Vic Retirement Villages Safety Issue

Victorian Retirement Villages Safety Issue

Safety and Emergency.

Advocate for Retirement Village legislative reforms Mr. Les Scobie claims there is a safety issue for residents in Retirement Villages in Victoria. He states that there is no legislative requirement in Victoria for a retirement village operator to have a safety, emergency plan. Mr. Scobie made this point in his submission (read submission) to the Victorian Parliament’s Legal and Social Issues Committee enquiry into the Retirement Housing Sector.

Safety and Emergency Procedures or lack thereof – The village operator has made it very clear in correspondence to myself and other residents of the
village that in their view they have zero responsibilty to us in the case of an emergency or evacuation  New South Wales has provided greater clarity as to
the retirement village operator responsibilities in an emergency or village evacuation.""

The graphic below shows the NSW Act which places a legislative requirement upon a retirement village operator in the interest of the safety of residents.