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Aboriginal Housing Act 1998 No 47
Current version for 30 November 2009 to date (accessed 23 May 2013 at 16:29).
Minister for Finance and Services jointly with the Minister for Family and Community Services
File last modified 30 November 2009.
Part 2 Constitution of Aboriginal Housing Office
6 Constitution of Aboriginal Housing Office
7 Status of AHO
Part 3 Functions of Aboriginal Housing Office
8 Aboriginal housing assistance
9 Functions of AHO in relation to registered Aboriginal
10 Power to enter into agreements with registered Aboriginal
11 Provision of rental housing
Division 2 Functions relating to property
12 General property functions
13 Acquisition of land
14 Other powers relating to property
15 Agency agreements
17 Delegation of functions
Part 4 AHO housing agreements
18 Circumstances in which AHO is considered to have interest
in certain land
19 Terms and conditions of AHO housing agreements
20 Rights of AHO in relation to land in which it has an
21 No dealings in land in which AHO has an interest without
consent of AHO
22 Creation of charge in agreement
23 Agreements binding on registered Aboriginal housing
24 Regulations relating to AHO housing agreements
Part 5 Registration of Aboriginal housing
25 Definition of “eligible
26 Registration of Aboriginal housing
28 Register of registered Aboriginal housing
Part 6 Management of Aboriginal Housing Office
29 Ministerial control
30 Board of AHO
31 Functions of Board
32 Aboriginal Regional Housing Committees
33 Director-General to manage affairs of AHO
35 Aboriginal Housing Fund
36 Investment of money in Fund
37 Strategic plan
38 Personal liability
40 Seal of AHO
42 Act to bind Crown
45 Savings, transitional and other provisions
An Act to constitute the Aboriginal Housing Office; to confer
functions on the Aboriginal Housing Office relating to housing assistance for
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders and for other purposes; to amend
certain Acts; and for other purposes.Part 1 Preliminary1 Name of ActThis Act is the Aboriginal
Housing Act 1998.2 CommencementThis Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by
proclamation.3 Objects of ActThe objects of this Act are as follows:(a) to ensure that Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders have
access to affordable and quality housing,
(b) to ensure that such housing is appropriate having regard to the
social and cultural requirements, living patterns and preferences of the
Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders to whom the housing is to be
(c) to enhance the role of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait
Islanders in determining, developing and delivering policies and programs
relating to Aboriginal housing,
(d) to ensure that priority is given, in providing housing assistance
for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, to those individuals who
are most in need,
(d1) to ensure that the available supply of housing under this Act is
shared equitably among Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders who are
(e) to increase the range of housing choices for Aboriginal people and
Torres Strait Islanders so as to reflect the diversity of individual and
(f) to ensure that registered Aboriginal housing organisations are
accountable, effective and skilled in the delivery of Aboriginal housing
(g) to ensure that the Aboriginal Housing Office’s housing
programs and services are administered efficiently and in co-ordination with
other programs and services that are provided to assist Aboriginal people and
(h) to encourage the sustainable employment of Aboriginal people and
Torres Strait Islanders in the delivery of Aboriginal housing
4 DefinitionsIn this Act:Aboriginal
Housing Office (or AHO)
means the Aboriginal Housing Office constituted by this Act.Aboriginal
and the expression Aboriginal people has a
corresponding meaning.Aboriginal Regional
Housing Committee means an Aboriginal Regional Housing Committee
established under this Act.AHO housing
agreement means an agreement between the Aboriginal Housing Office
and a registered Aboriginal housing organisation in accordance with this
Act.ATSIC means the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission established under the
Commonwealth Act.Board means the Board
of the Aboriginal Housing Office established by this Act.Commonwealth
Act means the Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Commission Act 1989 of the
Commonwealth.Commonwealth-State
agreement includes any agreement to which the Commonwealth and the
State are parties, whether or not other persons or bodies are also parties to
the agreement.Director-General means the
of the relevant Government Service Division.exercise a
agency means:(a) a department of the Public Service, or
any form of residential accommodation.land includes:(a) a legal or equitable estate or interest in land,
(b) an easement, right, charge, power or privilege over, or in
connection with, land.
