{"id":"housing-act-1982","name":"Housing Act 1982","slug":"housing-act-1982","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":30165,"registerId":"nt-housing-act-1982-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Housing Act 1982","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nHOUSING ACT 1982\nAs in force at 10 February 2026\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Repeal ............................................................................................. 1\n4 Application ....................................................................................... 1\n5 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\n5AA Meaning of social housing lease...................................................... 5\n5A Application of Criminal Code ........................................................... 5\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 1 Establishment and related matters\n6 Chief Executive Officer (Housing).................................................... 5\n7 Constitution of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) ............................ 6\n11 Disclosure of interest ....................................................................... 6\n14 Delegation ....................................................................................... 6\nDivision 2 Functions and Powers of the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing)\n15 Functions of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) ............................... 6\n16 Powers of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) ................................... 7\n17 Ministerial control............................................................................. 8\n18 Power of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to enter land and\ntake property of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) .......................... 9\n19 Tenant to be responsible for maintenance of dwelling ..................... 9\n20 Removal of illegal structures............................................................ 9\n20A Social housing eligibility criteria ..................................................... 10\nDivision 3 Funding for Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\n21 Moneys of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) ................................ 10\nPart 3 Provision of housing and rental of\ndwellings\n22 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to administer prescribed\nhousing schemes........................................................................... 11\n23 Rent payable for dwellings and other premises ............................. 11\n\nHousing Act 1982 ii\nPart 4 Provision of housing assistance\n24 Housing assistance schemes ........................................................ 11\n25 Trust account ................................................................................. 12\n26 Money may be advanced or paid for certain purposes .................. 12\n27 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may accept advances .............. 13\n28 Maintenance and insurance of dwellings and houses ................... 13\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 1 Key concepts\n28A Meaning of antisocial behaviour .................................................... 13\n28B Meaning of acceptable behaviour agreement ................................ 14\nDivision 2 Agreements about acceptable behaviour\n28C Acceptable behaviour agreements ................................................ 14\nDivision 3 Powers when prescribed offences or\nantisocial behaviour happen\n28D Power to require name and address and, if relevant, age ............. 15\n28E Power to give direction to person on public housing premises ...... 16\n28F Direction to leave must be in writing or by later written notice ....... 17\n28G Power to seize a dangerous article or a container of liquor ........... 17\nPart 6 Review of decisions\n28H Review of particular decision of public housing safety officer ........ 19\n28J Application for reconsideration of original decision ........................ 19\n28K Reconsideration by CEO ............................................................... 19\n28L Application for review of reconsidered decision ............................. 20\n28M Operation and implementation of reconsidered decision ............... 20\n28N Hearing procedure ......................................................................... 21\n28P Decision on review of reconsidered decision ................................. 21\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 1 Appointed PHSO\n28Q Appointment of public sector employees as public housing\nsafety officers ................................................................................ 21\n28R Identity card ................................................................................... 22\n28S Return of identity card ................................................................... 22\n28T Obligations with regard to identity card .......................................... 23\n28U Disqualifying offences by appointed PHSO ................................... 23\n28V Code of conduct for appointed PHSO ........................................... 23\n\nHousing Act 1982 iii\nDivision 2 Provisions for all public housing safety\nofficers\n28W Interaction with specific Acts.......................................................... 24\n28X Internal review ............................................................................... 25\nDivision 3 Exercise of powers in relation to other\npremises\n28Y Agreement with community housing provider ................................ 25\n28YA Community housing provider to advise tenants ............................. 25\n28YB Effect of agreement ....................................................................... 26\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 1 Annual report, liability and other matters\n29 Annual reporting ............................................................................ 27\n30 Protection of persons acting for Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) ....................................................................................... 27\n30A Protection of public housing safety officers ................................... 28\n31 Acquisition on just terms ................................................................ 