Policies • improving access to, and maintenance of, • eligibility; public housing; • tenant liability; • improving access to, and maintenance of, • anti social behaviour; community living; • property maintenance; • improving access to the private rental market; • tenancy management; • developing the AHL Hostel System further • privacy, confidentiality and duty of care; to meet temporary accommodation needs • appeals and reviews; and/or support to move to independent • property condition reports; living; and • domestic violence; • improving the living conditions and options • rent/income; available to Aboriginal people living in the • recoveries of premises and debt; open on the fringes of the town, in or • terms and conditions in tenancy around parks and riverbeds. agreements; 5. THE COMMISSIONER’S POWERS Programs Section 80 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, • Supported Housing Assistance Program provides the Commissioner with broad powers, (SHAP); including the powers to: • Aboriginal Tenant Support Service (ATSS); • carry out investigations, research or inquiries relating to discrimination; • Fund 1 (mainstream) and Fund 6 (Aboriginal specific); • acquire and disseminate knowledge on all matters relating to elimination of • construction (size, design, location); discrimination; • redevelopment; • develop programs and policies promoting • Crisis Accommodation Program (CAP); the achievement of the principle of equality • Headleasing; between people of all races; • Community Housing; • publish any written reports compiled in the • Homeless Helpline; exercise of the Commissioner’s powers; and • Derbarl Yerrigan Priority 1; • undertake a review of government policies and practices with a view to identifying Practices circumstances where discrimination on a • round management (e.g. an Accommodation ground such as race occurs and provide a Manager’s responsibilities); report of the findings of the review to the • use of legal processes as a management Minister. tool; • job order issues; 6. SUBMISSIONS • response to alleged breaches; The Commissioner seeks Submissions on the following specific matters relating to DHW: • correspondence; (a) policies; • inspections; (b) programs; • waiting list management; (c) practices; • Aboriginal staffing rates, seniority and turnover; (d) guidelines and/or directions; (e) staff training and development; and (f) decisions and/or decision-making processes. These include but are not necessarily limited to:
• improving access to, and maintenance of, public housing; • improving access to, and maintenance of, community living; • improving access to the private rental market; • developing the AHL Hostel System further to meet temporary accommodation needs and/or support to move to independent living; and • improving the living conditions and options available to Aboriginal people living in the open on the fringes of the town, in or around parks and riverbeds. 5. THE COMMISSIONER’S POWERS Section 80 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984, provides the Commissioner with broad powers, including the powers to: • carry out investigations, research or inquiries relating to discrimination; • acquire and disseminate knowledge on all matters relating to elimination of discrimination; • develop programs and policies promoting the achievement of the principle of equality between people of all races; • publish any written reports compiled in the exercise of the Commissioner’s powers; and • undertake a review of government policies and practices with a view to identifying circumstances where discrimination on a ground such as race occurs and provide a report of the findings of the review to the Minister. 6. SUBMISSIONS The Commissioner seeks Submissions on the following specific matters relating to DHW: (a) policies; (b) programs; (c) practices; (d) guidelines and/or directions; (e) staff training and development; and (f) decisions and/or decision-making processes. These include but are not necessarily limited to: Policies • eligibility; • tenant liability; • anti social behaviour; • property maintenance; • tenancy management; • privacy, confidentiality and duty of care; • appeals and reviews; • property condition reports; • domestic violence; • rent/income; • recoveries of premises and debt; • terms and conditions in tenancy agreements; Programs • Supported Housing Assistance Program (SHAP); • Aboriginal Tenant Support Service (ATSS); • Fund 1 (mainstream) and Fund 6 (Aboriginal specific); • construction (size, design, location); • redevelopment; • Crisis Accommodation Program (CAP); • Headleasing; • Community Housing; • Homeless Helpline; • Derbarl Yerrigan Priority 1; Practices • round management (e.g. an Accommodation Manager’s responsibilities); • use of legal processes as a management tool; • job order issues; • response to alleged breaches; • correspondence; • inspections; • waiting list management; • Aboriginal staffing rates, seniority and turnover;
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