Park rules set out expectations for park operators, tenants and their visitors for the use, enjoyment, control and management of the park. The rules form part of the long-stay agreement and must be given to the long-stay tenant in advance of the agreement being entered into (along with other...
You must follow proper procedures and timeframes when issuing a form or notice in a residential park. If the matter ends up before the SAT the person who prepared the notice or form may have to prove it was correctly completed and served (given to the other person). Need a form or notice? Copies of...
As with most communal living arrangements, disputes can occur within residential parks. How a dispute is dealt with can have a major impact on the ongoing wellbeing of individual tenants and the wider park community. Parties to a dispute may be able to fix the issue themselves. Sometimes they need...
Each year, the representatives should agree on a schedule of meetings for the coming year. It is important newly elected/appointed representatives are included in the setting of the schedule for the coming year. The committee can decide whether to hold meetings monthly, bimonthly or quarterly or...
Where there is a park liaison committee (PLC), it is the responsibility of the park operator to ensure elections are held to select the tenant representatives. However it is an offence for a park operator to unduly interfere with how the tenant representatives are chosen and penalties apply to...
If a vote will occur at a meeting, the park operator must give written notice of the meeting to each tenant at least 14 days before the meeting. The tenant may then cast a vote in person or by a proxy appointed by the tenant. Voting at the meeting occurs by a show of hands of those present and...
Questions asked during Safe Work Month Webinar on 30 October 2020 have been compiled along with the department's responses. Commencement When did the Work Health and Safety Act receive assent? The Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WHS Act) was assented to by the Governor on 10 November 2020. However...
Roughing it no longer has to be part of camping. Portable fridges, barbecues, cookers, outdoor heaters and other portable gas appliances can make camping holidays much more enjoyable. Beware! Portable gas appliances are great outdoors, but lethal indoors. Never...
Changes to residential parks law ( Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006 (RP Act) and the Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Regulations 2007 (Regulations)) commenced on 31 January 2022. The changes affect long-stay tenants in residential parks living in a relocatable home within a...
Electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes, often called ‘vapes’, are electronic devices designed to produce an aerosol that is inhaled into the lungs. There are many different styles of vapes available and they can be difficult to spot. The biggest misunderstanding about vapes is that they are harmless...
This form can be used to nominate a long-stay tenant representative on a park liaison committee. You can copy and paste this content to create your own form. In order to accept the nomination the...
This form can be used to appoint a proxy to attend a meeting to vote on the establishment of a park liaison committee. You can copy and paste this content to create your own form. I/We, (insert name/...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. A park operator / managing real estate agent may issue this notice to ask the tenant or the tenant’s guest to stop engaging in...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. This document contains important information for the buyer of a relocatable home on site. The seller / seller’s agent must give the...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. This document shows what voluntary sharing arrangement (exit fee arrangement) options are available for at the long-stay site. The...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. This document contains important information about the long-stay agreement. The park operator must give this document to the tenant...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. A tenant may issue this notice to a park operator / managing real estate agent to request consent to affix furniture or a thing to a...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. A park operator / managing real estate agent may issue this notice if the park operator reasonably suspects the tenant has abandoned...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. A park operator / managing real estate agent may issue this notice because the site the subject of the long-stay agreement is...
This form is to be used for a residential parks long-stay tenancy. A park operator / managing real estate agent may issue this notice: because the park operator is required to carry out works, and...
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) is conducting a stakeholder satisfaction survey to invite feedback on our services and our role as a regulator. The results will help DMIRS focus on business areas and services that need performance improvements. If you subscribe to a DMIRS email newsletter or subscriber news service, you may be contacted by email and invited to take...
A prominent Aboriginal artist has produced a painting to signify positive changes to WA tenancy laws, which will allow renters who’re experiencing family violence to end a lease quickly to leave for safety or have an alleged perpetrator removed from a tenancy agreement. Under the Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2018, which was passed in Parliament last night (19...