Housing Corporation means the New South Wales Land and Housing
Corporation constituted by the Housing Act
2001.New South Wales
Aboriginal Land Council means the New South Wales Aboriginal Land
Council established under the Aboriginal
Land Rights Act 1983.registered
Aboriginal housing organisation means an eligible organisation (as
defined in section 25) that is registered for the time being under Part
5.relevant Government
Service Division means the Division of the Government Service
2002 to enable the AHO to exercise its
functions.Torres Strait
Islander means a person who:(a) is a descendant of an indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait
area within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act, and
(c) is accepted by the Torres Strait Islander community as a Torres
Strait Islander.
5 NotesNotes included in this Act do not form part of this
Act.Part 2 Constitution of Aboriginal Housing Office6 Constitution of Aboriginal Housing OfficeThere is constituted by this Act a body corporate with the
corporate name of the Aboriginal Housing Office.7 Status of AHOThe Aboriginal Housing Office is, for the purposes of any Act, a
statutory body representing the Crown.Note. The management of the Aboriginal Housing Office is provided for in
Part 6 of this Act. The AHO has a Board and is also subject to the control and
direction of the Minister.Part 3 Functions of Aboriginal Housing OfficeDivision 1 Principal functions8 Aboriginal housing assistance(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office has the principal functions
of:(a) planning and developing programs and services to assist Aboriginal
people and Torres Strait Islanders in meeting their housing needs,
(b) delivering those programs and services, and
(c) evaluating those programs and services from time to time in order
to determine whether they continue to effectively meet the housing needs of
(2) In exercising those principal functions, the AHO is:(a) to liaise with other government agencies and non-government bodies
in the delivery of Aboriginal housing programs and services,
(b) to co-ordinate Aboriginal housing programs and services with other
programs and services that are provided by government agencies (including
Commonwealth agencies) and non-government bodies to assist Aboriginal people
and Torres Strait Islanders, and
(c) to develop priorities for Aboriginal housing programs and services
in accordance with the objects of this Act, and
(d) to advise the Minister on Aboriginal housing policy,
(e) to develop and implement strategies for the employment of
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in the delivery of Aboriginal
housing organisations(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may:(a) subject to this Act, provide funding out of the Aboriginal Housing
Fund to registered Aboriginal housing organisations, and
(b) assist registered Aboriginal housing organisations in developing
and implementing effective asset and management strategies,
(c) provide assistance to registered Aboriginal housing organisations
in the form of advice, support services and training, or in such other form as
the AHO considers appropriate.
Note. The AHO is required to register Aboriginal housing organisations
under Part 5 of this Act.(2) The AHO may, with the approval of the Minister:(a) transfer or lease property to registered Aboriginal housing
(b) construct housing for registered Aboriginal housing
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the forms of assistance that can be
provided by the AHO to registered Aboriginal housing organisations under
subsection (1).(4) No duty is chargeable under the Stamp Duties Act 1920 or the Duties Act 1997 on a transfer or
lease of property to a registered Aboriginal housing organisation by the
AHO.10 Power to enter into agreements with registered Aboriginal
housing organisations(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may enter into agreements with
registered Aboriginal housing organisations in relation to funding, housing
and other assistance provided to registered Aboriginal housing organisations
under this Act.(2) The AHO must not, unless the Minister otherwise directs:(a) provide funding to a registered Aboriginal housing organisation,
(b) transfer land to a registered Aboriginal housing organisation,
(c) construct housing for or on behalf of a registered Aboriginal
housing organisation, or
(d) provide any other assistance to a registered Aboriginal housing
organisation in such other circumstances as the Minister may
unless the AHO has entered into an agreement with the registered
Aboriginal housing organisation in relation to the provision of that
assistance.Note. Part 4 sets out the types of conditions that may be contained in
an agreement entered into under this section.11 Provision of rental housing(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may provide housing to Aboriginal
people and Torres Strait Islanders by leasing property to individuals or in
such other manner as it considers appropriate.(2) The AHO may assist Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
with the cost of such housing by providing rental subsidies, rental rebates or
any other assistance it considers appropriate.Division 2 Functions relating to property12 General property functions(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may:(a) generally control and manage the property owned by the AHO,
(b) develop and implement effective asset and management strategies
with respect to the property owned by the AHO.
