Australian Capital Territory
Housing Assistance Act 1987     No 36
Republication No 6
Effective:  1 July 2003 - 9 November 2007
Republication date: 1 July 2003
Last amendment made by A2002-56

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office

About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Housing Assistance Act 1987 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 July 2003.  It also includes any amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law to 1 July 2003.  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Australian Capital Territory
Housing Assistance Act 1987

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	3	Definitions for Act	2
	3A	Objects	3
Part 2	The Commissioner for Housing
Division 2.1	Administration
	4	Commissioner for Housing	5
	7	Commissioner a corporation sole	5
Division 2.2	Powers and functions of commissioner
	8	Functions of commissioner	6
	9	Powers of commissioner	6
	10	Delegation	8
Division 2.3	Protection and liability of commissioner
	11	Protection and liability of commissioner	8
Part 2A	Housing agreement
	11A	Housing agreement or variations	10
	11B	Commencement	10
	11C	Public access	11
Part 3	Housing assistance
	12	Housing assistance programs	12
	15	Rent charge under housing assistance program	13
	16	Unleased land	14
	17	Transfer of land subject to tenancy agreement	15
Part 4	Miscellaneous
	17A	Persons under 18	16
	18	Financial arrangements	16
	20	Information to Minister	16
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	17
	2	Abbreviation key	17
	3	Legislation history	18
	4	Amendment history	20
	5	Earlier republications	22

Australian Capital Territory
Housing Assistance Act 1987

An Act to make provision with respect to housing assistance, and for related purposes

    

Part 1	Preliminary
    
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Housing Assistance Act 1987.
3	Definitions for Act
In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
commissioner means—
	(a)	the public servant for the time being exercising the functions of the Commissioner for Housing under section 4; or
	(b)	the commissioner in its corporate capacity under section 7.
dwelling means a dwelling house or flat, and includes the fences, outbuildings and other improvements and the connections for sewerage, drainage, water, electricity, gas and other services that are provided or are reasonably required to be provided for the dwelling house or flat.
housing means residential housing including dwellings and other forms of residential accommodation.
housing agreement means an agreement described in section 11A as varied from time to time.
housing assistance program means a housing assistance program referred to in section 12, and includes such a program as varied in accordance with that section.
3A	Objects
	(1)	The objects of this Act are—
	(a)	to maximise the opportunities for everyone in the ACT to have access to housing that is affordable, secure and appropriate to their needs; and
	(b)	to facilitate the provision of housing assistance for those in most need; and
	(c)	to maximise value for money in the provision of housing assistance; and
	(d)	to promote a choice of forms of assistance and providers of assistance for persons eligible for assistance; and
	(e)	to facilitate  the provision of rental housing that—
	(i)	has adequate amenity, is of an adequate size and is appropriately located in relation to employment opportunities and necessary services and facilities; and
	(ii)	is coordinated with any support services (provided under other laws) required by consumers of housing assistance to live in the community; and
	(f)	to facilitate the provision of an adequate supply of affordable home finance for persons in receipt of low and moderate incomes; and
	(g)	to promote the development of flexible and innovative financial arrangements to facilitate access to home ownership for persons in receipt of low and moderate incomes; and
	(h)	to promote the growth of a community housing sector as a viable alternative to public and private rental and home ownership; and
	(i)	to promote the establishment of appropriate mechanisms and forums to allow input to housing policy by consumers, and potential consumers, of housing assistance and by representative non-government agencies involved in housing policy and provision;
and this Act shall be construed accordingly.
	(2)	In the administration of this Act regard shall be had to the objects of this Act to the maximum extent practicable with available resources.

