HOUSING ACT 2003 - SECT 161
Accommodation providers not capable of registration under pt 4A
HOUSING ACT 2003 - SECT 161
Accommodation providers not capable of registration under pt 4A
161 Accommodation providers not capable of registration under pt 4A
(1) This section applies to an accommodation provider if the provider—
(a)
is a national entity; and
(b) was, immediately before the commencement,
providing a relevant housing service in this jurisdiction; and
(c) intends,
after the commencement, to continue providing a community housing service in
this jurisdiction; and
(d) is not eligible to be registered under part 4A
because the provider will be providing most of its community housing services
in another participating jurisdiction.
(2) From the commencement—
(a) the
accommodation provider’s registration under the former Act continues and the
provider must comply with—
(b) each existing assistance agreement to which the
provider is a party continues.
(3) Before the application period ends, the
accommodation provider may apply for registration under the corresponding law
of the participating jurisdiction that would be the provider’s primary
jurisdiction (the
"relevant jurisdiction" ).
(4) If the accommodation provider applies for
registration under the corresponding law of the relevant jurisdiction before
the application period ends, the provider must—
(a) as soon as practicable
after the provider makes the application, give the registrar notice of the
application; and
(b) as soon as practicable after the registrar of the
relevant jurisdiction (the
"other registrar" ) decides the provider’s application, give the registrar
notice of the other registrar’s decision.
(5) If the other registrar
approves the accommodation provider’s application for registration, on the
registration of the provider under the corresponding law—
(a) the
provider’s registration under the former Act is cancelled; and
(b) an
existing assistance agreement to which the provider is a party continues until
it is terminated or otherwise ends.
