AGED & COMMUNITY SERVICES SA & NT INC RETIREMENT LIVING ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTION PLAN 2015 -2016
OBJECTIVE
1. LEGISLATION
1.1 Contribute to review of the
Retirement Village Act
ACTIONS
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1.2 Contribute to the development
of Regulations which support
the new RV Act
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1.3 Develop information, tools and
resources to assist members in
the implementation of the new
Retirement Villages Act and
Regulations
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1.4 Monitor and communicate
legislative changes which may
have implications for the
retirement living and housing
sector
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RESPONSIBLE
TIME FRAME
Obtain member views on the Retirement
Village Bill 2015
Prepare an ACS response to the RV Bill.
Meet with OFTA staff to discuss ACS
response.
Meet with Minister Zoe Bettison to discuss
Bill.
Committee
13 April 2015
ACS CEO and Committee
22 July 2015
Advise OFTA of the preferred consultation
process.
Identify impacts on sector of draft
regulations and prepare an ACS response to
the Minister/OFTA.
Liaise with other key stakeholders to obtain
views and potential of shared voice.
Meet with OFTA/Minister to advocate on
behalf of members.
Identify member needs relating to the new
legislation.
Seek partners to deliver information, tools
and resources which meet the needs of
members.
Evaluate the information, tools and
resources to measure the effectiveness and
usefulness.
Keep a watching brief on legislative changes
via media, Government newsletters,
networks, Advisory Committee, membership
and national federation.
Communicate information via ACS
publications, Forums, communiques,
meeting minutes and networks.
Committee
31 July 2015
24 April 2015
18 June 2015
October 2015
September 2015
December 2015
Committee
January 2016
May 2016
August 2016
Committee
Ongoing
2. VILLAGE COSTS
2.1 Develop an ACS preferred
position on the way retirement
villages are valued by the Valuer
Generals Department
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2.2 Inform members of any changes
to costs associated with managing
or operating a retirement village.
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3. TRAINING/FORUMS
3.1 Develop an Induction Training
Program for Retirement Village
Managers.
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3.2 Deliver two Retirement
Living/Housing Forums a calendar
year.
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Research current remissions, concessions
and rebates and how they are effected by
the village valuation and land use zoning.
Consult with members to develop an ACS
preferred approach to valuing retirement
villages.
Advocate with key stakeholders,
Government and Utility providers on behalf
of retirement village members.
Communicate around best practice
management of village costs.
Village Costs Working Group
(VCWG) - D Moran, P Thorne,
RLO
August 2015
Keep a watching brief over Village valuation,
land zoning, utility costs, concessions,
rebates and remissions, ESL, land tax, GST
and other Government and nongovernment charges.
Communicate information and implications
to members.
Investigate any communicated risks/threats
to village financial viability
Committee
Ongoing
Identify training needs of retirement village
managers and staff.
Develop induction training program.
Procure services of professional to deliver
the training.
Deliver induction training.
Evaluate induction training.
Training Working Group
(TWG) - Nicole Willing, T
Kelly, RLO
August 2015
26 June Forum Putting the Independence
Back into Independent Living Units – ½ day
and Rural Village Managers Network over
Forum WG (FWG) – V Stokes,
N Willing, L Tribelhorn, RLO
October 2015
November 2015
January 2015
October 2015
December 2015
February 2016
March 2016
26 June 2015
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4. INDUSTRY ADVOCACY
4.1 Collate and communicate
industry views/positions and needs
relating to retirement living,
housing models for seniors,
accessible and affordable housing
and housing innovation.
4.2 Represent the Retirement
Village membership on the OFTA,
Retirement Villages Advisory
Committee.
lunch. 67 attendees, $1,898 net income.
12 November Forum - Legislation review and
dementia theme.
12 November 2015
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Conduct research, write position papers,
letters and submissions, meet with
Government Ministers, administration and
key stakeholders, develop campaigns etc to
progress the views and aims of the ACS
retirement living and housing membership.
Committee
Ongoing
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Attend RVAC meetings three times a year to
communicate member views, concerns,
questions, initiatives and suggestions at the
RVAC meetings.
ACS representative
Ongoing
ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
SURVEYS/ CONSULTATIONS
2015
 Industry Survey profiling membership
 Retirement Villages Bill survey
 Pensioner Concessions survey
ADVOCACY
2015
 ACS Submission re: Retirement Villages Bill 2015
FORUMS
2015
 SACAT Webinar 13 participants
 Half Day Forum Putting the Independence Back into Independent Living Units 67 delegates