(2) In exercising its functions, the AHO may lease, sell, exchange or
otherwise dispose of or deal with any property owned by the AHO in such
manner, and subject to such terms and conditions, as it thinks
fit.(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the AHO may:(a) provide, construct or relocate, or arrange for the provision,
construction or relocation of, any of the following:(i) housing,
(ii) utility services,
(iii) community facilities,
(iv) housing related infrastructure, and
(b) demolish any building on any land, and
(c) subdivide and re-subdivide any land, and consolidate subdivided or
re-subdivided land, and
(d) set out and construct access roads on any land,
(e) erect, alter, repair and renovate buildings and make other
improvements to any land.
(4) The functions referred to in subsection (3) (b)–(e) are, if
the land concerned is not owned by the AHO, exercisable by the AHO only with
the permission of the owner of the land or other person having the control or
management of the land.13 Acquisition of land(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may acquire land, for the purposes
of this Act, by agreement or by compulsory process in accordance with the
Act 1991.(2) For the purposes of the Public
taken to be an authorised work, and the AHO is, in relation to that authorised
work, taken to be the Construction Authority.(3) Sections 34, 35, 36 and 37 of the Public Works Act 1912 do not apply
Act.14 Other powers relating to property(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may acquire by gift, bequest or
devise any property for the purposes of this Act and may agree to carry out
the conditions of any such gift, bequest or devise.(2) The rule of law against remoteness of vesting does not apply to
any condition of a gift, bequest or devise to which the AHO has
agreed.Division 3 Miscellaneous15 Agency agreementsThe Aboriginal Housing Office may enter into any agreement with
any person or body, including the Department of Housing, under which the
person or body agrees to act as an agent of the AHO for the purpose of
exercising any of its functions under this Act, and such person or body may
exercise those functions in accordance with that
agreement.16 Other functions(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office:(a) has such other functions as are necessary to implement any
Commonwealth-State agreement, in so far as it relates to housing for
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders, and
(b) has such other functions as are conferred or imposed on the AHO by
or under this or any other Act (including the regulations made under this
(c) may do all things that are supplemental or incidental to the
(2) However, the AHO cannot employ any staff.Note. Staff may be employed under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act
2002 in the Government Service to enable the AHO to exercise
its functions.17 Delegation of functions(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may delegate to an authorised person
any of the functions of the AHO (other than this power of
delegation).(2) A delegate may sub-delegate to an authorised person any function
delegated by the AHO if the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the
AHO.(3) In this section:authorised person
(b) a member of the Board, or
Part 4 AHO housing agreements18 Circumstances in which AHO is considered to have interest
in certain landFor the purposes of this Part, the Aboriginal Housing Office is
taken to have an interest in land of a registered Aboriginal housing
organisation in the following circumstances:(a) if the land is transferred to the registered Aboriginal housing
organisation by the AHO,
(b) if the land is acquired by the registered Aboriginal housing
organisation wholly or partly with funding provided by the
(c) if the AHO constructs housing or makes other improvements on the
(d) if an AHO housing agreement with the registered Aboriginal housing
organisation identifies the land as being land in which the AHO has an
19 Terms and conditions of AHO housing agreements(1) An AHO housing agreement:(a) may be in a standard form approved by the Minister,
(b) may contain such terms and conditions as the AHO considers
appropriate (whether or not the standard form of agreement is used),
(c) is to contain such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by
(2) Without limiting subsection (1) the AHO may, under the conditions
of an AHO housing agreement:(a) require the registered Aboriginal housing organisation concerned
to meet specified standards and targets in relation to the Aboriginal housing
services and programs provided by that Aboriginal housing organisation,
(b) ensure that the funding, housing and other assistance provided to
the registered Aboriginal housing organisation is used for the purposes for
interest(1) An AHO housing agreement may include conditions relating to any
land of the registered Aboriginal housing organisation in which the AHO has an
interest, including conditions that have effect if:(a) the registered Aboriginal housing organisation fails to use the
land for the purposes contemplated by the agreement, or
(b) the registered Aboriginal housing organisation proposes to sell or
otherwise dispose of the land, or
(c) the registration of the registered Aboriginal housing organisation
is revoked under this Act.
