{"id":"community-housing-providers-national-uniform-legislation-act-2013","name":"Community Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013","slug":"community-housing-providers-national-uniform-legislation-act-2013","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29921,"registerId":"nt-community-housing-providers-national-uniform-legislation-act-2013-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Community Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nCOMMUNITY HOUSING PROVIDERS (NATIONAL UNIFORM\nLEGISLATION) ACT 2013\nAs in force at 5 April 2024\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Interpretation ................................................................................... 1\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 1 Provisions for adoption of National Law\n4 Adoption of Community Housing Providers National Law ............... 2\n5 Uniform adoption of nationally approved amendments to\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law................................... 2\n6 Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction ........................................ 2\n7 Relationship with other legislation ................................................... 3\n8 Registrar .......................................................................................... 3\n9 Delegation of Registrar's functions .................................................. 3\n10 Fees ................................................................................................ 3\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law\nas adopted\n11 Meaning of generic terms ................................................................ 3\n12 Meaning of other terms .................................................................... 3\n13 References to State ......................................................................... 4\nPart 3 Interest in land of registered community\nhousing provider\n14 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) has interest in certain land ......... 4\n15 No dealings with certain land without consent of Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) ............................................................. 5\n16 Registrar-General to make recording in land register ...................... 5\nPart 4 Miscellaneous matters\n17 Acquisition on just terms .................................................................. 6\n17A Matters relating to conferral of jurisdiction on Appeal Tribunal ........ 6\n18 Regulations...................................................................................... 6\n\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 ii\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Statute Law\nAmendment (NTCAT Conferral of\nJurisdiction) Act 2023\n19 Definitions ........................................................................................ 7\n20 Appeals to NTCAT limited to decisions made after\ncommencement ............................................................................... 7\n21 Appeals not instituted before commencement ................................. 7\n22 Appeals not determined before commencement ............................. 8\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National\nLaw\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 9\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 9\n3 Object .............................................................................................. 9\n4 Definitions ........................................................................................ 9\n5 Primary jurisdiction ........................................................................ 12\n6 Single national register .................................................................. 13\n7 Extraterritorial operation of Law ..................................................... 13\n8 Law binds the State ....................................................................... 13\nPart 2 The Registrar\n9 The Registrar ................................................................................. 13\n10 Functions of Registrar ................................................................... 14\n11 Delegation of functions by Registrar .............................................. 15\nPart 3 Registration\n12 National Register of Community Housing Providers ...................... 15\n13 Application for registration or variation of registration .................... 16\n14 Determination of application .......................................................... 17\n15 Conditions of registration ............................................................... 17\n16 Cancellation of registration ............................................................ 20\nPart 4 Enforcement powers of Registrar\n17 When action may be taken under Part .......................................... 21\n18 Notice of non-compliance .............................................................. 21\n19 Binding instructions to rectify non-compliance ............................... 21\n20 Notice of intent to cancel registration ............................................. 22\n21 Statutory managers ....................................................................... 22\n22 Other provisions relating to exercise of functions by statutory\nmanager ........................................................................................ 24\n23 Displacement of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) ............................... 25\n\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 iii\n24 No compensation payable by State ............................................... 25\nPart 5 Miscellaneous\n25 Appeals to Appeal Tribunal............................................................ 26\n26 Disclosure of information ............................................................... 27\nSchedule 1 National Regulatory Code\n1 Tenant and housing services ......................................................... 28\n2 Housing assets .............................................................................. 28\n3 Community engagement................................................................ 29\n4 Governance ................................................................................... 29\n5 Probity ........................................................................................... 29\n6 Management.................................................................................. 30\n7 Financial viability ........................................................................... 30\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 5 April 2024\n____________________\nCOMMUNITY HOUSING PROVIDERS (NATIONAL UNIFORM\nLEGISLATION) ACT 2013\nAn Act to provide for a national law relating to the registration of\ncommunity housing providers and to make other provision for\ncommunity housing providers\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Community Housing Providers\n(National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act commences on the day fixed by the Administrator by\nGazette notice.\n3 Interpretation\n(1) For the purposes of this Act, the local application provisions of\nthis Act are the provisions of this Act other than the Community\nHousing Providers National Law set out in the Appendix to this Act.\n(2) In the local application provisions of this Act:\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) means the entity established\nunder section 6 of the Housing Act 1982.\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law (NT) means the\nprovisions applying in this jurisdiction because of section 4.\nland register means the land register kept under section 6 of the\nLand Title Act 2000.\n(3) Terms used in the local application provisions of this Act and also in\nthe Community Housing Providers National Law set out in the\nAppendix to this Act have the same meanings in those provisions\nas they have in that Law.