Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 2007 (NO. 8 OF 2007)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--OBJECTS AND IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

   6.      Objects  
   7.      What is housing assistance?  
   8.      When is someone eligible for housing assistance?  

   PART 3--HOUSING COMMISSIONER

   9.      Housing commissioner—establishment  
   10.     Housing commissioner—powers generally  
   11.     Housing commissioner—functions  
   12.     Housing commissioner—no power for contracts of employment  
   13.     Limits on housing commissioner—joint ventures  
   14.     Notice of joint ventures  
   15.     Limit on housing commissioner—large contracts  
   16.     Housing commissioner—Ministerial directions  
   17.     Housing commissioner—delegation  

   PART 4--HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

   18.     What is a housing assistance program?  
   19.     Approved housing assistance programs  
   20.     Approved housing assistance programs—determinations  
   21.     Approved housing assistance programs—operational guidelines  
   22.     Approved housing assistance programs—market rent  
   23.     Approved housing assistance programs—rent review  
   24.     Housing assistance applicants—requirement for further  
   25.     Housing assistance recipients—requirement for information  
   26.     Requirements for information—AAT review  
   27.     Requirements for information—notice of reviewable decisions  

   PART 5--PROTECTION OF INFORMATION

   28.     Meaning of protected information—pt 5  
   29.     FOI Act exemption—documents containing protected  

   PART 6--COMMONWEALTH-TERRITORY FUNDING AGREEMENTS

   30.     What is a Commonwealth-Territory funding agreement?  
   31.     Notification of Commonwealth-Territory funding agreements  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   32.     Placing unleased land under housing commissioner's control  
   33.     Unleased land placed under housing commissioner's  
   34.     Unneeded land may be returned  
   35.     Information to Minister  
   36.     Financial arrangements  
   37.     Protection of officials from liability  
   38.     Determination of fees  
   39.     Approved forms  
   40.     Regulation-making power  
   41.     Legislation amended—sch 1  
   42.     Legislation repealed  

   PART 10--TRANSITIONAL--HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 1987

   100.    Definitions—pt 10  
   101.    Transitional—rights and liabilities under old Act  
   102.    Transitional—corresponding housing assistance programs and things  
   103.    Transitional—uncompleted applications for AAT review  
   104.    Transitional—sensitive information under old Act  
   105.    Transitional—notification of existing Commonwealth-Territory funding agreements  
   106.    Transitional—land placed under control of housing commissioner under old Act  
   107.    Transitional—standard residential tenancy terms, cl 36  
   108.    Transitional—outdated references to old Act  
   109.    Transitional regulations  
   110.    Expiry—pt 10  
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           DICTIONARY
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