28\n31A Delegation by CEO ........................................................................ 28\n32 Liability for rates and water and sewerage charges, &c. ............... 28\n34 Application of Residential Tenancies Act 1999 .............................. 29\n35 Minister may determine amount at which a dwelling shall be\nsold ................................................................................................ 29\nDivision 2 Further offences and related matters\n36 Giving misleading document to Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) ....................................................................................... 29\n36A Failing to notify about change in income ....................................... 30\n36B Giving misleading information or document to public housing\nsafety officer .................................................................................. 31\n36C Obstructing public housing safety officer ....................................... 32\n36D Security cameras or surveillance devices ...................................... 32\n36E Prosecutions .................................................................................. 33\n37 Regulations.................................................................................... 33\nPart 9 Transitional matters for Housing Act 1982\n41 Continuation of existing schemes .................................................. 34\n42 Enforcement of contracts against Home Finance Trustee ............. 35\n43 Repayment of advance .................................................................. 35\n\nHousing Act 1982 iv\nPart 10 Transitional matters for Housing\nAmendment Act 2005\n44 Definitions ...................................................................................... 36\n45 Scheme under repealed Home Purchase Regulations .................. 36\n46 Schemes under repealed Housing Assistance Regulations .......... 36\n47 Scheme under repealed Housing Sales Regulations .................... 37\nPart 11 Transitional matters for Housing\nAmendment Act (No. 2) 2005\n48 Definitions ...................................................................................... 37\n49 Scheme under repealed Housing (Concessional Loans)\nRegulations.................................................................................... 37\n50 Scheme under repealed Housing Loans Regulations.................... 37\nPart 12 Transitional provisions for Housing and\nOther Legislation Amendment Act 2011\n51 Existing acceptable behaviour agreement ..................................... 38\nSchedule Acts repealed\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 10 February 2026\n____________________\nHOUSING ACT 1982\nAn Act to provide for the provision of housing and other\naccommodation for letting or sale, matters relating to tenants and others\non leased housing or other accommodation, and for related purposes\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Housing Act 1982.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the\nAdministrator by notice in the Gazette.\n3 Repeal\nThe Acts specified in the Schedule are repealed.\n4 Application\nThis Act binds the Crown in right of the Territory.\n5 Definitions\nIn this Act:\nacceptable behaviour agreement , see section 28B.\naffected person, for Part 6, see section 28J(1).\nantisocial behaviour , see section 28A.\nappoint includes reappoint.\nappointed PHSO means a public sector employee appointed under\nsection 28Q(1) as a public housing safety officer.\nNote\nThere are 2 types of public housing safety officers. Police officers are public\nhousing safety officers while other public housing safety officers are appointed.\n\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\nHousing Act 1982 2\nCEO is an acronym for the Chief Executive Officer.\ncommon property means:\n(a) common property, as defined in section 4 of the Unit\nTitles Act 1975; or\n(b) common property of a scheme, as defined in section 33(1) of\nthe Unit Title Schemes Act 2009.\ncommunity housing provider means a registered community\nhousing provider as defined in section 4(1) of the Community\nHousing Providers National Law (NT).\ndangerous article means anything designed, or capable of being\nused, to inflict harm on a person.\ndisqualifying offence means an offence prescribed by regulation\nas a disqualifying offence.\ndwelling means a house built or otherwise acquired, and retained,\nby the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or a house in the control of\nthe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) as agent for the purpose of\nsection 16(2)(h).\neligible person means a person who meets the social housing\neligibility criteria as determined from time to time.\nequipment, in relation to a dwelling, includes any furnishings,\nfitments and appliances provided in the dwelling by the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) for the better use of the dwelling as a\nresidence.\nformer Act means the Housing Act 1959 as in force immediately\nbefore the commencement of this Act.\nformer Commission means the Northern Territory Housing\nCommission established by the former Act.\nHome Finance Trustee means the Home Finance Trustee within\nthe meaning of section 4 of the Housing Loans Act 1949.\nhouse means a residence of any kind and includes:\n(a) an apartment, flat, hostel, townhouse, transportable home or\nunit; and\n(b) accommodation declared by the Minister, by Gazette notice, to\nbe a house for the purposes of this Act; and\n\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\nHousing Act 1982 3\n(c) the appurtenances, out-buildings, fences and permanent\nprovision for lighting, water supply, drainage and sewerage\nprovided in connection with a house,\nand, in relation to letting, vacating, evicting or selling, also includes\nthe land on which a house is situated, but does not otherwise\ninclude any land.\nlet, in relation to a dwelling, includes sub-let and also includes\nlease or sub-lease the land on which the dwelling is situated.\nliquor, see section 4(1) of the Liquor Act 2019.\nmaintain means repair, alter, extend, renovate, equip, furnish or\notherwise affect premises.\nmarket value, in relation to a dwelling, means the highest amount\nthat, in the opinion of the Valuer-General, the dwelling, including the\nland on which the dwelling is situated, could be sold for if offered for\nsale by private treaty.