New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RETIREMENT VILLAGES ACT 1999 - SECT 161

161 Reduction or waiver of departure fee

(1) The Tribunal may, on the application of a former occupant whose village contract providing for payment of a departure fee was in force before the commencement of this section, make an order reducing or waiving the former occupant's liability for such part of the departure fee as is calculated in respect of a period after the former occupant has permanently vacated the residential premises concerned.

(2) However, the Tribunal may make such an order only if the Tribunal is of the opinion that any delay in the operator's entering into a village contract with another person in respect of the premises is attributable to any action (including a failure to market or promote the premises) of the operator.