Part 2	The Commissioner for Housing
Division 2.1	Administration
4	Commissioner for Housing
	(1)	There shall be a Commissioner for Housing.
	(2)	The chief executive shall create and maintain an office in the public service the duties of which include exercising the functions of the commissioner.
	(3)	The commissioner shall be the public servant for the time being performing the duties of the public service office referred to in subsection (2).
7	Commissioner a corporation sole
	(1)	The commissioner—
	(a)	is a corporation sole by the name of the Commissioner for Housing for the Australian Capital Territory; and
	(b)	has perpetual succession; and
	(c)	shall have an official seal; and
	(d)	is capable, in the corporate name of the commissioner, of acquiring, holding and disposing of real and personal property and of suing and being sued.
	(2)	All courts, judges and persons acting judicially shall take judicial notice of the seal of the commissioner attached to a document and shall presume that it was duly attached.
Division 2.2	Powers and functions of commissioner
8	Functions of commissioner
	(1)	The functions of the commissioner are to administer, on behalf of the Territory, programs and funding arrangements for the delivery of housing assistance in the ACT in relation to—
	(a)	public rental housing; and
	(b)	home ownership; and
	(c)	income-related assistance to home owners and tenants; and 
	(d)	any other provision for housing assistance and services relating to housing assistance that the Minister may from time to time approve.
	(2)	The commissioner shall exercise his or her functions in accordance with any directions given by the Minister.
9	Powers of commissioner
	(1)	Subject to this Act, the commissioner has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the exercise of the commissioner’s functions and, in particular, without limiting the foregoing—
	(a)	to hold land on lease from the Commonwealth, whether the lease is granted to the commissioner directly or is transferred to the commissioner by the previous holder of the lease; and
	(b)	to acquire, control, manage and dispose of land; and
	(c)	to purchase and sell housing; and
	(d)	subject to any law in force in the ACT, to construct, maintain, renovate and demolish buildings situated on land held by the commissioner; and
	(e)	to enter into an arrangement with any person for the construction, maintenance, renovation or demolition of housing on land held by the commissioner; and
	(f)	to enter into a contract with any person; and
	(g)	to do any of the following:
	(i)	to participate in the formation of a company and to acquire an interest in a company;
	(ii)	to enter into, and participate in, a partnership with another person;
	(iii)	to enter into, and participate in, a joint venture; and
	(h)	to enter into a tenancy agreement in relation to any dwelling on land held by the commissioner and to exercise any power given to the commissioner by any such agreement; and
	(i)	to advance money for the purpose of assisting a person—
	(i)	to purchase a dwelling; or
	(ii)	to refinance the purchase of a dwelling; or
	(iii)	to erect or modify a dwelling; or
	(iv)	to refinance the erection or modification of a dwelling; or
	(v)	to purchase land for the purpose of erecting a dwelling; and
	(j)	to enter into an agreement to secure money advanced as referred to in paragraph (i) and to exercise any power given to the commissioner by any such agreement.
	(2) 	Nothing in subsection (1) shall be read as giving the commissioner a power to enter into a contract of employment.
	(3)	The commissioner shall not, except with the written approval of the Minister, exercise a power referred to in subsection (1) (f) involving the payment or receipt of an amount exceeding $1 500 000.
	(4)	The commissioner shall not exercise a power referred to in subsection (1) (g) except with the approval of the Minister given in writing after consultation between that Minister and the Treasurer.
	(5)	In subsection (1), a reference to land held by the commissioner includes a reference to land placed under the control of, or held under lease by, the commissioner in accordance with section 16 and to land deemed to be owned, controlled or held by the commissioner under section 24 (1).
	(6)	In subsection (1):
person includes a body, cooperative, group or other organisation whether incorporated or not.
10	Delegation
	(1)	The commissioner may, either generally or as otherwise provided by the instrument of delegation, in writing delegate to a public servant any of the commissioner’s powers under this Act, other than this power of delegation.
	(2)	A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the commissioner.
	(3)	A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the commissioner.
Division 2.3	Protection and liability of commissioner
11	Protection and liability of commissioner
	(1)	A person who holds, or has held, the office of commissioner is not liable, personally, to an action or other proceeding for or in relation to an act done or omitted to be done in good faith in exercise or purported exercise of any function given to the person as the holder of that office.
	(2)	If, by an act or omission of the commissioner or another person acting or purporting to act in good faith for the commissioner, a person sustains a loss or injury that would have entitled that person to a remedy in relation to the loss or injury if the act or omission were an act or omission of an individual—
	(a)	the person sustaining the loss or injury is entitled to the same remedy against the commissioner in the corporate capacity of the commissioner as the person would have been entitled to against an individual; and
	(b)	the liability of the commissioner shall be discharged by the Territory.

