Australian Capital Territory
Housing Assistance Public Rental Housing Declaration 2007 (No 1)
Notifiable Instrument NI2007- 364
made under the  
Housing Assistance Act 2007 s102(1)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Housing Assistance Public Rental Housing Declaration 2007 (No1).
2	Commencement 
This instrument commences on the commencement date of the Housing Assistance Act 2007.
3	Declaration
I declare that:

(a)	the Housing Assistance Public Rental Housing Assistance Program 2007 (No 1) (being an approved housing assistance program) (new program) corresponds to the Housing Assistance Public Rental Housing Assistance Program 2006 (No 2) (old program);
(b)	assistance under the old program corresponds to rental housing assistance under the new program; 
(c)	an application to transfer from housing provided by way of assistance to other housing provided by way of assistance under the old program corresponds to an application for rental housing assistance by way of rental transfer under the new program;
(d)	a rebate provided to a tenant under clause 22 of the old program corresponds to rent commencement assistance under the new program;
(e)	an application for review of a reviewable decision under clause 28(1) of the old program corresponds to an application for a review of a reviewable decision under clause 31(1) of the new program;
(f)	an application for review under clause 28(6) of the old program corresponds to an application for a review under clause 31(6) of the new program;

(g)	a breakdown in tenancy under the old program corresponds to a tenancy breakdown under the new program;

(h)	the housing review committee under the old program corresponds to the housing commissioner, or if the housing commissioner decides, an advisory committee established by the housing commissioner, under the new program; 

(i)	the commissioner under the old program corresponds to the housing commissioner under the new program; and 

(j)	other words or phrases defined in the old program correspond to the equivalent words or phrases under the new program.

Martin Hehir
Commissioner for Social Housing
5 November 2007