(2) For example, the conditions may:(a) confer on the AHO an option or right to reacquire land transferred
to the Aboriginal housing organisation, and
(b) confer on the AHO an option or right to acquire land purchased by
the registered Aboriginal housing organisation with funding provided by the
AHO, and
(c) require the registered Aboriginal housing organisation to pay to
the AHO a sum determined in a manner specified in the agreement if the AHO
does not exercise the option or right referred to in paragraph (a) or (b),
(d) require the registered Aboriginal housing organisation to pay to
the AHO a sum determined in a manner specified in the agreement for housing or
other improvements made to the land by the AHO.
consent of AHO(1) A registered Aboriginal housing organisation must not transfer or
otherwise deal with land in which the Aboriginal Housing Office has an
interest unless:(a) the AHO consents to the transfer or other dealing,
(b) the transfer or other dealing is authorised, or is of a class that
is authorised, by an AHO housing agreement with that registered Aboriginal
housing organisation (an exempt
transaction), or
(c) an AHO housing agreement with the registered Aboriginal housing
organisation provides that this section does not apply to the land
(2) The Registrar-General must, on application by the AHO, make a
recording in the Register kept under the Real Property Act 1900 to signify
that the land specified in the application is subject to this
section.(3) The application is to provide details of any exempt
transactions.(4) If a recording under subsection (2) has been made by the
Registrar-General, the Registrar-General is not to register under the Real Property Act 1900 a transfer of
that land or any other dealing that is otherwise registrable under that Act
unless:(a) the consent of the AHO to the transfer or other dealing has been
endorsed on the transfer or other dealing, or
(b) the transfer or other dealing is an exempt transaction (as
notified to the Registrar-General by the AHO), or
(c) the recording has ceased to have effect (as recorded by the
Registrar-General under subsection (5)).
(5) The Registrar-General must, on the application of the AHO, make in
the Register a recording to signify that a recording made under subsection (2)
has ceased to have effect.(6) An application by the AHO under this section is to be made in an
approved form under the Real Property Act
1900 and is to be accompanied by such fee, if any, as may be
prescribed by the regulations under that Act.(7) If the AHO makes an application under this section, the
Registrar-General is not to inquire into whether the AHO has an interest in
the land concerned or into the terms of any AHO housing
agreement.(8) This section does not affect the operation of any other
prohibition or restriction relating to transfers or other dealings in
land.22 Creation of charge in agreement(1) An AHO housing agreement may provide that land of a registered
Aboriginal housing organisation is to be charged with the payment of money
that is or may become payable under the AHO housing
agreement.(2) If the land is land to which the Real Property Act 1900 applies,
section 56 of that Act applies in respect of any such
charge.23 Agreements binding on registered Aboriginal housing
organisations(1) An AHO housing agreement is binding on the registered Aboriginal
housing organisation to which it relates.(2) The AHO may monitor the activities of a registered Aboriginal
housing organisation to determine whether it is complying with the terms and
conditions of an AHO housing agreement.24 Regulations relating to AHO housing agreementsThe regulations may make provision for or with respect to AHO
housing agreements.Part 5 Registration of Aboriginal housing
organisations25 Definition of “eligible
organisation”In this Part:eligible
organisation means:(a) an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander corporation (within the
meaning of the Commonwealth Act), or
(b) an Aboriginal Land Council (within the meaning of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983),
(c) a body corporate which the AHO is satisfied is controlled, either
directly or indirectly, by Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders (or
organisations(1) An eligible organisation may apply to the Aboriginal Housing
Office to be registered under this Part.(2) The form and manner of application is to be determined by the
AHO.(3) The AHO may register an eligible organisation under this Part if
the AHO is satisfied that the organisation concerned:(a) provides, or proposes to provide, housing or housing related
services for Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders,
(b) is, having regard to such matters as may be determined by the AHO,
suitable to be registered.
(4) The matters referred to in subsection (3) may, without limiting
that subsection, include the following:(a) the level of the applicant’s involvement in the provision of
Aboriginal housing or housing related services,
(b) the applicant’s ability to comply with particular standards
and targets relating to the delivery of housing or housing related services to
Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders.