\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 1 Provisions for adoption of National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 2\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 1 Provisions for adoption of National Law\n4 Adoption of Community Housing Providers National Law\nThe Community Housing Providers National Law set out in the\nAppendix to this Act:\n(a) applies as a law of this jurisdiction; and\n(b) as so applying may be referred to as the Community Housing\nProviders National Law (NT); and\n(c) as so applying, is a part of this Act.\n5 Uniform adoption of nationally approved amendments to\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law\n(1) The Administrator may, by regulation, amend the Community\nHousing Providers National Law set out in the Appendix to this Act\nto give effect in this jurisdiction to any nationally approved\namendment.\n(2) In this section:\namend includes insert, omit and repeal a provision.\nMinisterial Council means a body (however described) that\nconsists of the Minister of the Commonwealth, and the Minister of\neach State and Territory, who is responsible, or principally\nresponsible, for matters relating to community housing.\nnationally approved amendment means an amendment of the\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law set out in the Appendix\nto the Community Housing Providers (Adoption of National Law)\nAct 2012 (NSW) that is of a kind that has been approved by the\nMinisterial Council.\n6 Exclusion of legislation of this jurisdiction\n(1) Even though the Interpretation Act 1978 applies to the local\napplication provisions of this Act, it does not apply to the\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law (NT) or to instruments\nmade under that Law other than as prescribed by regulation for this\nsubsection.\n(2) An Act prescribed by regulation does not apply to the Community\nHousing Providers National Law (NT) or to instruments made under\nthat Law.\n\nPart 2 Adoption of National Law\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law as adopted\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 3\n7 Relationship with other legislation\nIf there is an inconsistency between the Community Housing\nProviders National Law (NT) and Part 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the\nAssociations Act 2003, the Community Housing Providers National\nLaw (NT) prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.\n8 Registrar\n(1) For section 9(2) of the Community Housing Providers National Law\n(NT), the Registrar is declared to be the individual appointed as the\nRegistrar under this section.\n(2) The Chief Executive Officer may appoint a person in writing to be\nthe Registrar for the Community Housing Providers National Law\n(NT).\n9 Delegation of Registrar's functions\nFor section 11 of the Community Housing Providers National Law\n(NT), functions may be delegated under that section to public sector\nemployees.\n10 Fees\nFor section 13(4) of the Community Housing Providers National\nLaw (NT), the fee payable for an application for registration or the\nvariation of an existing registration is the prescribed fee.\nDivision 2 Provisions for interpretation of National Law as\nadopted\n11 Meaning of generic terms\nIn the Community Housing Providers National Law (NT):\nAppeal Tribunal means NTCAT.\nParliament of this jurisdiction means the Legislative Assembly.\nthis jurisdiction means the Territory.\n12 Meaning of other terms\n(1) For the definition community housing legislation in section 4(1)\nof the Community Housing Providers National Law (NT), the\nprovisions of Parts 3 and 4 of this Act are community housing\nlegislation of this jurisdiction.\n\nPart 3 Interest in land of registered community housing provider\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 4\n(2) For the definition Housing Agency in section 4(1) of the\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law (NT), each of the\nfollowing is a Housing Agency of the Territory:\n(a) the Agency;\n(b) the Chief Executive Officer (Housing).\n(3) For the definition relevant Minister in section 4(1) of the\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law (NT), the Minister is\nthe relevant Minister.\n13 References to State\nA reference to the State in the Community Housing Providers\nNational Law (NT) is a reference to the Territory.\nPart 3 Interest in land of registered community\nhousing provider\n14 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) has interest in certain land\nThe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) has an interest in the land of\na registered community housing provider if:\n(a) the land was transferred by the Territory or a Housing Agency\nto the registered community housing provider subject to an\nagreement; or\n(b) the land was acquired by the registered community housing\nprovider wholly or partly with funding provided by the Territory\nor a Housing Agency; or\n(c) the Territory or a Housing Agency constructs housing or\nmakes other improvements on the land; or\n(d) an agreement between the registered community housing\nprovider and the Territory or a Housing Agency identifies the\nland as being land in which the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) has an interest.\n\nPart 3 Interest in land of registered community housing provider\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 5\n15 No dealings with certain land without consent of Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing)\n(1) A registered community housing provider must not transfer or\notherwise deal with land in which the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) has an interest unless:\n(a) the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) consents to the transfer\nor other dealing; or\n(b) the transfer or other dealing is authorised, or is of a class that\nis authorised, by an agreement between the Territory or a\nHousing Agency and the registered community housing\nprovider; or\n(c) an agreement between the Territory or a Housing Agency and\nthe registered community housing provider provides that this\nsection does not apply to the land concerned.\n(2) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must not unreasonably\nwithhold consent under subsection (1)(a).\n16 Registrar-General to make recording in land register\n(1) The Registrar-General must, on application by the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing), make a record in the land register to indicate that\nthe land specified in the application is subject to this Part.\n(2) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must provide details of any\nexempt transactions in the application.\n(3) If the Registrar-General makes a recording under subsection (1),\nthe Registrar-General must not register a transfer of the land or any\nother dealing with the land that is otherwise registrable under the\nLand Title Act 2000 unless:\n(a) the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) has given consent to the\ntransfer or other dealing; or\n(b) the transfer or other dealing is an exempt transaction; or\n(c) the record has been removed under subsection (4).\n(4) The Registrar-General must, on application by the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing), remove the record in the land register.\n\nPart 4 Miscellaneous matters\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 6\n(5) An application by the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) under this\nsection must:\n(a) be made in the approved form under the Land Title Act 2000;\nand\n(b) be accompanied by the appropriate fee.\n(6) In this section:\nexempt transaction means a transfer or dealing mentioned in\nsection 15(1)(b).