Part 2A	Housing agreement
    
11A	Housing agreement or variations
	(1)	If the Territory enters into, or varies, an agreement with the Commonwealth in relation to the granting of financial assistance to the Territory for housing assistance—
	(a)	the Minister shall present the agreement or variation to the Legislative Assembly within 15 sitting days of the making of the agreement; and
	(b)	the commissioner must prepare a notice of the making of the agreement or variation together with—
	(i)	a statement about the commencement of the agreement or variation under section 11B; and
	(ii)	a statement indicating where and when the housing agreement is available for inspection.
	(2)	A notice under subsection (1) (b) is a notifiable instrument.
Note	A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
11B	Commencement
A provision of the housing agreement, or of a variation to the housing agreement, comes into effect—
	(a)	if the housing agreement or variation specifies a date of commencement for that provision, or for the whole housing agreement or variation—on that date, or on the day the relevant notice under section 11A (1) (b) is notified under the Legislation Act 2001, whichever is the later; or
	(b)	in any other case—the day the relevant notice under section 11A (1) (b) is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
11C	Public access
The commissioner shall ensure that the housing agreement is available for public inspection free of charge.

Part 3	Housing assistance
    
12	Housing assistance programs
	(1)	For this Act, the commissioner may, in writing, prepare a housing assistance program (a program).
Note 	Power given under an Act to make a statutory instrument (including a program) includes power to amend or repeal the instrument (see Legislation Act 2001, s 46 (1)).
	(2)	A program may provide for—
	(a)	the housing agreement to apply to it; and
	(b)	the commissioner to determine, in writing, fees payable under the program; and
	(c)	the reconsideration of stated decisions of the commissioner; and
	(d)	application to be made to the administrative appeals tribunal for review of stated decisions of the commissioner under the program.
	(3)	A program or an amendment of a program must not be implemented without the Minister’s approval under subsection (5).
	(4)	The commissioner must not revoke a program without the Minister’s approval under subsection (5).
	(5)	The Minister may, in writing, approve a program or an amendment or revocation of a program.
	(6)	The Minister must have regard to the principles set out in the housing agreement in considering whether to approve—
	(a)	a program that provides for the housing agreement to apply to the program; or
	(b)	an amendment of a program if the program, or the program as amended, provides for the housing agreement to apply to the program.
	(7)	An approval or amendment of a program—
	(a)	must be endorsed on, or have with it, the program to which the approval or amendment relates; and
	(b)	may state any requirements, conditions or directions to which the approval or amendment is subject.
	(8)	The housing agreement applies to a program only if the program provides for the housing agreement to apply.
	(9)	The following instruments are disallowable instruments:
	(a)	a program, if the program has been approved by the Minister;
	(b)	an amendment or revocation of the program, if the amendment or revocation has been approved by the Minister;
	(c)	a determination by the commissioner of fees payable under a program.
Note 1	A disallowable instrument must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.
Note 2	An amendment or repeal of a program is also a disallowable instrument (see Legislation Act 2001, s 46 (2)).
15	Rent charge under housing assistance program
	(1)	The amount of rent to be charged in relation to rental housing assistance under a housing assistance program shall be an amount equivalent to market rent.
	(2) 	A reference in subsection (1) to market rent, in relation to a property at a particular time, includes a reference to the rent that would be payable if the property were then let by a willing landlord to a willing tenant—
	(a)	who had dealt with each other at arm’s length; and
	(b)	each of whom had acted knowledgeably, prudently and without compulsion.
	(3)	The commissioner shall, annually, undertake a review of the rent of each dwelling or dwellings included in each relevant class of dwellings in relation to which an amount of rent is charged under a housing assistance program.
16	Unleased land
	(1)	The Executive may, in writing, place unleased land under the control of the commissioner. 
	(2)	If unleased land is placed under the control of the commissioner, the commissioner is empowered, subject to this section, to manage the land and may—
	(a)	authorise the entry of persons on the land; and
	(b)	make such use of the land in the exercise of the commissioner’s functions as the commissioner considers appropriate; and
	(c)	make arrangements for the grant to another person of a lease of, or licence to occupy, that land; and
	(d)	make arrangements to obtain, in the name of the commissioner, a lease in relation to that land, and to transfer any such lease.
	(3) 	The commissioner may exercise any power under the Recovery of Lands Act 1929 in relation to land placed under his or her control that the Territory may exercise under that Act on behalf of the Commonwealth.
	(4)	A lease or licence shall not be granted by any person in relation to unleased land under the control of the commissioner under subsection (1) except with the written consent of the commissioner.
	(5)	If unleased land that has been placed under the control of the commissioner under subsection (1) is no longer required by the commissioner for this Act, the commissioner may, by writing under the official seal of the commissioner, surrender the control of the land to the planning and land authority.
17	Transfer of land subject to tenancy agreement
	(1)	If rental housing is provided by the Territory on unleased land, the Executive is empowered, subject to subsection (2), to place that land, by writing, under the control of the commissioner.
	(2)	An instrument executed by the Executive for subsection (1) shall state that the land comprised in the instrument is placed under the control of the commissioner subject to any tenancy in force immediately before the date of execution of the instrument.
	(3)	On the execution of an instrument referred to in subsection (1), the commissioner is empowered to exercise, in relation to the land comprised in the instrument, all the rights and powers that were exercisable by the Territory in relation to that land immediately before the execution of the instrument.
	(4)	Subject to this section, the provisions of sections 16 (4) and (5) apply in relation to land placed under the control of the commissioner under this section as if that land were placed under the commissioner’s control under section 16 (1).
	(5)	In this section:
unleased land means land vested in the Commonwealth that is not the subject of any lease or licence under any law authorising the occupation or use of land vested in the Commonwealth, other than a lease that purports to entitle a person to occupy premises on a fortnightly tenancy as the lessee of the Commonwealth.

