Legal Issues

2025 LEADERS SUMMIT: The latest on retirement village laws in Australia

May 12 2025 Updated May 12, 2025

Ian Horswill

1 min read

Tammy addresses the sold-out LEADERS SUMMIT audience with colleagues Penelope Eden and Deanna McMaster looking on.

Tammy Berghofer, Partner at MinterEllison specialising in Real Estate and Retirement Living, outlined recent developments in the Retirement Villages Acts across various states during day two of the 2025 LEADERS SUMMIT.

Tammy revealed how the regulations being proposed would affect operators, with additional costs to bear.

The SUMMIT program was curated to lead delegates through the significant challenges and opportunities the sectors face. We at DCM Group have made 23 key presentation videos publicly available to support the sector’s leaders in their strategy development.

They are now available to play on The Weekly SOURCE website: theweeklysource.com.au/leaders-summit-2025.

The slides have also been emailed to each delegate.

See and hear Tammy’s speech in full.

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