Retirement Villages Act 2012

Number: A2012-38
Status: In Force

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26 November 2025

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R25 (RI)

27 January 2026

Republication for amendments by A2025-29

Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)

Administering Minister and Directorate

Attorney-General - Justice and Community Safety Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Retirement Villages Regulation 2013	None		Subordinate laws	s 264	1 November 2025	SL2013-5
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2013(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014	DI2013-124
Retirement Villages Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 264	16 August 2013 - 17 August 2013	SL2013-21
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2014(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015	DI2014-133
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2015(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016	DI2015-130
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2016(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017	DI2016-90
Retirement Villages Amendment Regulation 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 264	16 December 2016 - 17 December 2016	SL2016-27
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2017(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018	DI2017-76
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2018(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019	DI2018-146
Retirement Villages (Capital maintenance and replacement) Guidelines 2019	None		Notifiable instruments	s 136A	1 July 2019	NI2019-405
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2019(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2020	DI2019-119
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2020(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021	DI2020-140
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2021(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022	DI2021-147
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2022(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023	DI2022-142
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2023(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024	DI2023-190
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2024(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025	DI2024-166
Retirement Villages Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 264	27 May 2025 - 28 May 2025	SL2025-1
Retirement Villages (Fees) Determination 2025	None	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 262	1 July 2025	DI2025-123
Retirement Villages Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 264	25 July 2025 - 26 July 2025	SL2025-14

Point-in-time versions

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The following table lists 26 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
26 November 2025	HTML PDF Word	R25 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2025-29 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
1 November 2025 - 25 November 2025	HTML PDF Word	R24 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2025-22 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
27 February 2025 - 31 October 2025	HTML PDF Word	R23 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2025-2 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
27 November 2023 - 26 February 2025	HTML PDF Word	R22 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2023-36 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
30 September 2023 - 26 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R21 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for expiry of provisions (s 117 (1A), (1B), s 265, dict def COVID-19 emergency) Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
12 May 2022 - 29 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R20 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2022-8 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
14 October 2021 - 11 May 2022	HTML PDF Word	R19 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2021-24 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
9 April 2021 - 13 October 2021	HTML PDF Word	R18 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for expiry of provisions (s 107 (3A), s 159 (2A), (2B)) Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
20 February 2021 - 8 April 2021	HTML PDF Word	R17 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2021-1 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
4 September 2020 - 19 February 2021	HTML PDF Word	R16 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2020-47 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
1 June 2020 - 3 September 2020	HTML PDF Word	R15 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2020-16 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
14 May 2020 - 31 May 2020	HTML PDF Word	R14 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2020-14 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
1 July 2019 - 13 May 2020	HTML PDF Word	R13 (RI)	27 January 2026	Republication for amendments by A2019-10 Reissued for textual correction in s 135 (2)
22 November 2018 - 30 June 2019	HTML PDF Word	R12	22 November 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-42
5 March 2018 - 21 November 2018	HTML PDF Word	R11	5 March 2018	Republication for expiry of modifications and transitional provisions (pt 20)
17 December 2017 - 4 March 2018	HTML PDF Word	R10	17 December 2017	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 21)
18 September 2017 - 16 December 2017	HTML PDF Word	R9	18 September 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-1
9 March 2017 - 17 September 2017	HTML PDF Word	R8	9 March 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-4
16 December 2016 - 8 March 2017	HTML PDF Word	R7	16 December 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-30
1 April 2016 - 15 December 2016	HTML PDF Word	R6	1 April 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-13
10 June 2014 - 31 March 2016	HTML PDF Word	R5	10 June 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-18
7 November 2013 - 9 June 2014	HTML PDF Word	R4 (RI)	24 February 2014	Reissued because of High Court decision in relation to A2013-39
Never effective	HTML PDF Word	R4	7 November 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-39 Never effective because of High Court decision in relation to A2013-39 (see reissued republication)
16 August 2013 - 6 November 2013	HTML PDF Word	R3	16 August 2013	Republication for modifications by SL2013-5 as amended by SL2013-21
14 June 2013 - 15 August 2013	HTML PDF Word	R2	14 June 2013	Republication for amendments by A2013-19
4 March 2013 - 13 June 2013	HTML PDF Word	R1	4 March 2013	Republication for new Act, amendments by A2013-7 and modification by SL2013-5
4 March 2013	HTML PDF Word	As notified	4 September 2012

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Retirement Villages Bill 2012.

Notification statement

The Retirement Villages Act 2012 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 4 September 2012 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
4 September 2012	4 March 2013	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	4 September 2012	LA s 75 (1)
remainder	4 March 2013	s 2 and LA s 79

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 117 (1A), (1B), s 265, dict, def *COVID-19 emergency*	29 September 2023 (midnight)	expire at the end of a 12-month period during which no COVID-19 emergency has been in force (s 265 (2))
s 107 (3A), s 159 (2A), (2B)	8 April 2021 (midnight)	s 265 (1)
pt 20	4 March 2018 (midnight)	s 505
pt 21	16 December 2017 (midnight)	s 524

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2020-16	Land Titles (Electronic Conveyancing) Legislation Amendment Act 2020	sch 1 pt 1.11	1 June 2020
A2020-14	COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Act 2020	sch 1 pt 1.28	14 May 2020
A2020-47	Emergencies Amendment Act 2020	sch 1 pt 1.6	4 September 2020
A2021-1	COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Act 2021	sch 1 pt 1.14	20 February 2021
A2021-24	Operational Efficiencies (COVID-19) Legislation Amendment Act 2021	pt 11	14 October 2021
A2022-8	Fair Trading and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2022	pt 8	12 May 2022
A2013-7	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2013	sch 1 pt 1.7	4 March 2013
A2013-19	Statute Law Amendment Act 2013	sch 3 pt 3.34	14 June 2013
A2013-39	Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013	sch 2 pt 2.21	7 November 2013
A2014-18	Statute Law Amendment Act 2014	sch 3 pt 3.18	10 June 2014
A2016-13	Protection of Rights (Services) Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.35	1 April 2016
A2016-30	Retirement Villages Amendment Act 2016	pt 2	16 December 2016
A2017-1	Revenue Legislation Amendment Act 2017	sch 1 pt 1.10	18 September 2017
A2017-4	Statute Law Amendment Act 2017	sch 3 pt 3.26	9 March 2017
A2018-42	Statute Law Amendment Act 2018	sch 3 pt 3.28	22 November 2018
A2019-10	Retirement Villages Legislation Amendment Act 2019	pt 4	1 July 2019
A2023-36	Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.56	27 November 2023
A2025-2	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2025	pt 8	27 February 2025
A2025-22	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (No 3)	sch 1 pt 1.6	1 November 2025
A2025-29	Statute Law Amendment Act 2025	sch 3 pt 3.80, sch 4 pt 4.152	26 November 2025

Modifications

Year and number	Modifying law	Modifying provision	Commencement date	End date
SL2013-5	Retirement Villages Regulation 2013, as amended by: SL2013-21 s 8, s 9	s 60, sch 5	4 March 2013	4 March 2018 (midnight)