We welcome Consumer Affairs Victoria’s (CAV) interest in improving internal dispute resolution processes in retirement villages, and believe that the reforms suggested will likely result in some improvement. However, we maintain that a root-and-branch review of retirement village regulation is needed. Without significant reform of retirement village regulation, as recommended by the Parliamentary Inquiry into […]
COTA Victoria commends the Victorian Government for its commitment to undertake a comprehensive evidence-based review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (RTA). We note the focus of this consultation and submission is to comment on key areas identified as potential legislative changes that could be made to the RTA. We strongly endorse a number of
A coalition of non-government organisations concerned about the increasing housing affordability crisis facing our ageing population have developed Homes for Life: Towards an older persons housing strategy. This roadmap brings together the key concerns of the major organisations assisting the most vulnerable older people in Victoria. It reflects the views expressed at the A Home