\non, in relation to a place (however described), includes at or in the\nplace.\noriginal decision, see section 28H.\npremises means a house and includes the land upon which a\nhouse is built.\nprescribed housing scheme means a housing scheme prescribed\nby regulation for section 22.\nprescribed offence means an offence against any of the following:\n(a) section 241 of the Criminal Code 1983 or any other provision\nof the Code if assault is an element of the offence;\n(b) section 173, 183 or 189 of the Liquor Act 2019;\n(c) section 47, 47AA or 50 of the Summary Offences Act 1923;\n(d) section 13(1) or (2), 14(1), 15(1) or (2), 16(1) or 17(2) of the\nTrespass Act 2023.\npublic housing development means a building development\nconsisting of:\n(a) units for which the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) is the\nregistered proprietor, or lessee, of all units in the development;\nor\n\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\nHousing Act 1982 4\n(b) apartments, flats or townhouses (but not units) for which the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) is the registered proprietor\nor lessee of the lot on which the building development is\nsituated.\npublic housing premises means:\n(a) premises that are owned or leased by the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) or the Territory for the purpose of being let to\neligible persons by the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or\nthe Territory under a prescribed housing scheme, whether or\nnot the premises have been let; and\n(b) if the premises mentioned in paragraph (a) are:\n(i) a unit in a public housing development – any common\nproperty in the development; or\n(ii) an apartment, flat or townhouse in a public housing\ndevelopment – any common areas in the development.\npublic housing safety officer means:\n(a) an appointed PHSO; or\n(b) a police officer.\nreasonably believes means believes on grounds that are\nreasonable in the circumstances.\nrecognised occupier, of premises, means someone whom the\ntenant of the premises has notified the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing), in writing, is or will be occupying the premises and the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) has made a notation in relation to\nthe lease about the occupancy.\nreconsidered decision, for Part 6, see section 28K(1).\nsocial housing eligibility criteria, see section 20A(1).\nsocial housing lease, see section 5AA.\ntenant of public housing premises means the person specified in\nthe lease for the public housing premises as the tenant of those\npremises.\nunit means:\n(a) a unit, as defined in section 4 of the Unit Titles Act 1975; or\n\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 1 Establishment and related matters\nHousing Act 1982 5\n(b) a unit of a scheme, as defined in section 37 of the Unit Title\nSchemes Act 2009.\n5AA Meaning of social housing lease\nA social housing lease is:\n(a) a lease of public housing premises granted to an eligible\nperson by the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or the\nTerritory under a prescribed housing scheme; or\n(b) a lease of premises granted to an eligible person by a\ncommunity housing provider in accordance with a prescribed\nhousing scheme.\nNote for section 5AA\nA social housing lease is a tenancy agreement under the Residential Tenancies\nAct 1999.\n5A Application of Criminal Code\nPart IIAA of the Criminal Code applies to an offence against this\nAct.\nNote for section 5A\nPart IIAA of the Criminal Code states the general principles of criminal\nresponsibility, establishes general defences, and deals with burden of proof. It\nalso defines, or elaborates on, certain concepts commonly used in the creation of\noffences.\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 1 Establishment and related matters\n6 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\n(1) There is established an entity by the name of the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing).\n(2) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing):\n(a) is a body corporate sole with perpetual succession; and\n(b) has a common seal; and\n(c) is capable, in its corporate name, of acquiring, holding and\ndisposing of real, leasehold and personal property and of\nsuing and being sued.\n\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 2 Functions and Powers of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nHousing Act 1982 6\n(3) All courts, judges and persons acting judicially must take judicial\nnotice of the seal of the Chief Executive (Housing) affixed to a\ndocument and must presume that it was duly affixed.\n7 Constitution of Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nThe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) is constituted by the Chief\nExecutive Officer, as defined in section 3 of the Public Sector\nEmployment and Management Act 1993, of the Agency responsible\nunder the Minister for the administration of this Act.\n11 Disclosure of interest\n(1) If the CEO of the Agency responsible under the Minister for the\nadministration of this Act has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest\nin a matter being or to be considered by the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing), the CEO must, as soon as practicable after he or she\nbecomes aware of a potential conflict of interest because of that\npecuniary interest, disclose the nature of it to the Minister, and the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) must, subject to subsection (2),\nrefrain from further consideration of, or from considering, that\nmatter.\n(2) The Minister may, after considering the nature of the pecuniary\ninterest disclosed, direct the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to\ncontinue its consideration of, or to consider, the matter.\n14 Delegation\n(1) The Minister may, in writing, delegate to a person any of the powers\nand functions of the Minister under this Act, other than this power of\ndelegation.\n(2) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may, in writing under its seal,\ndelegate to a person any of its powers and functions under this or\nany other Act, other than this power of delegation.