HAAG Submissions

Image from The Melbourne Times, April 26 2006. Cartoon by Matt Golding. An article Elderly tenants oppose advocacy groups's massive funding cut by Marika Dobbin drew this wonderful response by Matt Golding.

Inquiry into Opportunities for Participation of Senior Victorians Family and Community Development Committee Parliament of Victoria

Housing for the Aged Action Group recently lodged this submission.

Click >here to download a copy of the HAAG submission. (413 KB)

Regulation and Growth of the Not-for-Profit Housing Sector. June 2010

Housing for the Aged Action Group lodged a submission to the Australian Government Discussion Paper "Regulation and Growth of the Not-for-Profit Housing Sector". 9 June 2010

There has been a considerable range of information released from both the state and federal governments in recent months about the growth of the not-for-profit housing sector in Australia. The Commonwealth and the States are keen to direct government funds through these kinds of organisations in preference to increasing the supply of public housing. Most significantly, all Australian Housing Ministers agreed in May 2009 that the not-for-profit housing sector should grow from its current level of 10.8% to a figure up to 35% by 2014. This massive increase in housing stock can only be achieved by a large transfer of public housing stock.

HAAG has recently submitted a response to a discussion paper released by the Commonwealth called Regulation and Growth of the Not-For-Profit Housing Sector. On this page you will find these documents as well as the regulatory framework for not-for-profit housing associations in Victoria.

HAAG is concerned that major decisions are being made about the future of public and social housing without proper consultation with tenants who will be affected by the changes. We believe that no new housing developments should be endorsed, supported or funded by the Commonwealth or State Governments without ensuring that the benchmarks of decent housing that have been developed by state housing authorities over many years are matched by these organisations. To this end we also refer you to HAAG’s Housing Charter and Housing Justice for the Aged Manifesto. We believe that any new housing system should adhere to these principles if the government’s aim is to benefit the people for whom the housing is intended.

Click >here to download a copy of the HAAG submission. (1.35MB)



Moveable Dwellings Registration Standards Regulations April 2010

HAAG's submission to the Department of Planning and Community Development on the Residential Tenancies Caravan Parks and Movable Dwellings Registration Standards Regulations 2010. This response was lodged April 2010. To read the submission, click > here 54 KB

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Residential Accommodation Options Paper - Tenancy Policy Framework for Residential Parks July 2009

HAAG's submsission to the Consumer Affairs Victoria on Residential Accommodation Options Paper - Tenancy Policy Framework for Residential Parks was made July 2009 and was in two parts: HAAG Option Submission Part 1 (290 KB) and HAAG Options Submission Part 2 (public) (2 MG). Copies of these reports can be optained by contacting the HAAG office and requesting a copy.

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