Schedule 1 of the Retirement Villages Regulations 2017 (SA) provides for a Code of Conduct that must be adhered to by operators and residents.

The Code of Conduct is legally binding, and it is a term of every residence contract that operators and residents must observe the Code of Conduct [see Retirement Villages Act 2016 (SA) s 63(2)].

If an operator breaches a provision of the Code of Conduct, they are liable to pay a fine of up to $2,500 or an expiation fee of $210 [s 63(3)].

The Code stipulates that operators, amongst other things, must:

See Retirement Villages Regulations 2017 (SA) Schedule 1(1).

The Code also provides that residents must:

See Retirement Village Regulations 2017 (SA) Schedule 1(2).

The Code also sets out other various requirements relating to consultation with both residents and any residents' committee on various matters [see Retirement Villages Regulations 2017 (SA) Schedule 1(5) and (6)], and requirements relating to surplus and deficit policies [see Retirement Villages Regulations 2017 (SA) Schedule 1(4)].