HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 1978

This compilation was prepared on 28 February 2005
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 8 of 2005

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

Part II--Housing Agreements with the States 2

4............ Execution of agreements authorized................................................... 2

5............ Variation of agreement to be laid before each House.......................... 2

6............ Advances in accordance with an agreement........................................ 2

7............ Payments to States to be made out of Consolidated Revenue Fund.. 2

8............ Authority to borrow........................................................................... 3

9............ Application of moneys borrowed...................................................... 3

Part III--Grants to States for Rental Assistance to Pensioners and other persons in need 4

11.......... Interpretation...................................................................................... 4

12.......... Grants of financial assistance to States.............................................. 4

13.......... Conditions of grant............................................................................. 5

14.......... Payments to be made out of moneys appropriated from time to time 6

Part IV--Annual Report by Minister 7

15.......... Annual Report by Minister................................................................ 7

Part V--Amendment to the States Grants (Housing) Act 1971 8

16.......... Principal Act....................................................................................... 8

17.......... Amendment of the States Grants (Housing) Act 1971 [see Note 2].. 8

Part VI--Amendments to the Housing Assistance Act 1973 9

18.......... Principal Act....................................................................................... 9

19, 20.... Amendments of the Housing Assistance Act 1973 [see Note3]......... 9

Schedule 10

Notes 25

An Act relating to financial assistance to the States for the purpose of housing.

Notes to the Housing Assistance Act 1978

Note 1

The Housing Assistance Act 1978 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. No. 79, 1978 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Housing Assistance Act 1978

79, 1978

22 June 1978

Parts I and II (ss. 1-10): Royal Assent
Remainder:1 July 1978

National Debt Sinking Fund Repeal Act 1994

107, 1994

5 July 1994

(a)

--

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005

8, 2005

22 Feb 2005

Schedule 1 (items 4-6): Royal Assent

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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Ss. 8, 9 ................................	am. No. 8, 2005
S. 10 ....................................	am. No. 107, 1994
	rep. No. 8, 2005

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Housing Assistance Act 1978	79, 1978	22 June 1978	Parts I and II (ss. 1-10): Royal Assent Remainder:1 July 1978
National Debt Sinking Fund Repeal Act 1994	107, 1994	5 July 1994	(a)	--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005	8, 2005	22 Feb 2005	Schedule 1 (items 4-6): Royal Assent	--