HOUSING ACT 1980
Table of Provisions
PART I -- Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Repeal
- 4 Objects
- 5 Terms used
PART II -- The State Housing Authority
Division 1 -- The Housing Authority
- 6 The Housing Authority
- 7 Authority a body corporate and Crown agency
- 8 Authority to be an SES organisation
- 9 Management
Division 2 -- Powers and functions of the Authority generally
- 11 Authority to implement housing Acts
- 11A Minister may give directions
- 11B Minister to have access to information
- 12 General powers of Authority
- 12A Joint ventures
- 13 Delegation: powers and duties generally
- 14 Advice and investigations
- 15 Applications
- 16 Assistance to and collaboration with other bodies
Division 3 -- Staff of the Authority
- 17 Chief executive officer of Authority and other officers and employees
- 18 Terms and conditions of employment of wages staff
- 18A Use of other staff and facilities
PART III -- Acquisition, development and disposal of property
Division 1 -- Acquisition and development of property
- 19 Acquisition of land
- 20 Gifts
- 21 Powers of local government
- 22 Powers in relation to development and management of land
- 23 Power to take lease
- 24 Payment of rates to local government
Division 2 -- Dealings with property generally
- 25 Power to lease
- 26 Power to sell
- 27 Power to grant easement
Division 3 -- Letting or leasing of houses
- 28 Power to let or lease houses
- 29 Terms and conditions
- 30 Determination of rent
- 31 Credit of rents towards purchase price
Division 4 -- Sale of houses and housing land
- 32 Application of this Division
- 33 Terms and conditions of sale
- 34 Limit on amount of unpaid purchase money
PART IV -- Provision by the Authority of financial assistance for housing
Division 1 -- Loans
- 35 Reference to house
- 36 Loans to assist eligible persons
- 37 Loans to persons generally to purchase land from Authority
- 38 Loans to persons generally to improve houses
- 39 Method of making loan
- 40 Limit on amount to be lent
- 41 Security for repayment of loan
- 42 Interest on loans
- 43 Normal legal relationships to apply
- 44 Protection of Authority’s interest
- 45 Authority to obtain reports as to expenditure of loans
Division 2 -- Guarantees and subsidies
- 46 Guarantee by Authority in certain cases
- 47 Payment of subsidies on account of loans made to eligible persons
PART V -- Arrangements and agreements as to housing finance
Division 1 -- Arrangements with the Commonwealth
- 48 Terms used
- 49 Financial assistance from Commonwealth: powers of Minister and Authority
- 50 Housing assistance under agreements
- 51 Regulations as to administration of agreements
Division 2 -- Agreements with lending institutions
- 52 Terms used and effect
- 53 Power to make loan agreements
- 54 Terms and conditions of agreement
- 55 Floating security and charge
- 56 Lending institution may give securities
- 57 Property and assets of lending institution may be released
- 58 Power of inspection of affairs of lending institution
- 59 Special powers of lending institutions to make advances of moneys, other than by way of mortgage
PART VI -- Specialized housing and community facilities
- 60 Authority may provide specialized housing
- 61 Community facilities
PART VIIA -- Housing on Aboriginal land
Division 1 -- Preliminary matters
Division 2 -- Housing management agreements
- 62B Authority may enter into housing management agreement
- 62C Wishes of Aboriginal inhabitants to be ascertained
- 62D Lots and houses to which housing management agreement applies
- 62E Rent for nominated lots and nominated houses
- 62F Other terms of housing management agreement
- 62G Application of Residential Tenancies Act 1987
- 62H No interest in land created, property acquired or compensation payable
- 62I No fees or charges payable in respect of housing management agreement
- 62J Authority may act through agent
- 62K Delegation: powers and duties in relation to housing management agreement
Division 3 -- Miscellaneous matters
PART VII -- Finance
PART VIII -- Miscellaneous
- 68 Power to extend time
- 69 Protection from personal liability
- 70 Regulations generally
- 71 Regulations as to fees
- 72 Payment of fees and duties
- 73 Addition of certain amounts to balance of contract price or loan
PART IX -- Saving and transitional provisions
- 74 Continuity of status and operation
- 75 Membership of Commission
- 76 Continuation of provisions relating to earlier Acts and bodies
- 77 Contracts of sale, mortgages and tenancies
- 78 Perpetual leases
- 79 References
- 80 Construction
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