\nPart 4 Miscellaneous matters\n17 Acquisition on just terms\nIf the operation of the Community Housing Providers National Law\n(NT) would, apart from this section, result in an acquisition of\nproperty from a person otherwise than on just terms:\n(a) the person is entitled to receive from the Territory the\ncompensation necessary to ensure the acquisition is on just\nterms; and\n(b) a court of competent jurisdiction may decide the amount of\ncompensation or make the orders it considers necessary to\nensure the acquisition is on just terms.\n17A Matters relating to conferral of jurisdiction on Appeal Tribunal\n(1) An appeal to the Appeal Tribunal under section 25(1) of the\nCommunity Housing Providers National Law (NT) against a\ndecision of a Registrar referred to in that section is:\n(a) to be conducted by way of review of the Registrar's decision;\nand\n(b) a matter within NTCAT's review jurisdiction.\n(2) For section 25(4) of the Community Housing Providers National\nLaw (NT), definition relevant appeal period, the period for making\nan appeal is 28 days.\n18 Regulations\nThe Administrator may make regulations under this Act.\n\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Statute Law Amendment (NTCAT Conferral of\nJurisdiction) Act 2023\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 7\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Statute Law\nAmendment (NTCAT Conferral of Jurisdiction)\nAct 2023\n19 Definitions\nIn this Part:\namending Act means the Statute Law Amendment (NTCAT\nConferral of Jurisdiction) Act 2023.\ncommencement means the commencement of Part 7 of the\namending Act.\nformer appeal provisions means section 25 of the Community\nHousing Providers National Law (NT), as modified by the former\nlocal application provisions.\nformer local application provisions means the local application\nprovisions of this Act, as in force immediately before the\ncommencement.\nnew local application provisions means the local application\nprovisions of this Act, as amended by Part 7 of the amending Act.\n20 Appeals to NTCAT limited to decisions made after\ncommencement\nSection 25 of the Community Housing Providers National Law (NT),\nas modified by the new local application provisions, applies only in\nrelation to a decision of the Registrar that is made after the\ncommencement.\n21 Appeals not instituted before commencement\n(1) This section applies to a person if, immediately before the\ncommencement, the person:\n(a) was entitled to appeal to the Local Court against a decision of\nthe Registrar under the former appeal provisions; and\n(b) had not yet instituted an appeal against the decision.\n(2) The person may appeal to the Local Court against the decision in\naccordance with the former appeal provisions, as if Part 7 of the\namending Act had not commenced.\n\nPart 5 Transitional matters for Statute Law Amendment (NTCAT Conferral of\nJurisdiction) Act 2023\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 8\n(3) The Local Court must hear and determine the person's appeal in\naccordance the former appeal provisions, as if Part 7 of the\namending Act had not commenced.\n22 Appeals not determined before commencement\n(1) Subsection (2) applies in relation to an appeal to the Local Court\nthat:\n(a) was instituted by a person under the former appeal provisions;\nand\n(b) had not been finally determined by the Local Court before the\ncommencement.\n(2) The Local Court must continue to hear and determine the person's\nappeal in accordance with the former appeal provisions, as if Part 7\nof the amending Act had not commenced.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 9\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nsection 4\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Short title\nThis Law may be cited as the Community Housing Providers\nNational Law.\n2 Commencement\nThis Law commences in a participating jurisdiction as provided by\nthe Act of that jurisdiction that applies this Law as a law of that\njurisdiction.\n3 Object\n(1) The object of this Law is to provide for a national system of\nregistration, monitoring and regulation of community housing\nproviders:\n(a) to encourage the development, viability and quality of\ncommunity housing; and\n(b) to promote confidence in the good governance of registered\ncommunity housing providers so as to facilitate greater\ninvestment in that sector; and\n(c) to make it easier for community housing providers to operate\nin more than one participating jurisdiction.\n(2) A purpose of registration is to identify appropriate entities to which\ngovernment funding for community housing might be provided\nunder other legislation or policies of a jurisdiction.\n4 Definitions\n(1) In this Law:\nbinding instructions means instructions given under section 19.\ncategory of registration means a category of registration under\nthis Law for which provision is made in the guidelines under\nsection 10(2).\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 10\ncommunity housing means housing for people on a very low, low\nor moderate income or for people with additional needs that is\ndelivered by non-government organisations.\ncommunity housing asset of a community housing provider\nmeans:\n(a) land vested in the provider by or under the community housing\nlegislation of a participating jurisdiction; or\n(b) land acquired by the provider wholly or partly with funding\nprovided by a Housing Agency of a participating jurisdiction; or\n(c) land vested in the provider on which a Housing Agency of a\nparticipating jurisdiction has constructed housing or made\nother improvements; or\n(d) funds provided to the provider by a Housing Agency of a\nparticipating jurisdiction for the purposes of community\nhousing; or\n(e) any other asset of the provider that is of a class of assets\ndeclared by the community housing legislation of a\nparticipating jurisdiction as community housing assets for the\npurposes of this Law.\ncommunity housing legislation of a participating jurisdiction\nmeans:\n(a) this Law as it applies as a law of that jurisdiction by an Act of\nthat jurisdiction (including provisions of that Act that relate to\nthe application of this Law in that jurisdiction); or\n(b) so much of an Act of that jurisdiction that contains provisions\nthat substantially correspond to the provisions of this Law;\nand includes any other legislation of that jurisdiction that the law of\nthat jurisdiction declares to be community housing legislation.\nentity means the following:\n(a) a company limited by shares or guarantee under the\nCorporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;\n(b) an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered\nunder the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander)\nAct 2006 of the Commonwealth;\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 11\n(c) a body corporate, cooperative or incorporated association\ncreated under legislation of the Commonwealth or a State or\nTerritory.\nfunction includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a\nfunction includes perform a duty.\nHousing Agency of a participating jurisdiction, means a body or\nofficer declared to be a Housing Agency of that jurisdiction by the\ncommunity housing legislation for that jurisdiction for the purposes\nof the provision of this Law in which the expression occurs.\nNational Register means the National Register of Community\nHousing Providers established by this Law.\nnotice of intent to cancel registration, see section 20.\nnotice of non-compliance, see section 18.\nparticipating jurisdiction means an Australian jurisdiction in\nwhich:\n(a) this Law applies as a law of the jurisdiction; or\n(b) a law that substantially corresponds to the provisions of this\nLaw has been enacted.\nprimary jurisdiction, see section 5.\nprimary Registrar for an unregistered entity or registered\ncommunity housing provider means the Registrar for the primary\njurisdiction of the unregistered entity or registered community\nhousing provider.\nregistered community housing provider means an entity\nregistered under this Law as a community housing provider.