New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL HOUSING ACT 1998 - SECT 9

9 Functions of AHO in relation to registered Aboriginal housing organisations

(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may:

(a) subject to this Act, provide funding out of the Aboriginal Housing Fund to registered Aboriginal housing organisations, and

(b) assist registered Aboriginal housing organisations in developing and implementing effective asset and management strategies, and

(c) provide assistance to registered Aboriginal housing organisations in the form of advice, support services and training, or in such other form as the AHO considers appropriate.

Note: The AHO is required to register Aboriginal housing organisations under Part 5 of this Act.

(2) The AHO may, with the approval of the Minister:

(a) transfer or lease property to registered Aboriginal housing organisations, and

(b) construct housing for registered Aboriginal housing organisations.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the forms of assistance that can be provided by the AHO to registered Aboriginal housing organisations under subsection (1).

(4) No duty is chargeable under the Stamp Duties Act 1920 or the Duties Act 1997 on a transfer or lease of property to a registered Aboriginal housing organisation by the AHO.