Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 2007 - SECT 25K

    (1)     The housing commissioner may determine guidelines (the monitoring guidelines ) for monitoring the operation of affordable and community housing providers.

Note     Power to make a statutory instrument (including a regulation) includes power to make different provision for different categories (see Legislation Act, s 48).

    (2)     The housing commissioner may use the monitoring guidelines to decide whether a provider continues to comply with the eligibility criteria for the provider's registration.

Note     Eligibility criteria for affordable and community housing providers are set out in s 25F and s 25G.

    (3)     Without limiting subsection (1), the monitoring guidelines may make provision in relation to the following:

        (a)     compliance by a provider with the objects of the provider's constitution or rules;

        (b)     business planning;

        (c)     financial and risk management;

        (d)     service quality;

        (e)     portfolio planning;

        (f)     procurement of properties;

        (g)     land, housing development and property management.

    (4)     A guideline is a disallowable instrument.

Note 1     A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act.

Note 2     The housing commissioner's power under this section cannot be delegated (see s 17).