\nRegistrar means a Registrar for a participating jurisdiction as\nreferred to in section 9.\nregistration means registration under this Law.\nrelevant Minister means the Minister declared by the community\nhousing legislation of this jurisdiction as the relevant Minister for the\npurposes of the provision of this Law in which the expression\noccurs.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 12\nState means the Crown in right of a participating jurisdiction, and\nincludes:\n(a) the Government of a participating jurisdiction; and\n(b) a Minister of the Crown in right of a participating jurisdiction;\nand\n(c) a statutory corporation, or other person, representing the\nCrown in right of a participating jurisdiction.\nstatutory manager means a statutory manager appointed under\nsection 21.\n(2) In this Law, a reference to registration or any other matter under\nthis Law includes registration or any other act or matter under a law\nof a participating jurisdiction that substantially corresponds to the\nprovisions of this Law.\n(3) This Law is to be interpreted in accordance with the Interpretation\nAct 1987 of New South Wales.\n5 Primary jurisdiction\n(1) For the purposes of this Law, the primary jurisdiction of an\nunregistered entity or registered community housing provider is:\n(a) the participating jurisdiction in which the unregistered entity or\nregistered community housing provider provides the majority\nof its community housing; or\n(b) in the case of an unregistered entity that provides no\ncommunity housing in a participating jurisdiction, the\nparticipating jurisdiction in which it intends to provide the\nmajority of its community housing; or\n(c) if the Registrars for each participating jurisdiction agree on a\ndifferent participating jurisdiction, that jurisdiction.\n(2) The Registrars may agree to a different primary jurisdiction at any\ntime whether or not on the application of the unregistered entity or\nregistered community housing provider.\n(3) As soon as is practicable after making an agreement under this\nsection, the Registrars must ensure that the unregistered entity or\nregistered community housing provider concerned is notified in\nwriting of its new primary jurisdiction and if the agreement relates to\na registered community housing provider, that the National Register\nis updated accordingly.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 13\n(4) Housing in a jurisdiction other than a participating jurisdiction is not\nto be taken into account in determining where the majority of the\ncommunity housing of an unregistered entity or a registered\ncommunity housing provider is located.\n6 Single national register\nIt is the intention of the Parliament of this jurisdiction that this Law,\nas applying under the community housing legislation of this and\nother participating jurisdictions, has the effect that the National\nRegister of Community Housing Providers is one single national\nregister.\n7 Extraterritorial operation of Law\nIt is the intention of the Parliament of this jurisdiction that the\noperation of this Law is to, as far as possible, include operation in\nrelation to the following:\n(a) things situated in or outside the territorial limits of this\njurisdiction;\n(b) acts, transactions and matters done, entered into or occurring\nin or outside the territorial limits of this jurisdiction;\n(c) things, acts, transactions and matters (wherever situated,\ndone, entered into or occurring) that would, apart from this\nLaw, be governed or otherwise affected by the law of another\njurisdiction.\n8 Law binds the State\nThis Law binds the State.\nPart 2 The Registrar\n9 The Registrar\n(1) There is to be a Registrar for each participating jurisdiction.\n(2) The Registrar for a participating jurisdiction is the individual or body\ndeclared by the community housing legislation of that jurisdiction to\nbe the Registrar for the purposes of this Law.\n(3) The Registrar for a participating jurisdiction is subject to the control\nand direction of the relevant Minister of that jurisdiction.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 14\n10 Functions of Registrar\n(1) A Registrar has the following functions:\n(a) to maintain the National Register of Community Housing\nProviders jointly with the Registrars of other participating\njurisdictions;\n(b) to assess the suitability of entities to be registered as\nregistered community housing providers;\n(c) to register entities as registered community housing providers\nand to cancel the registration of registered community housing\nproviders;\n(d) to monitor compliance by registered community housing\nproviders with community housing legislation and to exercise\nenforcement and intervention functions under that legislation;\n(e) to investigate complaints about the compliance of registered\ncommunity housing providers with community housing\nlegislation;\n(f) to provide information about the registration of entities and\ninformation about the compliance of registered community\nhousing providers with community housing legislation;\n(g) to share information and to cooperate with Registrars of other\nparticipating jurisdictions for the purposes of community\nhousing legislation;\n(h) to provide information and advice to the relevant Minister and\nHousing Agency in relation to the registration of entities and\nthe regulation of registered community housing providers and\nany other matter under community housing legislation;\n(i) any other function conferred or imposed on the Registrar by or\nunder this Law or any other law.\n(2) In exercising functions under this Law, a Registrar is required to\ncomply with any guidelines made jointly by the relevant Ministers of\neach participating jurisdiction and published in the New South\nWales Government Gazette or on the NSW legislation website.\n(3) A Registrar and any delegate of the Registrar is not personally\nliable for any matter or thing done or omitted to be done in good\nfaith in the exercise of his or her functions under this Law.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 15\n11 Delegation of functions by Registrar\n(1) The Registrar for this jurisdiction may delegate any of the\nRegistrar's functions under this Law (other than this power of\ndelegation) to:\n(a) the Registrar for another participating jurisdiction; or\n(b) a person, or person of a class, declared by the community\nhousing legislation of this jurisdiction for the purposes of this\nsection.\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the functions that may be delegated\nunder this section include:\n(a) functions of the Registrar as primary Registrar for an\nunregistered entity or registered community housing provider;\nand\n(b) functions conferred on the Registrar by the conditions of\nregistration referred to in section 15; and\n(c) functions delegated to the Registrar by the Registrar for\nanother participating jurisdiction.\nPart 3 Registration\n12 National Register of Community Housing Providers\n(1) The National Register of Community Housing Providers is\nestablished.\n(2) The following information is to be recorded on the National Register\nin respect of each entity whose application for registration has been\napproved:\n(a) the name and identifying details of the entity;\n(b) the category of registration of the entity;\n(c) the primary jurisdiction of the entity;\n(d) each other participating jurisdiction in which the entity has\ncommunity housing assets;\n(e) the conditions to which the registration of the entity is subject;\n(f) a copy of any notice of intent to cancel registration issued to\nthe entity;\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 16\n(g) whether the registration of the entity has been cancelled at\nany time and details of any such cancellation, including a copy\nof any notice of cancellation issued to the entity;\n(h) a copy of any binding instructions issued to the entity;\n(i) details of any appointment of a statutory manager, including a\ncopy of the relevant instrument of appointment;\n(j) any other information about the entity that a Registrar\nconsiders to be relevant for the purposes of this Law.