\nDivision 2 Functions and Powers of the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing)\n15 Functions of Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nThe functions of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) are:\n(a) to provide and to assist in the provision of residential\naccommodation; and\n(b) to provide accommodation, whether residential, office,\nindustrial or otherwise, for Territory or Commonwealth public\npurposes; and\n\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 2 Functions and Powers of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nHousing Act 1982 7\n(c) any other functions imposed on the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) under this or any other Act.\n16 Powers of Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\n(1) Subject to this Act, the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) has power\nto do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in\nconnection with or incidental to the performance of its functions and\nthe exercise of its powers.\n(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) may do any of the following for the purpose of\ncarrying out its functions or exercising its powers, including the\npowers conferred upon it elsewhere under this or any other Act:\n(a) acquire, hold and dispose of real or personal property, or any\ninterest therein, and any rights, privileges, permits, licences\nand authorities;\n(b) prepare sites for building;\n(c) build on land, including land held by a private person;\n(d) maintain, manage and control premises;\n(e) let premises;\n(f) sell dwellings;\n(g) provide financial and other assistance for the acquisition of\nland or buildings for accommodation, and for building and\nmaintaining premises for accommodation;\n(h) act as agent for the Territory or Commonwealth in\nadministering a Territory or Commonwealth housing scheme;\n(j) manufacture or otherwise produce its own materials;\n(k) build, purchase or otherwise acquire, with the Minister's\nwritten approval, and maintain premises and other buildings\nfor its own immediate or future office or industrial\nrequirements;\n(m) build, purchase or otherwise acquire, with the Minister's\nwritten approval, and control, manage and maintain premises\nand other buildings for the immediate or future needs of the\nTerritory or Commonwealth;\n\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 2 Functions and Powers of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nHousing Act 1982 8\n(n) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real or personal property,\nincluding any part of premises and buildings referred to in\nparagraph (k) or (m), that is then surplus to its own, the\nTerritory's or the Commonwealth's needs.\n(3) Subject to this Act and to any rights or duties the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) may have as a mortgagee in a particular case, the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) must not sell real or personal\nproperty (other than building materials) unless the sale is made\neither by public auction or after inviting public tenders for the\npurchase of the property.\n(3A) Where property remains unsold after being offered for sale by\npublic auction or public tender under subsection (3), the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) may, either by itself or by an agent or\nagents appointed for the purpose, offer the property for sale to the\npublic on such terms and conditions as the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) may specify.\n(3B) An offer under subsection (3A) remains open for a period of\n6 months commencing with the day on which the public auction was\nheld or, as the case may be, the public tenders closed, or until a\nbinding arrangement for the sale of the property has been entered\ninto, whichever is sooner.\n(3C) Notwithstanding that property may be offered for sale pursuant to\nsubsection (3) or (3A), the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may\nwithdraw the property from sale at any time:\n(a) where the property is offered under subsection (3), before the\nday on which the public auction is held or, as the case may\nbe, public tenders are to close; or\n(b) where the property is offered under subsection (3A), before a\nbinding arrangement for sale has been entered into.\n(4) The Minister may, in writing, authorise the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real or personal\nproperty, being property of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing), to\nthe Territory, a statutory corporation or a person of a class of\npersons specified in the authorisation, and the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the\nproperty accordingly.\n17 Ministerial control\nIn the exercise of its powers and the performance of its functions,\nthe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) is subject to the directions of\nthe Minister.\n\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 2 Functions and Powers of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nHousing Act 1982 9\n18 Power of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to enter land and\ntake property of Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\n(1) Where property of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) is on, or\naffixed to or within a building located on, land which is either not\nleased to the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or leased to the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) and occupied by another person,\nthe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may, by such agents,\nemployees and workers as it thinks fit for the purpose, enter and\nremove its property from that land, and, for the purpose of such\nremoval, use any road, railway, tramway or other facility of transport\non that land.\n(2) The owner, lessee, or person in occupation, of land entered under\nsubsection (1) must be paid just compensation by the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) for damage, if any, suffered in respect\nof the entry or use of methods of transport.\n19 Tenant to be responsible for maintenance of dwelling\n(1) The tenant of a dwelling must keep the dwelling and its equipment\nin the condition that, in the opinion of the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing), it was in when that person became the tenant of that\ndwelling or as improved from time to time by the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing), fair wear and tear, and damage by, or arising out\nof, fire, storm and tempest, flood or earthquake excepted.