(5) An applicant for registration must provide such information in
connection with the application as the AHO may
require.(6) The regulations may make further provision for or with respect to
any matter that relates to the registration of an eligible organisation under
this Part.27 Revocation of registration(1) The registration of a registered Aboriginal housing organisation
under this Part may be revoked at any time by the AHO for such reasons as the
AHO thinks fit.(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the
registration of a registered Aboriginal housing organisation may be
revoked:(a) if the AHO is satisfied that the organisation concerned has
contravened an AHO housing agreement that is binding on the organisation,
(b) at the request of the organisation, or
(c) if the organisation is wound up.
organisations(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office is to keep a register of registered
Aboriginal housing organisations.(2) The register is to be kept in the form and manner determined by
the AHO.(3) The register may include:(a) information that relates to the housing and other property owned
by, or under the control of, a registered Aboriginal housing organisation,
(b) such other information, provided by a registered Aboriginal
housing organisation at the request of the AHO, as the AHO considers
appropriate for inclusion in the register.
Part 6 Management of Aboriginal Housing Office29 Ministerial control(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office is, in the exercise of its
functions, subject to the control and direction of the
Minister.(2) An approval of the Minister under a provision of this Act may
apply generally or be limited to a particular case.30 Board of AHO(1) There is to be a Board of the Aboriginal Housing
Office.(2) The Board is to consist of the following members:(a) the Director-General or a member of staff of the relevant
(b) such Aboriginal persons as are appointed by the
(3) The number of appointed members is to be determined by the
Minister, but is not to be less than 6 nor more than
14.(4) The Minister may determine the criteria for eligibility for
appointment, including by requiring one or more of the appointed members to be
nominated for appointment by a relevant body, group or person (such as ATSIC
or the New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council).(5) Of the members appointed by the Minister, one is to be appointed
by the Minister as Chairperson of the Board. The person appointed as
Chairperson of the Board may be appointed as a full-time or part-time member
of the Board.(6) All other members of the Board appointed by the Minister are to be
appointed as part-time members of the Board.(7) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the constitution and
procedure of the Board.31 Functions of BoardThe functions of the Board are as follows:(a) to determine policies of the Aboriginal Housing
(b) such other functions as may be imposed or conferred on it by or
32 Aboriginal Regional Housing Committees(1) There is to be established an Aboriginal Regional Housing
Committee:(a) for each region of the State that is a region under the
(b) for such regions as may be determined by the
(2) The Board is to determine the membership, constitution and
procedure of an Aboriginal Regional Housing
Committee.(3) An Aboriginal Regional Housing Committee has the following
functions:(a) to advise the Board on Aboriginal housing
(b) such other functions as are delegated to the Committee by the
Note. The Commonwealth Act provides for the division of Australia into
regions for the purposes of the establishment of Regional Councils under that
Act.33 Director-General to manage affairs of AHO(1) The Director-General is responsible for the day to day management
of the affairs of the Aboriginal Housing Office in accordance with the
specific policies and general directions of the
AHO by the Director-General is taken to have been done by the
AHO.34 (Repealed)Part 7 Finance35 Aboriginal Housing Fund(1) There is to be established in the Special Deposits Account an
Aboriginal Housing Fund (the Fund) into which is to be
paid:(a) all money advanced to the Aboriginal Housing Office by the
Treasurer or appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the AHO,
under this Act or any other Act, and
(d) all money received by the AHO from any other
(2) The Fund is to be applied for the purpose of enabling the AHO to
exercise its functions.(3) All expenditure incurred by the AHO, including the salaries of the
staff of the relevant Government Service Division who are principally involved
in the administration of this Act, is to be paid from the
Fund.(4) The Fund may be applied for the purposes of providing any
property, funding or other assistance to a registered Aboriginal housing
organisation only with the approval of the
Minister.36 Investment of money in FundThe Aboriginal Housing Office may invest money in the Aboriginal
Housing Fund:(a) in the manner authorised by the Public Authorities (Financial Arrangements) Act
(b) if that Act does not confer power on the AHO to invest the money,
in any other manner approved by the Minister with the concurrence of the
Part 8 Miscellaneous37 Strategic plan(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office is required to prepare and submit to
the Minister a strategic plan in relation to Aboriginal housing:(a) from time to time in accordance with the requirements of any
Commonwealth-State agreement relating to the operations of the AHO,
(b) if there are no such requirements—every 3
(2) Each such strategic plan is to be reviewed by the AHO annually and
