Role of the Registrar of Retirement Villages

The main responsibilities of the Registrar

The responsibilities of the Registrar of Retirement Villages include:

• registering retirement villages and receiving annual returns from them
• maintaining the Retirement Villages Register
• notifying the Registrar-General of Land when a retirement village is registered of the description of land that comprises the retirement village, and of any changes to the property comprising the retirement village notified to us, so that a memorial is placed on the certificates of title for the village for the residents' protection
• approving the termination or non-renewal of the appointment of a statutory supervisor
• suspension of the registration of a village where appropriate
• dealing with requests for the cancellation of a retirement village's registration, and
• dealing with requests for an exemption from the requirement to appoint a statutory supervisor.