\n(3) The Registrars may agree to divide the National Register into\ndifferent parts to assist in the administration of the National\nRegister.\n(4) The primary Registrar for an entity may at any time, by notice in\nwriting to the entity, vary the category of registration of the entity\nand move the registration of the entity to any other part of the\nNational Register.\n(5) Information on the National Register is to be made publicly\navailable.\n(6) A Registrar may carry out searches of the National Register on a\nperson's behalf and may charge a reasonable fee for the search.\n13 Application for registration or variation of registration\n(1) An application for registration or the variation of an existing\nregistration may be made by or on behalf of an entity that provides\nor intends to provide community housing.\n(2) An application may only be made to the primary Registrar for the\nentity.\n(3) A Registrar who receives an application but who is not the primary\nRegistrar for the entity is to refer the application to the primary\nRegistrar.\n(4) An application must be in a form approved by the primary Registrar\nfor the entity and be accompanied by the fee determined in\naccordance with the community housing legislation of the primary\njurisdiction.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 17\n(5) The primary Registrar may require an applicant to provide further\ninformation or documents for the purposes of determining the\napplication, including information or documents with respect to the\nfollowing:\n(a) the exercise of the provider's functions and any arrangements\nwith other persons in relation to the exercise of the provider's\nfunctions;\n(b) the affairs of the provider.\n(6) Subsection (5) does not authorise a Registrar to require information\nor any document that identifies an individual who is an occupier of\nresidential premises.\n14 Determination of application\n(1) The primary Registrar for an entity must approve an application\nduly made by or on behalf of the entity under section 13 if the\nRegistrar is satisfied that:\n(a) the entity provides or intends to provide community housing in\na participating jurisdiction; and\n(b) the entity will comply with the community housing legislation of\nthe participating jurisdictions; and\n(c) the entity will comply with any conditions to which its\nregistration, or registration as varied, will be subject; and\n(d) approval of the application is appropriate in the circumstances.\n(2) The primary Registrar must, as soon as is practicable after making\na determination under this section, notify the applicant in writing of:\n(a) the determination; and\n(b) if the application is not approved, the reasons for the\ndetermination; and\n(c) if the application is approved, the category of the registration\nincluding whether the entity has been registered in a particular\npart on the National Register and any conditions to which the\nregistration is subject.\n15 Conditions of registration\n(1) A registered community housing provider must comply with the\nconditions to which its registration is subject.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 18\n(2) The following are conditions of the registration of each registered\ncommunity housing provider:\n(a) the provider must comply with those provisions of the National\nRegulatory Code set out in Schedule 1 to this Law that are\nidentified on the National Register as applying to the provider;\n(b) the provider must comply with any applicable requirements of\nthe community housing legislation of a participating jurisdiction\nin relation to the transfer of, or other dealing with, any\ncommunity housing assets of the provider;\n(c) the provider must have provision in its constitution for all its\nremaining community housing assets in a participating\njurisdiction on its winding up to be transferred to another\nregistered community housing provider or to a Housing\nAgency in the jurisdiction in which the asset is located;\n(d) the provider must, at the times and in a manner approved by\nthe primary Registrar for the provider, provide any information\nrequired by the primary Registrar with respect to the exercise\nof the provider's functions, including arrangements with other\npersons with respect to the exercise of the provider's\nfunctions;\n(e) the provider must, after receiving a written request for\ninformation from a Registrar in relation to the affairs of the\nprovider, provide within 14 days (or such longer period as may\nbe permitted by the Registrar) the Registrar with the\ninformation requested including a copy of any document or\nrecord specified in the request;\n(f) the provider must, if requested to do so in writing by a\nRegistrar, ensure that a suitably qualified officer of the\nprovider attends, at such times as the Registrar may direct, a\nmeeting with the Registrar in order to answer questions about\nthe affairs of the provider;\n(g) the provider must allow a Registrar to carry out inspections at\nany reasonable time of the provider's premises or records;\n(h) the provider must notify the primary Registrar for the provider\nof the occurrence of any of the following within the time\nspecified:\n(i) a decision to appoint a voluntary administrator to the\nprovider or a decision to wind-up the provider – as soon\nas practicable after the decision;\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 19\n(ii) the appointment of a receiver to the provider – as soon\nas practicable after the provider learns of the\nappointment;\n(iii) a decision to apply for the cancellation of the provider's\nregistration – as soon as practicable after the decision\nand at least 28 days before the application is made;\n(iv) a decision to conduct a vote at a meeting on a matter\nthat could affect the provider's eligibility to be registered\nor its category of registration – as soon as practicable\nafter the decision and at least 28 days before the\nmeeting is held;\n(v) a change in the affairs of the provider that may have an\nadverse impact on its compliance with the community\nhousing legislation – before or no later than 72 hours\nafter the change;\n(vi) any other occurrence notified in writing to the provider by\nthe primary Registrar – within the time specified in that\nnotice;\n(i) the provider must keep a list of all of the provider's community\nhousing assets in a form approved by the primary Registrar\nand must make the list available to the primary Registrar on\nrequest;\n(j) a standard condition imposed by the primary Registrar under\nsubsection (3).\n(3) The Registrars may agree to additional standard conditions of\nregistration which may be imposed on the registration of a\nregistered community housing provider by the primary Registrar for\nthe provider:\n(a) when determining an application under this Part; or\n(b) at any other time by notice in writing to the provider.\n(4) An additional standard condition may be revoked by the primary\nRegistrar for the registered community housing provider at any time\nby notice in writing to the provider.\n(5) The primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmust give the provider an opportunity to make a submission on any\nproposed notice under subsection (3) (b) and take any submission\nmade into account before issuing the notice to the provider.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 20\n(6) This section does not authorise:\n(a) a registered community housing provider to provide\ninformation to a Registrar that identifies an individual who is\nan occupier of residential premises; or\n(b) a Registrar to enter residential premises occupied by an\nindividual;\nother than with the consent of the individual.\n16 Cancellation of registration\n(1) The primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmay cancel the registration of the provider if:\n(a) the provider has applied to the Registrar in a form approved\nby the Registrar for its registration to be cancelled; or\n(b) the provider has been wound up or has otherwise ceased to\nexist.