Part 4	Miscellaneous
    
17A	Persons under 18
If a person under 18 years old enters into an agreement with the commissioner for a lease to occupy premises, the agreement shall have effect as if that person were 18 years old.
18	Financial arrangements
All money receivable or payable by the commissioner for this Act (including money receivable under a housing agreement) shall be paid into or out of an appropriate account opened under the Financial Management Act 1996, section 33 or 34.
20	Information to Minister
If the Minister requests the commissioner at any time to provide to the Minister information about any matter relating to the commissioner’s operations, the commissioner shall comply with the request.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws and expiries are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnote.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	reloc = relocated	
ins = inserted/added	R[X] = Republication No	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	RI = reissue	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
num = numbered	SL = Subordinate Law	
o = order	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
om = omitted/repealed	or to be expired	
3	Legislation history
This Act was originally a Commonwealth ordinance—the Housing Assistance Ordinance 1987 No 36 (Cwlth).
The Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth), s 34 (4) converted most former Commonwealth ordinances in force in the ACT into ACT enactments. This allowed the ACT Legislative Assembly to amend and repeal the laws. This Act was converted into an ACT enactment on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
As with most ordinances in force in the ACT, the name was changed from Ordinance to Act by the Self-Government (Citation of Laws) Act 1989 No 21, s 5 on 11 May 1989 (self-government day).
Before 11 May 1989, ordinances commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910 (Cwlth), s 12).
After 11 May 1989 and before 10 November 1999, Acts commenced on their notification day unless otherwise stated (see Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 (Cwlth) s 25).
	Legislation before becoming Territory enactment
Housing Assistance Act 1987 No 36
notified 29 July 1987 
commenced 19 August 1987 (s 2 and Cwlth Gaz 1987 No S213)
as amended by
Housing Assistance (Amendment) Ordinance 1988 No 66
notified 21 September 1988 
commenced 21 September 1988
Self-Government (Consequential Amendments) Ordinance 1989 No 38 sch 1 
notified 10 May 1989 (Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S160)
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 May 1989 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 commenced 11 May 1989 (s 2 (2) and see Cwlth Gaz 1989 No S164)
	Legislation after becoming Territory enactment
Housing Assistance (Amendment) Act 1990 No 11
notified 17 May 1990 (Gaz 1990 No S25)
commenced 17 May 1990
Housing Assistance (Amendment) Act 1991 No 59
notified 29 October 1991 (Gaz 1991 No S117)
commenced 29 October 1991
Housing Assistance (Amendment) Act 1992 No 77
notified 24 December 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S236)
s 4, s 8 commenced 1 January 1993 (s 2 (2))
s 7 commenced 1 January 1993 (s 2 (3), s 9 (4) and Gaz 1993 No S10)
remainder commenced 24 December 1992 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Revision Act 1994 No 26 sch
notified 31 May 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S93)
commenced 31 May 1994 (s 2)
Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1994 No 38 sch 1 pt 46
notified 30 June 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S121)
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch 1 pt 46 commenced 1 July 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S142)
Statutory Offices (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994 No 97 sch pt 1
notified 15 December 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S280)
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 December 1994 (s 2 (1))
sch pt 1 commenced 15 December 1994 (s 2 (2) and Gaz 1994 No S293)
Annual Reports (Government Agencies) (Consequential Provisions) Act 1995 No 25 sch
notified 5 September 1995 (Gaz 1995 No S212)
commenced 5 September 1995 (s 2)
