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HOUSING ACT 2003 - SECT 6 Guiding principles

HOUSING ACT 2003 - SECT 6

Guiding principles

6 Guiding principles

This Act is to be administered in a way that has sufficient regard to the following principles—

(a) the availability of safe, secure, appropriate and affordable housing in a community—
(i) enhances the quality of life of people living in the community; and
(ii) contributes to the wellbeing of the community by enabling people to participate in its social and economic life;
(b) the need for safe, secure, appropriate and affordable housing can be met by entities from government, industry and the community, acting separately and in partnership;
(c) a community is sustainable if—
(i) it is socially and economically diverse, cohesive, resilient and adaptable; and
(ii) it has access to appropriate services and amenities;
(d) housing services should be provided in a way that responds to the diverse and changing needs of individuals, families and other households;
(e) the State’s provision of housing services should—
(i) provide leadership and promote best practice in housing provision and residential development; and
(ii) be integrated, as far as is reasonably practicable, with the provision of other government social services;
(f) individuals being provided with housing under this Act should have access, as far as is reasonably practicable, to an appropriate choice of housing types and tenures;
(g) housing services should be provided in a way that has appropriate regard to—
(i) local and regional differences; and
(ii) cultural diversity; and
(iii) Aboriginal tradition and Island custom;
Note—

"Aboriginal tradition" means the body of traditions, observances, customs and beliefs of Aboriginal people generally or of a particular community or group of Aboriginal people, and includes any such traditions, observances, customs and beliefs relating to particular persons, areas, objects or relationships—see the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 36 .


"Island custom" , known in the Torres Strait as Ailan Kastom, means the body of customs, traditions, observances and beliefs of Torres Strait Islanders generally or of a particular community or group of Torres Strait Islanders, and includes any such customs, traditions, observances and beliefs relating to particular persons, areas, objects or relationships—see the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , section 36 .
(h) the needs, views and interests of consumers of housing services, indigenous community members and representatives, non-government entities, industry bodies and local governments should be taken into account in developing government housing policy.