\n(2) The primary Registrar may refuse to cancel the registration of a\ncommunity housing provider under subsection (1) (a) if the primary\nRegistrar is not satisfied that each community housing asset of the\nprovider in each participating jurisdiction has been transferred or\notherwise dealt with in accordance with the community housing\nlegislation of a participating jurisdiction that applies to the asset.\n(3) The primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmay also cancel the registration of the provider if:\n(a) the primary Registrar has issued a notice of intent to cancel\nregistration to the provider under section 20 and the provider\nhas not, within the time specified in the notice, satisfied the\nprimary Registrar that its registration should not be cancelled;\nand\n(b) the primary Registrar has given written notice to the provider\nof the primary Registrar's decision to cancel the provider's\nregistration setting out the reasons for the proposed\ncancellation and the date on which the cancellation is to take\neffect.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 21\nPart 4 Enforcement powers of Registrar\n17 When action may be taken under Part\nThe primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmay take action under this Part if the Registrar reasonably believes\nthat the provider is not complying with the community housing\nlegislation of a participating jurisdiction.\n18 Notice of non-compliance\n(1) The primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmay issue to the provider a notice in writing (a notice of\nnon-compliance) identifying the matters required to be addressed\nin order to avoid cancellation of the provider's registration for not\ncomplying with the community housing legislation and specifying a\nreasonable period in which those matters are to be addressed.\n(2) The Registrar is to provide a copy of the notice to the Registrar for\neach participating jurisdiction.\n19 Binding instructions to rectify non-compliance\n(1) The primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmay give written instructions to the provider as to the manner in\nwhich the provider is to address any matter that is the subject of a\nnotice of non-compliance issued to the provider.\n(2) More than one set of instructions may be issued in relation to a\nnotice of non-compliance.\n(3) A registered community housing provider and each relevant person\nmust comply with any instructions given to the provider under this\nsection within the period (if any) specified in those instructions.\n(4) A Registrar must, in determining whether to give instructions under\nthis section:\n(a) have regard to the interests of any tenants of the registered\ncommunity housing provider; and\n(b) take such steps as are reasonably practicable to obtain the\nviews of any regulatory bodies that the Registrar considers\nhave a relevant interest in the matter.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 22\n(5) In this section:\nrelevant person in relation to a registered community housing\nprovider means:\n(a) a member of the governing body of the provider; or\n(b) an officer or employee of the provider.\n20 Notice of intent to cancel registration\n(1) The primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmay issue a notice of intent to cancel registration to the provider if\nthe Registrar is of the opinion that:\n(a) the provider has not addressed the matters identified in a\nnotice of non-compliance issued to the provider within the\nperiod specified in the notice; or\n(b) the provider has not complied with binding instructions issued\nto the provider within the period specified in the instructions; or\n(c) the provider's failure to comply with the community housing\nlegislation is serious and requires urgent action.\n(2) A notice of intent to cancel registration is a notice in writing that\nidentifies the matters that the Registrar considers warrant\ncancellation of the registered community housing provider's\nregistration and states that the provider's registration will be\ncancelled unless, within the period specified in the notice (being a\nperiod of at least 14 days), the provider satisfies the Registrar that\nits registration should not be cancelled.\n(3) Any period specified in a notice of intent to cancel registration may\nbe extended in writing by the Registrar at the request of the\nregistered community housing provider concerned if the Registrar is\nsatisfied that there are good reasons for extending the period.\n(4) The Registrar is to provide a copy of the notice to the Registrar and\nHousing Agency for each participating jurisdiction.\n21 Statutory managers\n(1) The primary Registrar for a registered community housing provider\nmay, by instrument in writing, appoint a statutory manager to\nconduct such of the affairs and activities of the provider as relate to\nthe community housing assets of the provider.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 23\n(2) The primary Registrar may appoint a person as a statutory\nmanager of the provider only if either of the following occurs:\n(a) a notice of intent to cancel registration has been issued to the\nprovider;\n(b) the Registrar forms the opinion that the provider has failed to\ncomply with community housing legislation or binding\ninstructions issued to the provider and the provider's failure to\ncomply is serious and requires urgent action.\n(3) The instrument of appointment of a person as a statutory manager\nof a registered community housing provider must specify the\nfollowing:\n(a) the person's name;\n(b) details of the provider;\n(c) details of the person's functions as a statutory manager;\n(d) any limitations on the person's functions as a statutory\nmanager;\n(e) the date on which the appointment takes effect;\n(f) the period of appointment (which may be expressed as\ncontinuing until further written notice from the primary\nRegistrar);\n(g) any conditions of the appointment;\n(h) any other matter the primary Registrar considers appropriate.\n(4) A copy of the instrument of appointment must be served on the\nregistered community housing provider.\n(5) The primary Registrar may amend or revoke an instrument of\nappointment at any time.\n(6) A statutory manager has the functions specified in the instrument of\nappointment (subject to any limitations specified in the instrument)\nand is to comply with any conditions specified in the instrument.\n(7) While a statutory manager is appointed to exercise functions of a\nregistered community housing provider, the governing body of the\nprovider may not exercise any of those functions without the\nconsent of the statutory manager.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 24\n(8) The primary Registrar must revoke a person's appointment as\nstatutory manager if the primary Registrar is satisfied that:\n(a) the registered community housing provider will no longer fail to\ncomply with community housing legislation or any binding\ninstructions; or\n(b) the provider no longer has any functions with respect to\ncommunity housing in participating jurisdictions; or\n(c) the provider has been wound up.\n22 Other provisions relating to exercise of functions by statutory\nmanager\n(1) The expenses of and incidental to the conduct of the affairs and\nactivities of a registered community housing provider by a statutory\nmanager appointed under this Law are payable by the provider.\n(2) Those expenses include:\n(a) in the case of a statutory manager who is not an employee of\nthe State, the remuneration of the statutory manager (being a\nrate of remuneration that may be fixed by the relevant\nMinister); or\n(b) in the case of a statutory manager who is an employee of the\nState, the reimbursement of the State of an amount certified\nby the relevant Minister in respect of the remuneration of that\nemployee (being an amount that is recoverable from the\nregistered community housing provider concerned in a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction as a debt due to the State).