If the park operator
is found liable to the long-stay tenant for abandoned goods that were
destroyed or otherwise disposed of, but the park operator establishes that he
or she dealt with the goods in reliance on a statement of the Commissioner to
the effect that, in the Commissioner’s opinion, there are reasonable
grounds for believing that section 48(2) applies to the goods, then the
park operator is entitled to be paid an amount equal to the amount of the
liability out of the Rental Accommodation Fund.