(1) Where, after the coming into operation of section 85 of the Retirement Villages Act 1992, an application for an order is made to a referee in relation to a dispute or complaint arising within a retirement village, or in relation to a scheme or land within a retirement village, the referee shall refer the application to the Retirement Villages Disputes Tribunal established under that Act for the making of the order.

(2) For the purpose of making an order referred to in subsection (1), the Retirement Villages Disputes Tribunal has, in addition to its functions under the Retirement Villages Act 1992, the functions of a referee under this Act.

(3) The provisions of this Act apply to an order made by the Retirement Villages Disputes Tribunal pursuant to a referral under this section as if the order were an order made under this Act.

(4) In subsection (1) }retirement village~ means a retirement village as defined in the Retirement Villages Act 1992.

[Section 77A inserted by No. 34 of 1992 s.86; amended by No. 58 of 1995 s.96.]