(1) The income derived
from investment of the Fund may be applied—
(a)
towards the costs of—
(i)
administering and enforcing this Act and the
Residential Parks Act 2007 ; and
(ii)
the operation of the Tribunal to the extent that the
costs are attributable to proceedings under this Act, the Residential Parks
Act 2007 or the Retirement Villages Act 1987 ; and
(ab) for
the benefit of an industrial association or organisation registered under a
law of the State or of the Commonwealth that the Commissioner is satisfied has
a primary purpose of advocating for and representing the interests of tenants,
rooming house residents and residents of residential parks; and
(b) for
the education of landlords, tenants, rooming house proprietors,
rooming house residents and park owners and residents of residential parks
about their statutory and contractual rights and obligations, and for other
educational purposes approved by the Commissioner; and
(c)
towards the costs of projects directed at providing accommodation, or
assistance related to accommodation, for the homeless or other disadvantaged
sections of the community; and
(d) on
research, approved by the Commissioner, into—
(i)
the availability of rental accommodation within the
community; and
(ii)
areas of social need related to the availability (or
non-availability) of rental accommodation or particular kinds of rental
accommodation; and
(iii)
other matters connected with, or arising under, this Act
or the Residential Parks Act 2007 ; and
(e) for
the benefit of landlords, tenants, rooming house proprietors,
rooming house residents and park owners and residents of residential parks in
other ways approved by the Commissioner; and
(f) for
any other purposes connected with, or arising under, this Act or the
Residential Parks Act 2007 approved by the Minister or Commissioner.
(2) In this section,
"residential park", "park
owner" and " resident" of a residential park have the same respective meanings
as in the Residential Parks Act 2007 .