Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--OBJECTS AND IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   6.      Objects  
   7.      What is housing assistance?  
   8.      When is someone eligible for housing assistance?  

   PART 3--HOUSING COMMISSIONER

   9.      Housing commissioner—establishment  
   10.     Housing commissioner—powers generally  
   11.     Housing commissioner—functions  
   12.     Housing commissioner—no power for contracts of employment  
   13.     Limits on housing commissioner—joint ventures  
   14.     Notice of joint ventures  
   15.     Limit on housing commissioner—large contracts  
   16.     Housing commissioner—Ministerial directions  
   17.     Housing commissioner—delegation  

   PART 4--HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

   18.     What is a housing assistance program?  
   19.     Approved housing assistance programs  
   20.     Approved housing assistance programs—determinations  
   21.     Approved housing assistance programs—operational guidelines  
   22.     Approved housing assistance programs—market rent  
   23.     Approved housing assistance programs—rent review  
   24.     Housing assistance applicants—requirement for further  
   25.     Housing assistance recipients—requirement for information  

   PART 4A--AFFORDABLE AND COMMUNITY HOUSING

           Division 4A--.1 Affordable and community housing providers

   25A.    Affordable and community housing providers—registration  
   25B.    Affordable and community housing providers—refusal to register  
   25C.    Affordable and community housing providers—register  
   25D.    Public access—register  
   25E.    Notice about changes of particulars in register  
   25F.    Affordable housing provider—eligibility criteria  
   25G.    Community housing provider—eligibility criteria  
   25H.    Affordable and community housing providers—trustees and  
   25I.    Community housing providers—standards  
   25J.    Community housing providers—compliance with standards  
   25K.    Affordable and community housing providers—monitoring guidelines  
   25L.    Affordable and community housing providers—compliance with monitoring  
   25M.    Affordable and community housing providers—monitoring standards, guidelines  
   25N.    Affordable and community housing providers—report to housing  
   25O.    Affordable and community housing providers—changes to constitution or  
   25P.    Exemption from requirement or approval—changes to constitution or  

           Division 4A--.2 Affordable and community housing programs

   25Q.    Affordable and community housing programs—housing commissioner may give  
   25R.    Affordable and community housing programs—requirement for information  

           Division 4A--.3 Housing commissioner's functions

   25S.    Housing commissioner's functions—housing commissioner may  
   25T.    Affordable and community housing providers—removal from register  
   25U.    Affordable and community housing programs—housing commissioner to report to  

   PART 5--PROTECTION OF INFORMATION

   29.     FOI Act exemption—documents containing protected  

   PART 6--COMMONWEALTH-TERRITORY FUNDING AGREEMENTS

   30.     What is a Commonwealth-Territory funding agreement?  
   31.     Notification of Commonwealth-Territory funding agreements  

   PART 6A--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   31A.    Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 6A  
   31B.    Reviewable decision notices  
   31C.    Applications for review  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   32.     Placing unleased land under housing commissioner's control  
   33.     Unleased land placed under housing commissioner's  
   34.     Unneeded land may be returned  
   35.     Information to Minister  
   36.     Financial arrangements  
   37.     Protection of officials from liability  
   38.     Determination of fees  
   39.     Approved forms  
   40.     Regulation-making power  
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           DICTIONARY
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