\n(2) Where the tenant of a dwelling has not complied with the\nrequirements of subsection (1) in respect of the dwelling, the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) may enter that dwelling, by such\nagents, employees and workers as it thinks fit for the purpose, and\ncause to be carried out any work necessary to make good the\ndefault of that tenant.\n(3) The costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) in exercising its powers under\nsubsection (2) are a debt due and payable to it by the tenant of the\ndwelling in respect of which those powers were exercised.\n20 Removal of illegal structures\n(1) Where the tenant of a dwelling makes an alteration, addition or\nerection to, or demolishes the whole or any part of, premises leased\nby the tenant from the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) without\nprior approval from the Chief Executive Officer (Housing), the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) may give written notice to the tenant\nrequiring that the premises be returned to the state that they were\nin, or as near thereto as is practicable, prior to the alteration,\naddition, erection or demolition.\n\nPart 2 Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nDivision 3 Funding for Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nHousing Act 1982 10\n(2) Where the tenant of a dwelling referred to in subsection (1) has not\ncomplied with a notice given under that subsection within 28 days\nafter the date of service of the notice on the tenant, or such longer\nperiod as the Chief Executive Officer (Housing), by written notice to\nthat tenant, allows, the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may, by\nsuch agents, employees and workers as it thinks fit for the purpose,\nenter the premises, and cause to be carried out any work\nnecessary to make good the default of that tenant.\n(3) The costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) in exercising its powers under\nsubsection (2) are a debt due and payable to it by the tenant of the\ndwelling in respect of which those powers were exercised.\n20A Social housing eligibility criteria\n(1) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must, in writing, determine\nthe criteria (the social housing eligibility criteria) that a person\nmust meet in order to be eligible for a social housing lease.\n(2) The social housing eligibility criteria must include criteria relating to\na person's means and access to housing.\n(3) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must publish the social\nhousing eligibility criteria on the Agency's website.\nDivision 3 Funding for Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\n21 Moneys of Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nThe moneys of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) consist of:\n(a) moneys paid to it out of money appropriated for the purpose\nby the Legislative Assembly; and\n(b) such moneys as it receives in the performance of its functions\nand the exercise of its powers; and\n(c) moneys lent to it by the Territory or the Treasurer, or by a\nstatutory corporation or financial institution; and\n(d) moneys advanced under section 27 to it.\n\nPart 4 Provision of housing assistance\nHousing Act 1982 11\nPart 3 Provision of housing and rental of dwellings\n22 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to administer prescribed\nhousing schemes\nSubject to section 16(2)(h), the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nmust not, except with the Minister's written consent, administer a\nhousing scheme other than a prescribed housing scheme.\n23 Rent payable for dwellings and other premises\n(1) The Minister may, from time to time, by Gazette notice determine\nthe rent to be paid for:\n(a) a dwelling or a class of dwelling; or\n(b) premises, or a class of premises, let under a prescribed\nhousing scheme.\n(2) A determination under this section may be subject to conditions that\nthe Minister thinks fit.\n(3) A determination under this section is to specify the date on which\nthe rent will become payable for the dwelling or the class of\ndwelling or the premises or the class of premises.\n(3A) In making a determination under this section, the Minister is not\nrequired to afford any person, who would be affected by the\ndetermination, an opportunity to be heard in relation to the\ndetermination.\n(4) The rent to be paid for a dwelling or premises is the rent determined\nfrom time to time under subsection (1) and the rent is to be paid\ndespite anything to the contrary contained in the tenancy\nagreement entered into in respect of the dwelling or premises or in\nany arrangement or agreement, or alleged arrangement or\nagreement, between the tenant of the dwelling or premises and any\nother person (including the Chief Executive Officer (Housing), the\nformer Commission, the Territory or their employees or agents).\nPart 4 Provision of housing assistance\n24 Housing assistance schemes\n(1) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must not administer a\nhousing assistance scheme unless the Minister consents in writing\nto it administering the scheme or, if any amendments are made to\nthe scheme, the scheme as amended.\n\nPart 4 Provision of housing assistance\nHousing Act 1982 12\n(2) In this section:\nhousing assistance scheme means a scheme for providing\nassistance in the purchase of housing.\n25 Trust account\n(1) Despite the repeal, on the commencement of this Act, of\nsection 33K of the former Act, the trust account established in\npursuance of that section continues in existence for the purposes of\nsubsection (2).\n(2) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must, in respect of the trust\naccount continued in existence under subsection (1), debit to that\naccount:\n(a) all repayments of advances made to it under this Part or\nformerly made to the Home Finance Trustee under the\nHousing Loans Act 1949; and\n(b) all payments of interest on advances referred to in\nparagraph (a); and\n(c) all moneys paid or advanced by it under this Part or formerly\npaid or advanced by the Home Finance Trustee under the\nHousing Loans Act 1949 (including costs of administration,\nmaintenance, repairs or insurance of buildings).