may be revised by the AHO following the review.(3) A strategic plan, and any revision to a strategic plan, is not to
be implemented by the AHO except with the approval of the
Minister.38 Personal liabilityA matter or thing done or omitted to be done by the Aboriginal
Housing Office, the Board or a member of the Board, an Aboriginal Regional
Housing Committee or a member of such a Committee, the Director-General or any
person acting under the direction of the AHO, the Board, an Aboriginal
Regional Housing Committee or the Director-General does not, if the matter or
thing was done or omitted in good faith for the purpose of executing this or
any other Act, subject the member of the Board, the member of the Committee,
the Director-General or the person so acting personally to any action,
liability, claim or demand.39 Financial year(1) The financial year of the Aboriginal Housing Office is the year
commencing on 1 July.(2) A different financial year may be determined by the Treasurer
and Audit Act 1983.40 Seal of AHOThe seal of the Aboriginal Housing Office is to be kept by the
Director-General, or by a member of staff of the relevant Government Service
Division authorised in that behalf by the Director-General, and may be affixed
to a document only:(a) in the presence of the Director-General or that member of the
41 Recovery of moneyAny charge, fee or money due or payable to the Aboriginal Housing
Office may be recovered as a debt in a court of competent
jurisdiction.42 Act to bind CrownThis Act binds the Crown in right of New South Wales and, in so
Crown in all its other capacities.43 RegulationsThe Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act,
out or giving effect to this Act.44 (Repealed)45 Savings, transitional and other provisionsSchedule 3 has effect.46 Review of Act(1) The Minister is to review this Act to determine whether the policy
years.Schedule 1 Constitution and procedure of Board(Section 30 (7))Part 1 General1 DefinitionsIn this Schedule:appointed
member means an Aboriginal person who is appointed by the Minister
as a member of the Board.member means
holds office for such period (not exceeding 4 years) as is specified in the
qualified) for re-appointment.3 Remuneration(1) If the Chairperson of the Board is appointed on a full-time basis,
the Chairperson is entitled to be paid remuneration in accordance with the
1975.(2) An appointed member who is a part-time member is entitled to be
member.Note. Only the Chairperson of the Board may be appointed as a full-time
member of the Board.(3) If a part-time appointed member of the Board holds an office under
the Commonwealth Act, or the Aboriginal Land
Rights Act 1983, that is a full-time position, he or she is
only entitled to be paid such travelling and subsistence allowances as the
Minister may from time to time determine in respect of the
member.4 Vacancy in office of member(1) The office of an appointed member becomes vacant if the
office if:(a) the Minister is satisfied that the member has failed to carry out
the member’s duties satisfactorily, or
(b) the Minister is satisfied that the member has engaged in
misconduct or is incapable of carrying out the member’s duties,
(c) in the case of a member appointed on the nomination of a
particular body, group or person, the Minister is satisfied, on the advice of
that body, group or person, that the member no longer holds the office by
virtue of which he or she was nominated by the body, group of
5 Filling of vacancy in office of appointed memberIf the office of any appointed member becomes vacant, a person is,
vacancy.6 Chairperson(1) The Chairperson vacates office as Chairperson if he or she:(a) is removed from that office by the Minister under this clause,
(2) The Minister may at any time remove the Chairperson from office as
Chairperson.7 Disclosure of pecuniary interests(1) If:(a) a member has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter
meeting of the Board.(2) A member is not to be regarded as having an interest requiring
disclosure under this clause merely because the member was nominated as a
member by a particular body or organisation.(3) A disclosure by a member at a meeting of the Board that the
subclause (1).(4) Particulars of any disclosure made under this clause must be
determined by the Board.(5) After a member has disclosed the nature of an interest in any
(6) For the purposes of the making of a determination by the Board
under subclause (5), a member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest
(7) A contravention of this clause does not invalidate any decision of
the Board.8 Effect of certain other Acts(1) Part 2 of the Public Sector
member.Part 3 Procedure9 General procedureThe procedure for the calling of meetings of the Board and for the
regulations, to be as determined by the Board.10 QuorumThe quorum for a meeting of the Board is a majority of its voting
members for the time being.11 Presiding member(1) The Chairperson (or, in the absence of the Chairperson, a person
elected by the voting members of the Board who are present at a meeting of the
an equality of votes, has a second or casting vote.12 Voting(1) Only the appointed members of the Board are entitled to vote at
meetings of the Board. The Director-General (or the Director-General’s
nominee) is not entitled to vote at meetings of the
Board.(2) A decision supported by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting
Board.13 Transaction of business outside meetings or by
papers concerned.14 First meetingThe Minister may call the first meeting of the Board in such
manner as the Minister thinks fit.Schedule 2 (Repealed)Schedule 3 Savings, transitional and other