\n(3) A statutory manager appointed under this Law for a registered\ncommunity housing provider is not liable for any loss incurred by\nthe provider during the statutory manager's term of office unless the\nloss was attributable to:\n(a) wilful misconduct of the statutory manager; or\n(b) gross negligence of the statutory manager; or\n(c) wilful failure of the statutory manager to comply with\ncommunity housing legislation or with any other law regulating\nthe conduct of members of the governing body of the provider.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 25\n23 Displacement of Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)\nSections 19 and 21 are declared to be Corporations legislation\ndisplacement provisions for the purposes of section 5G of the\nCorporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth in relation to the\nprovisions of that Act generally.\nNote\nSection 5G of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth enables a State\nto displace the operation of the provisions of the Corporations legislation of the\nCommonwealth in favour of provisions of State laws that are declared under\nState law to be Corporations legislation displacement provisions for the purposes\nof that section. See, in particular, section 5G(4), (5) and (11) of the Corporations\nAct 2001 of the Commonwealth in relation to the displacement effected by this\nsection.\n24 No compensation payable by State\n(1) Compensation is not payable by or on behalf of a State in\nconnection with the operation of this Part.\n(2) Without limiting subsection (1), compensation is not payable by or\non behalf of a State arising directly or indirectly from any of the\nfollowing:\n(a) the cancellation of an entity's registration or the imposition of\nconditions on any such registration;\n(b) the publication of any notice of intent to cancel registration;\n(c) the issuing of binding instructions;\n(d) the appointment of a statutory manager;\n(e) the exercise by any person of any function of a statutory\nmanager or a failure by any person to exercise any such\nfunction or any loss incurred by an entity during the term of\noffice of a statutory manager for the entity.\n(3) In this section:\ncompensation includes damages or any other form of monetary\ncompensation.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 26\nPart 5 Miscellaneous\n25 Appeals to Appeal Tribunal\n(1) An entity may appeal to the Appeal Tribunal of the primary\njurisdiction of the entity in relation to any of the following decisions\nof a Registrar:\n(a) a decision to refuse an application for registration or for the\nvariation of a registration of the entity;\n(b) a decision to impose or revoke any additional standard\ncondition of registration of the entity;\n(c) a decision to issue binding instructions to the entity;\n(d) a decision to vary the category of the entity's registration;\n(e) a decision to cancel the entity's registration;\n(f) a decision to refuse an application made by or on behalf of the\nentity for the cancellation of its registration;\n(g) a decision to appoint a statutory manager.\n(2) An appeal is to be made within the relevant appeal period after the\nRegistrar provides the entity with written notice of the decision,\nbeing a notice that specifies:\n(a) the reasons for the decision; and\n(b) the right of the entity to appeal to the Appeal Tribunal within\nthe relevant appeal period after the entity is provided with the\nnotice; and\n(c) the manner in which the entity may make any such appeal;\nand\n(d) whether the decision is to be stayed pending the\ndetermination of the appeal.\n(3) A decision of the Registrar is not stayed unless:\n(a) the Registrar notifies the entity under subsection (2) that the\ndecision is to be stayed; or\n(b) the Appeal Tribunal orders the decision to be stayed.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 27\n(4) In this section:\nAppeal Tribunal, in respect of an entity, has the same meaning as\nit has in the community housing legislation for the primary\njurisdiction of the entity.\nrelevant appeal period means the period of 14 days or such\nlonger period as the community housing legislation for the primary\njurisdiction allows for the making of appeals under this section.\n26 Disclosure of information\nA Registrar, and any delegate of the Registrar, who has obtained\ninformation in the exercise of his or her functions under this Law or\nany other law has a duty not to disclose that information unless the\ndisclosure is made:\n(a) in connection with the administration or execution of this Law\nor the other law; or\n(b) with the consent of the person from whom the information was\nobtained; or\n(c) in accordance with an authority provided by the guidelines\nunder section 10(2); or\n(d) with other lawful excuse.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 28\nSchedule 1 National Regulatory Code\nsection 15(2)(a)\n1 Tenant and housing services\nThe community housing provider is fair, transparent and responsive\nin delivering housing assistance to tenants, residents and other\nclients particularly in relation to the following:\n(a) determining and managing eligibility, allocation, and\ntermination of housing assistance;\n(b) determining and managing rents;\n(c) setting and meeting relevant housing service standards;\n(d) supporting tenant and resident engagement;\n(e) facilitating access to support for social housing applicants and\ntenants with complex needs;\n(f) managing and addressing complaints and appeals relating to\nthe provision of housing services;\n(g) maintaining satisfaction with the overall quality of housing\nservices.\n2 Housing assets\nThe community housing provider manages its community housing\nassets in a manner that ensures suitable properties are available at\npresent and in the future, particularly in relation to the following:\n(a) determining changing housing needs and planning asset\nacquisitions, disposals and reconfiguration to respond\n(strategic asset management);\n(b) setting and meeting relevant property condition standards,\n(c) planning and undertaking responsive, cyclical and life-cycle\nmaintenance to maintain property conditions (asset\nmaintenance);\n(d) planning and delivering its housing development program\n(asset development).\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 29\n3 Community engagement\nThe community housing provider works in partnership with relevant\norganisations to promote community housing and to contribute to\nsocially inclusive communities, specifically in relation to:\n(a) promoting community housing to local organisations that work\nwith potential residents, tenants or clients; and\n(b) contributing to place renewal and social inclusion partnerships\nand planning relevant to the provider's community housing\nactivities.\n4 Governance\nThe community housing provider is well-governed to support the\naims and intended outcomes of its business, specifically in relation\nto the following:\n(a) ensuring coherent and robust strategic, operational, financial\nand risk planning;\n(b) ensuring effective, transparent and accountable arrangements\nand controls are in place for decision making to give effect to\nstrategic, operational, financial and risk plans;\n(c) complying with legal requirements and relevant government\npolicies;\n(d) ensuring that the governing body has members with\nappropriate expertise or that such expertise is available to the\ngoverning body.\n5 Probity\nThe community housing provider maintains high standards of\nprobity relating to the business of the provider, specifically in\nrelation to the following:\n(a) establishing and administering a code of conduct;\n(b) establishing and administering a system of employment and\nappointment checks;\n(c) establishing and administering a system for preventing,\ndetecting, reporting on and responding to, instances of fraud,\ncorruption and criminal conduct;\n(d) maintaining the reputation of the community housing sector.