\n26 Money may be advanced or paid for certain purposes\nFor carrying out a prescribed housing assistance scheme, the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) may, on such terms and conditions as\nthe Treasurer thinks fit (including a condition that the money need\nnot be repaid or refunded to the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)),\nadvance money to, or pay money on behalf of, a person to whom\nsuch a scheme relates to enable the person to do one or more of\nthe following:\n(a) to erect a house on land owned or leased by the person;\n(b) to purchase land or a lease of land and erect a house on the\nland;\n(c) to purchase land on which a house is erected or a lease of\nsuch land;\n(d) to purchase a dwelling;\n(e) to complete a partially erected house owned by the person;\n\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 1 Key concepts\nHousing Act 1982 13\n(f) to repair a damaged house owned by the person;\n(g) to modify a house owned by the person;\n(h) to purchase land or a lease of land on which is situated a\npartially erected or damaged house and complete the erection\nor repair of the house;\n(j) to exchange a house owned by the person;\n(k) to discharge a mortgage, charge or encumbrance already\nexisting on land or a lease of land.\n27 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may accept advances\nFor this Part, the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may accept an\nadvance made to it by a person approved by the Treasurer.\n28 Maintenance and insurance of dwellings and houses\nThe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may make such payments as\nit thinks fit for the maintenance or insurance of a dwelling or house\nsold or in respect of which an advance has been made by it under\nthis Part or formerly made by the Home Finance Trustee under the\nHousing Loans Act 1949 under a prescribed housing assistance\nscheme in force under this Part or Part 9 or formerly in force under\nthe Housing Loans Act 1949 and in respect of which an amount of\npurchase money or the advance is owing.\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 1 Key concepts\n28A Meaning of antisocial behaviour\nBehaviour is antisocial behaviour if it:\n(a) involves abusive or violent behaviour directed to a person; or\n(b) creates alarm or fear in, or annoyance to, neighbours or\nothers in the vicinity; or\n(c) involves graffiti, littering or vandalism.\nExample of what may create annoyance\nMaking excessive noise.\n\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 2 Agreements about acceptable behaviour\nHousing Act 1982 14\n28B Meaning of acceptable behaviour agreement\nAn acceptable behaviour agreement is a written undertaking\nentered into by a tenant of public housing premises about not\nengaging in antisocial behaviour on those premises and any place\nwithin 50 m of those premises.\nDivision 2 Agreements about acceptable behaviour\n28C Acceptable behaviour agreements\n(1) If the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) reasonably believes a\ntenant of public housing premises, or a recognised occupier of\nthose premises, is likely to engage in antisocial behaviour, the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) may, by written notice, require the\ntenant to enter into an acceptable behaviour agreement.\n(2) The notice must include the following information about the\nacceptable behaviour agreement:\n(a) the period within which the tenant is required to enter into it\n(being not less than 28 days after the notice is given);\n(b) the period for which the agreement is to have effect;\n(c) a description of the antisocial behaviour and the terms of the\nagreement;\n(d) a statement about the operation of the agreement as specified\nby subsection (4);\n(e) a statement that the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may\napply to a court under section 99A of the Residential\nTenancies Act 1999 for termination of the lease if the tenant:\n(i) fails or refuses to enter into the agreement; or\n(ii) seriously or repeatedly breaches the terms of the\nagreement.\n(3) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may form the belief\nmentioned in subsection (1) having regard to the following matters,\nincluding matters that happened before the commencement of this\nsection:\n(a) the history of the tenancy or a former tenancy involving the\ntenant whether as a tenant or recognised occupier;\n\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 3 Powers when prescribed offences or antisocial behaviour happen\nHousing Act 1982 15\n(b) the history of another tenancy involving a recognised occupier\nof the tenant, whether the recognised occupier was the tenant\nor a recognised occupier in relation to the other tenancy;\n(c) other matters the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) considers\nrelevant.\n(4) The operation of the acceptable behaviour agreement extends to\nthe behaviour of:\n(a) a recognised occupier of the relevant public housing premises;\nand\n(b) any other person occupying those premises with the consent\nof the tenant of those premises.\n(5) Subject to section 99A(3) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999, if\na recognised occupier of public housing premises, or other person\noccupying those premises with the consent of the tenant of those\npremises, engages in behaviour in breach of an acceptable\nbehaviour agreement entered into by the tenant, the tenant is taken\nto have breached the agreement.\n(6) The acceptable behaviour agreement is of no effect if the notice\nrequiring the tenant to enter into the agreement does not contain\nthe matters required by subsection (2).\nDivision 3 Powers when prescribed offences or antisocial\nbehaviour happen\n28D Power to require name and address and, if relevant, age\n(1) This section applies if a public housing safety officer reasonably\nbelieves a person:\n(a) has engaged, is engaging or is about to engage in conduct on\npublic housing premises that constitutes a prescribed offence\nor antisocial behaviour; or\n(b) may be in a position to help with the investigation of a\nprescribed offence or antisocial behaviour on, or partially on,\npublic housing premises.\n(2) The public housing safety officer may require the person to state\nthe person's name and address and, if the officer reasonably\nbelieves the person may be under 18 years of age, the person's\nage.