provisions(Section 45)Part 1 General1 Regulations(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or
Act2 Definitions(1) In this Part:assets
means any rights, powers, privileges or immunities (whether present or future
and whether vested or contingent).transferor means the body
or person from whom any assets, rights or liabilities are transferred under
this Division.(2) In this Part, a reference to the State includes an authority of
the State.3 Transfer of assets, rights and liabilities to Aboriginal
Housing Office(1) The Minister may direct, by order in writing, that any of the
assets, rights and liabilities of the State that relate to Aboriginal housing
be transferred to the Aboriginal Housing Office.(2) The assets, rights and liabilities of the State that relate to
Aboriginal housing are those that the Minister considers relate to housing
services provided to Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders (such as
housing services provided to Aboriginal people by the Land and Housing
Corporation or the Department of Housing).(3) If those assets, rights and liabilities are under the control of a
government agency for which the Minister is not responsible, an order may only
be made under this clause in respect of those assets, rights and liabilities
with the consent of the responsible Minister
concerned.(4) Such an order may be made on such terms and conditions as are
specified or referred to in the order.4 Transfer of certain housing agreements to AHO(1) Without limiting clause 3, an order may transfer to the Aboriginal
Housing Office the assets, rights and liabilities of the State in connection
with an existing housing agreement identified in the
order.(2) An existing housing
agreement is an agreement that was entered into by or on behalf of
the State (including by a Minister of the Crown, the Department of Urban
Affairs and Planning or the Land and Housing Corporation) before the
commencement of this clause that the Minister considers relates to a program
or policy for which the Aboriginal Housing Office has assumed or will assume
responsibility on or after the commencement of this
clause.(3) The Minister may, by notice in writing, confirm that an agreement
is an existing housing agreement for the purposes of this
clause.(4) Such a notice is conclusive evidence of that
fact.5 Effect of transfer of assets, rights and
liabilities(1) If any asset, right or liability is transferred in accordance with
this Part, the following provisions have effect:(a) the asset vests in the Aboriginal Housing Office by virtue of this
or liability of the Aboriginal Housing Office,
commenced before the transfer by or against the transferor pending immediately
before the transfer are taken to be proceedings pending by or against the
Aboriginal Housing Office,
the asset, right or liability before the transfer by, to or in respect of the
transferor is (to the extent that the act, matter or thing has any force or
(e) a reference in any other Act, in any instrument made under any Act
or in any document of any kind to the transferor is (to the extent that it
relates to the asset, right or liability but subject to any regulations under
this Schedule) to be read as, or as including, a reference to the Aboriginal
(3) No attornment to the Aboriginal Housing Office by a lessee from
the transferor is required.(4) A transfer is subject to the terms and conditions specified in the
order that gives effect to the transfer.6 Date of vestingA transfer under this Part takes effect on the date specified in
the order that gives effect to the transfer.7 Duty not payableDuty is not chargeable in respect of:(a) a transfer under this Part, or
(b) anything certified by the Minister as having been done as a
8 Confirmation of vesting(1) The Minister may, by notice in writing, confirm a transfer of
Part.(2) Such a notice is conclusive evidence of that
transfer.9 Agreements relating to previous assistance(1) The Aboriginal Housing Office may enter into agreements with a
registered Aboriginal housing organisation in relation to funding, housing and
other assistance provided to the organisation by or on behalf of the State or
ATSIC to the registered Aboriginal housing organisation before the
commencement of section 10.(2) Such an agreement, despite section 10 (1), is taken to be an AHO
housing agreement even if it relates solely to assistance provided otherwise
than under this Act.(3) For avoidance of doubt, section 18 (d) extends to land acquired by
a registered Aboriginal housing organisation before the commencement of
section 18.10 Certain transferred agreements taken to be AHO housing
agreements(1) If an order under this Part transfers the assets, rights and
liabilities of the State in connection with an existing housing agreement (as
referred to in clause 4) to the Aboriginal Housing Office, and a person or
body who is a party to that agreement is or becomes a registered Aboriginal
housing organisation under this Act, the agreement is taken, unless the AHO
otherwise directs, to be an AHO housing agreement under this
Act.(2) The AHO is taken, for the purposes of section 18, to have an
interest in land of the registered Aboriginal housing organisation, even if
the land was acquired by the organisation before the commencement of this
clause, if in connection with the existing housing agreement:(a) the land was transferred to the registered Aboriginal housing
organisation by or on behalf of the State, or
(b) the land was acquired by the registered Aboriginal housing
organisation with funding provided by or on behalf of the State,
(c) housing was constructed on the land, or other improvements were
made to it, by or on behalf of the State.
