing with the consent of the parties.