Housing Assistance (Amendment) Act 1996 No 27
notified 1 July 1996 (Gaz 1996 No S130)
ss 1-3 commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2 (1))
s 11 commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2 (2) and Act 1996 No 22 s 2)
remainder commenced 1 July 1996 (s 2 (3))
Residential Tenancies (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998 No 4 sch
notified 25 May 1998 (Gaz 1998 No S150)
commenced 25 May 1998 (s 2)
Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 44 pt 187
notified 26 July 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 30)
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 July 2001 (IA s 10B)
pt 187 commenced 12 September 2001 (s 2 and see Gaz 2001 No S65)
Planning and Land (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 A2002-56 sch 3 pt 3.9
notified LR 20 December 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 20 December 2002 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.9 commenced 1 July 2003 (s 2 and see Planning and Land Act 2002 A2002-55, s 2)
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2121
Definitions for Act
s 3	am 1994 No 97 sch pt 1
	def commissioner sub 1994 No 97 sch pt 1
	def housing agreement ins 1996 No 27 s 4
	def public servant om 1989 No 38 sch 1
	def the housing agreement ins1990 No 11 s 3
	am 1992 No 77 s 4
	om 1996 No 27 s 4
Objects
s 3A	ins 1996 No 27 s 5
Administration
div 2.1 hdg	(prev pt 2 div 1 hdg) renum R5 LA
Commissioner for Housing
s 4	sub 1994 No 97 sch 1 pt 1
Termination of office
s 5	om 1994 No 97 sch 1 pt 1
Acting appointments
s 6	om 1994 No 97 sch 1 pt 1
Powers and functions of commissioner
div 2.2 hdg	(prev pt 2 div 2 hdg) renum R5 LA
Functions of commissioner
s 8	am 1989 No 38 sch 1
Powers of commissioner
s 9	am 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1992 No 77 s 5; 1994 No 38 sch 1 pt 46; ss renum R5 LA; A2002-56 amdt 3.35
Protection and liability of commissioner
div 2.3 hdg	(prev pt 2 div 3 hdg) renum R5 LA
Protection and liability of commissioner
s 11	am 1989 No 38 sch 1
Housing agreement
pt 2A hdg	ins 1996 No 27 s 6
Housing agreement or variations
s 11A	ins 1996 No 27 s 6
	am 2001 No 44 amdts 1.2122-1.2124
Commencement
s 11B	ins 1996 No 27 s 6
	am 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2125, amdt 1.2126
Public access
s 11C	ins 1996 No 27 s 6
Housing assistance programs
s 12	am 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1990 No 11 s 4; 1991 No 59 s 3; 1992 No 77 s 6
	sub 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2127
Notice in relation to housing assistance program
s 13	om 1989 No 38 sch 1
Tabling requirements in relation to housing assistance program
s 14	om 1989 No 38 sch 1
Rent charge under housing assistance program
s 15	am 1990 No 11 s 5; 1996 No 27 s 7; 1998 No 4 sch; 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2128, amdt 1.2129
Unleased land
s 16	am 1996 No 27 s 8; ss renum R5 LA; A2002-56 amdt 3.36
Transfer of land subject to tenancy agreement
s 17	am 1989 No 38 sch 1; 1996 No 27 s 9; ss renum R5 LA; A2002-56 amdt 3.37, amdt 3.38
Persons under 18
s 17A	ins 1996 No 27 s 10
Financial arrangements
s 18	sub 1992 No 77 s 7
	am 1994 No 26 sch
	sub 1996 No 27 s 11
Accounts
s 19	am 1989 No 38 sch 1
	om 1996 No 27 s 12
Periodic reports
s 21	sub 1988 No 66 s 2
	am 1989 No 38 sch 1
	om 1995 No 25 sch
Amendment of Act
s 22	sub 1990 No 11 s 6
	om 1994 No 26 sch
Repeal
s 23	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2130
Transitional
s 24	om 2001 No 44 amdt 1.2130
Commonwealth—State housing agreement
sch 1	sub 1990 No 11 s 7; 1992 No 77 s 8
	om 1996 No 27 s 13
Cost rent formula
sch 2	om 1990 No 11 s 7
Amendment of Acts
sch 3 hdg	am 1990 No 11 s 8
sch 3 	am 1990 No 11 s 8
	om 1994 No 26 sch
5	Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.  
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register.  A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1.  Except for the footer, electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical. 

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date	
1	Act 1991 No 59	31 October 1991	
2	Act 1992 No 77	30 April 1993	
3	Act 1994 No 97	28 February 1995	
4	Act 1996 No 27	31 December 1997	
5	A2001-44	13 June 2002	

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