(3) Section 21 applies in relation to that
land.(4) Despite subclause (3), section 21 (1) is taken not to apply to any
transfer or other dealing in relation to that land that is lodged with the
Registrar-General before the Registrar-General makes a recording in respect of
the land on the application of the AHO (as provided for by section 21 (2)).
Accordingly, section 21 (4) does not prevent the registration of such a
transfer or dealing.(5) This clause does not prevent an existing housing agreement being
varied or replaced by further agreement between the AHO and the registered
Aboriginal housing organisation concerned.11 Application of sections 18 and 21 to land identified in
other transferred agreements(1) If an order under this Part transfers the assets, rights and
referred to in clause 4) to the Aboriginal Housing Office, and the agreement
contains a provision that gives, or purports to give, a person or body that
represents the State a right (however expressed) to lodge a caveat on the
title of land identified in the agreement that is owned or acquired by a
person or body that is a party to the agreement, then the AHO is taken, for
the purposes of section 18, to have an interest in that
land.(2) Section 21 applies in relation to that land as if the party to the
agreement that owns or acquires that land were a registered Aboriginal housing
organisation.(3) Despite subclause (2), section 21 (1) is taken not to apply to any
transfer or dealing.12 Application of section 21 generallySection 21 (1) does not apply in respect of any transfer or other
dealing lodged with the Registrar-General before the commencement of section
21 and section 21 (4) does not prevent the registration of such a transfer or
other dealing.Historical notesThe following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:
Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule Cl clause No number Schs Schedules Cll clauses p page Sec section Div Division pp pages Secs sections Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted Table of amending instrumentsAboriginal Housing Act
1998 No 47. Assented to 26.6.1998. Date of commencement,
24.7.1998, sec 2 and GG No 112 of 24.7.1998, p 5601. This Act has been amended
Provisions) Act (No 2) 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000.Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, assent, sec 2
(Social Housing) Act 2005. Assented to 26.10.2005.Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 28.11.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 142 of
30.11.2009.Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2
Sec 3Am 2005 No 79, Sch 2.1.Sec 4Am 2001 No 52, Sch 1.1; 2009 No 96, Sch 1
[1].Sec 7Am 2009 No 96, Sch 1 [2].Sec 16Am 2006 No 2, Sch 4.1 [1].Sec 17Am 2009 No 96, Sch 1 [3].Sec 30Am 2009 No 96, Sch 1 [4].Sec 33Am 2009 No 96, Sch 1 [5].Sec 34Rep 2006 No 2, Sch 4.1 [2].Sec 35Am 2009 No 96, Sch 1 [6].Sec 38Am 2000 No 93, Sch 2.1; 2009 No 96, Sch 1
[5].Sec 40Am 2009 No 96, Sch 1 [5] [7].Sec 44Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.Sch 1Am 1999 No 94, sec 7 (2) and Sch 5, Part 2; 2009 No
96, Sch 1 [8].Sch 2Rep 2003 No 82, Sch 3.