Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 2007 - SECT 11

    (1)     The housing commissioner has the following functions:

        (a)     administering, on behalf of the Territory, programs and funding arrangements for delivering housing assistance in the ACT by way of—

              (i)     public rental housing; and

              (ii)     home ownership; and

              (iii)     financial assistance to home owners and tenants; and

              (iv)     community housing; and

              (v)     affordable housing;

        (b)     administering, on behalf of the Territory, any services relating to housing assistance that the Minister approves under subsection (2).

Note     A provision of a law that gives an entity (including a person) a function also gives the entity powers necessary and convenient to exercise the function (see Legislation Act, s 196 and dict, pt 1, def entity ).

    (2)     The Minister may approve stated services relating to housing assistance.

    (3)     An approval is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.