\n\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 3 Powers when prescribed offences or antisocial behaviour happen\nHousing Act 1982 16\n(3) The public housing safety officer may require the person to give\nevidence of the correctness of the person's name if the officer\nreasonably believes a name given by the person is false.\n(4) In making a requirement under subsection (2) or (3), the public\nhousing safety officer must inform the person it is an offence to\ncontravene the requirement unless the person establishes a\nreasonable excuse.\n(5) A person given a requirement under subsection (2) or (3) must\ncomply with it.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(6) An offence against subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.\n(7) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubsection (5) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.\n28E Power to give direction to person on public housing premises\n(1) This section applies if a public housing safety officer reasonably\nbelieves a person on public housing premises has been, is or will\nbe engaging in conduct, or permitting conduct to be engaged in, on\npublic housing premises that constitutes a prescribed offence or\nantisocial behaviour.\n(2) The public housing safety officer may direct the person not to\nengage, or to stop engaging, in specified conduct on the public\nhousing premises to the extent the officer reasonably believes\nnecessary to prevent the prescribed offence or antisocial behaviour.\n(3) Also, if the person is not a tenant of the public housing premises or\na recognised occupier of those premises, the public housing safety\nofficer may direct the person to leave the public housing premises\nimmediately and not enter all or part of those premises for a\nspecified period of not more than 12 months.\n(4) A person given a direction under subsection (2) or (3) must comply\nwith it.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.\n(6) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubsection (4) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.\n\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 3 Powers when prescribed offences or antisocial behaviour happen\nHousing Act 1982 17\n28F Direction to leave must be in writing or by later written notice\n(1) A public housing safety officer must give a direction under\nsection 28E(2) or (3) by written notice unless the officer reasonably\nbelieves it is not practicable to do so and gives it orally to the\nperson or persons to whom the direction relates.\n(2) If a person is given a direction orally, it ceases to have effect at the\nend of 2 days after the day it is given unless, within that period, a\npublic housing safety officer gives written notice about the direction\nto the person.\n(3) A written notice about a direction as mentioned in subsection (2) is\ntaken to be a written notice given under section 28E(2) or (3), as\nthe case may be.\n(4) A written notice must state the following:\n(a) the name of the person to whom the direction relates;\n(b) the name of the public housing safety officer giving the\ndirection;\n(c) if the notice is given under:\n(i) section 28E(2) – the conduct the person is not to engage\nin, or the person is to stop engaging in, on the public\nhousing premises; or\n(ii) section 28E(3) – the period of not more than 12 months\nfor which the person named in the direction must not\nenter specified public housing premises;\n(d) the reasons for giving the direction;\n(e) that a person affected by the decision may apply for it to be\nreconsidered, and how the application must be made, as\nmentioned in section 28J;\n(f) any other matter prescribed by regulation.\n(5) A direction given orally is not invalid only because it does not\ninclude a matter mentioned in subsection (4).\n28G Power to seize a dangerous article or a container of liquor\n(1) This section applies when a public housing safety officer is on\npublic housing premises.\n\nPart 5 Behaviour on public housing premises\nDivision 3 Powers when prescribed offences or antisocial behaviour happen\nHousing Act 1982 18\n(2) The public housing safety officer may seize an article or container\n(a seized item) if:\n(a) the officer reasonably believes the article is a dangerous\narticle or the container contains liquor; and\n(b) the article or liquor is located on common property or a\ncommon area within the public housing premises; and\n(c) the article or liquor is not under the immediate control of an\nadult.\n(3) In addition, the public housing safety officer may seize any\ncontainer (also a seized item) if:\n(a) the officer reasonably believes the container contains liquor;\nand\n(b) the container is located anywhere within the public housing\npremises; and\n(c) if the container does contain liquor, its location within those\npremises is in contravention of section 173, 183 or 189 of the\nLiquor Act 2019.\n(4) The public housing safety officer who seized it must:\n(a) for a seized item that is a dangerous article:\n(i) retain the dangerous article; or\n(ii) give the article to a police officer; or\n(b) for seized item that is a container of liquor:\n(i) if it is open – empty the container immediately; or\n(ii) otherwise – retain the container or give it to a police\nofficer.\n(5) The public housing safety officer must affix a receipt about the\nseizure of a seized item to something at the place of seizure.\n(6) Within 3 months after the date of seizure of a seized item, a public\nhousing safety officer must return it to a person who claims to be\nthe owner and whom the officer reasonably believes is the owner.\n(7) If a seized item is not returned under subsection (6), it is forfeited to\nthe Territory on the day after the end of the 3 month period.\n\nPart 6 Review of decisions\nHousing Act 1982 19\n(8) Subsections (6) and (7) do not apply if, during the 3 month period, a\npublic housing safety officer or a police officer decides, in writing,\nthat the seized item must be retained as evidence of an offence.\nPart 6 Review of decisions\n28H Review of particular decision of public housing safety officer\nEach of the following decisions of a public housing safety officer is\nan original decision:\n(a) a decision under section 28E(2) directing a person not to\nengage, or to stop engaging in, specified conduct on public\nhousing premises;\n(b) a decision under section 28E(3) directing a person to leave\npublic housing premises immediately and not to enter all or\npart of those premises for a specified period;\n(c) a decision under section 28G(2) or (3) to seize an article or\ncontainer;\n(d) a decision prescribed by regulation as an original decision.