\n\nAppendix Community Housing Providers National Law\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 30\n6 Management\nThe community housing provider manages its resources to achieve\nthe intended outcomes of its business in a cost effective manner,\nspecifically in relation to the following:\n(a) demonstrating it utilises its assets and funding to meet\nbusiness goals;\n(b) implementing appropriate management structures, systems,\npolicies and procedures to ensure the operational needs of its\nbusiness can be met (including having people with the right\nskills and experience and the systems and resources to\nachieve the intended outcomes of its business).\n7 Financial viability\nThe community housing provider is financially viable at all times,\nspecifically in relation to the following:\n(a) ensuring a viable capital structure;\n(b) maintaining appropriate financial performance;\n(c) managing financial risk exposure.\n\nENDNOTES\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 31\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 (Act\nNo. 37, 2013)\nAssent date 19 December 2013\nCommenced 22 January 2014 (Gaz G3, 22 January 2014, p 3)\nCo-operatives (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2015 (Act No. 13, 2015)\nAssent date 22 May 2015\nCommenced 1 July 2015 (Gaz S62, 23 June 2015)\nStatute Law Amendment (National Cabinet) Act 2023 (Act No. 9, 2023)\nAssent date 20 April 2023\nCommenced 21 April 2023 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment (NTCAT Conferral of Jurisdiction) Act 2023 (Act No. 24, 2023)\nAssent date 21 September 2023\nCommenced 27 November 2023 (Gaz G24, 23 November 2023, p 2)\nHousing and Related Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 3, 2024)\nAssent date 14 March 2024\nCommenced 5 April 2024 (Gaz S26, 3 April 2024)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: ss 1, 3, 6, 7 and 16.\n\nENDNOTES\nCommunity Housing Providers (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2013 32\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\ns 5 amd No. 9, 2023, s 4\ns 7 amd No. 13, 2015, s 26\ns 11 amd No. 24, 2023, s 56\ns 12 amd No. 3, 2024, s 4\ns 14 amd No. 3, 2024, s 5\ns 15 amd No. 3, 2024, s 6\ns 17A ins No. 24, 2023, s 57\npt 5 hdg ins No. 24, 2023, s 58\nss 19 – 22 ins No. 24, 2023, s 58","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act's core purpose — to apply the Community Housing Providers National Law and create a national registration/regulatory system — remains. Amendments and local provisions have, however, adjusted administrative and enforcement scope: they clarify Registrar appointment and delegation (s 8–9; Appendix ss 9–11), expand and formalise the Territory's interest and consent requirements over provider land (ss 14–16), modify appeal jurisdiction and periods (s 17A; Appendix s 25) and add transitional rules for conferral of NTCAT jurisdiction (local Part 5, ss 19–22). These changes reallocate decision‑making and appeal fora and refine enforcement mechanics without altering the Act's central registration objective."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑jurisdictional framework and single national register requiring coordination between Registrars (Parts 1–3 of the Appendix)","Wide regulatory discretion for Registrars (registration, conditions, binding instructions, notices of intent) including delegated functions (sections 10, 11, 18–20)","Strong intervention powers including appointment of statutory managers and payment of their expenses by the provider (sections 21–22)","Land‑interest and consent regime attaching Territory/Housing Agency interests to provider land and limiting transfers without consent (sections 14–16)","Displacement of Corporations Act consequences for statutory management (section 23) and explicit no‑compensation clause (section 24)","Reporting, information and confidentiality obligations combined with public register publication and search fees (sections 12, 15, 26)","Appeals and tribunal jurisdiction changes and transitional arrangements altering appeal forum and periods (section 25; ss 17A, 19–22 of the local Act)","Standardised National Regulatory Code imposing governance, asset, financial and tenant service conditions (Schedule 1) increasing ongoing compliance burden"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act applies a national Community Housing Providers Law in the Northern Territory, creating a single national register and a Registrar who registers providers, sets conditions, inspects records, issues binding instructions, and can appoint statutory managers. It also creates limits on dealings in land obtained or improved with Territory funding and sets appeal routes. The Act matters to community housing providers, tenants, Housing Agencies and the Territory because it controls who may receive public funding, how assets are managed, how non‑compliance is enforced, and who pays for enforcement."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose: establishing a national registration and regulatory scheme for community housing providers. The 2023 amendments (Part 5) added transitional provisions for appeals moving to NTCAT, and the 2024 amendments refined land interest provisions, but these are procedural refinements within the existing framework rather than scope expansion."},"complexity_factors":["Dual-layer structure: The Act consists of 'local application provisions' (NT-specific rules) plus the full text of the 'Community Housing Providers National Law' appended as an Appendix, requiring readers to cross-reference between the two.","Intergovernmental scheme: The law operates as part of a cooperative national scheme involving multiple jurisdictions, requiring concepts like 'primary jurisdiction', 'participating jurisdiction', and 'Housing Agency' to be defined and mapped across different state/territory contexts.","Conditional land restrictions: Part 3 creates complex conditional interests in land (section 14) with multiple triggering events (transfer subject to agreement, funding contribution, construction, or contractual identification) and corresponding consent requirements (section 15) with three separate exceptions.","Enforcement escalation ladder: Part 4 establishes a multi-stage enforcement process (notice of non-compliance → binding instructions → notice of intent to cancel → statutory manager appointment → cancellation) with specific thresholds and procedural requirements at each stage.","Transitional provisions: Part 5 contains detailed transitional rules for appeals shifting from the Local Court to NTCAT, with three different scenarios (decisions made after commencement, appeals not instituted, appeals not determined) requiring different treatment.","Corporations law interaction: Section 23 explicitly displaces the federal Corporations Act 2001 in relation to binding instructions and statutory managers, creating a complex interaction with Commonwealth law.","27 defined terms in the National Law's interpretation section (section 4), plus additional NT-specific definitions in section 3."],"plain_english_summary":"This law brings the Northern Territory into a national scheme regulating not‑for‑profit community housing providers: it requires providers to register, meet a national regulatory code on governance, tenant services, maintenance and finances, and subjects them to oversight by a Registrar with powers to monitor and intervene. It also protects NT government‑supplied land and funds by preserving legal interests and limiting transfers, with review rights to NTCAT.\n\nIt affects community housing providers, their tenants, and the NT Government and reduces cross‑jurisdictional red tape."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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