\n28J Application for reconsideration of original decision\n(1) A person affected by an original decision (an affected person) may\napply to the CEO for reconsideration of the original decision.\nNote for subsection (1)\nA person affected by an original decision may be the person given the direction\nor a tenant who had invited the person into the tenant's residence or who has a\nfamily relationship with the person given the direction.\n(2) The application must be:\n(a) in writing; and\n(b) made within 28 days after the original decision was given to\nthe person to whom it relates.\n(3) The making of the application does not affect the operation of the\noriginal decision.\n28K Reconsideration by CEO\n(1) Within 28 days after an application for reconsideration of an original\ndecision is made, the CEO must reconsider the original decision\nand give the applicant written notice about the CEO's decision (the\nreconsidered decision).\n\nPart 6 Review of decisions\nHousing Act 1982 20\n(2) The CEO may reconsider the original decision in any way he or she\nconsiders appropriate.\n(3) The notice about the reconsidered decision must include the\nfollowing:\n(a) the reconsidered decision and the reasons for it;\n(b) that the applicant for the reconsideration may apply to the\nLocal Court for a review of the merits of the reconsidered\ndecision;\n(c) the period allowed for applying for a review of the\nreconsidered decision;\n(d) how to apply for a review.\n28L Application for review of reconsidered decision\n(1) The applicant for a reconsideration of an original decision may\napply to the Local Court for a review of the merits of the\nreconsidered decision.\n(2) The application must be made within 28 days after the day:\n(a) the applicant received notice about the reconsidered decision;\nor\n(b) if the affected person did not receive a notice for the\nreconsidered decision – the applicant becomes aware of the\ndecision.\n(3) However, on application by the applicant, the Local Court may at\nany time extend the period for applying for a review of the merits of\nthe reconsidered decision.\n28M Operation and implementation of reconsidered decision\n(1) An application under section 28L does not affect the operation or\nimplementation of the reconsidered decision.\n(2) However, the Local Court may make an order staying or otherwise\naffecting the operation or implementation of so much of the\nreconsidered decision as the Court considers appropriate to\neffectively decide the application.\n(3) The order is subject to the conditions stated in it.\n(4) The order has effect for the period stated in it or, if no period is\nstated, until the Court decides the application.\n\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 1 Appointed PHSO\nHousing Act 1982 21\n28N Hearing procedure\n(1) In hearing an application under section 28L, the Local Court must\nreview the merits of the reconsidered decision.\n(2) The Local Court must consider the matter afresh and is not bound\nby anything considered by the CEO in making the reconsidered\ndecision.\n(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Local Court may:\n(a) admit evidence that was not considered by the CEO in making\nthe reconsidered decision; or\n(b) refuse to admit evidence that was considered by the CEO in\nmaking the reconsidered decision.\n28P Decision on review of reconsidered decision\n(1) In deciding the application, the Local Court may:\n(a) confirm the reconsidered decision; or\n(b) vary the reconsidered decision; or\n(c) set aside the reconsidered decision and substitute its own\ndecision.\n(2) The Local Court may make the orders it considers appropriate to\ngive effect to its decision.\n(3) A decision under subsection (1)(b) or (c) is taken for this Act (other\nthan this Part) to be a decision of the CEO.\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 1 Appointed PHSO\n28Q Appointment of public sector employees as public housing\nsafety officers\n(1) The CEO may appoint a public sector employee as a public\nhousing safety officer if the employee has been suitably trained to\nexercise the powers or perform the functions under this Act of a\npublic housing safety officer.\n(2) However, a public sector employee is not eligible for appointment if\nthe employee has a previous conviction for a disqualifying offence.\n\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 1 Appointed PHSO\nHousing Act 1982 22\n(3) Despite the Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act 1992 and the\nAnti-Discrimination Act 1992:\n(a) before a public sector employee may be appointed under\nsubsection (1), the employee must authorise the CEO to\nobtain from the Commissioner of Police a criminal record\nabout the employee, including spent convictions; and\n(b) the CEO may take the criminal record (including any spent\nconvictions) into account in deciding whether to appoint the\nemployee; and\n(c) if the employee is appointed, the CEO may retain the criminal\nrecord for as long as the employee is an appointed PHSO.\n(4) In this section:\ncriminal record, see section 3(1) of the Criminal Records (Spent\nConvictions) Act 1992.\nspent conviction, see section 3(1) of the Criminal Records (Spent\nConvictions) Act 1992.\n28R Identity card\n(1) The CEO must give an appointed PHSO an identity card stating the\nperson's name and that the person is a public housing safety\nofficer.\n(2) The identity card must:\n(a) show a recent photograph of the appointed PHSO; and\n(b) show the card's date of issue; and\n(c) be signed by the appointed PHSO.\n(3) This section does not prevent the issue of a single identity card to a\nperson for this and another Act.\n28S Return of identity card\n(1) A person who ceases to be an appointed PHSO must return the\nperson's identity card to the CEO within 14 days after the cessation.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.\n(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubsection (1) if the person establishes a reasonable excuse.\n\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 1 Appointed PHSO\nHousing Act 1982 23\n28T Obligations with regard to identity card\n(1) An appointed PHSO must not exercise a power under this Act\nunless the officer holds an identity card issued under this Act.\n(2) Before exercising a power under this Act in relation to a person, an\nappointed PHSO must, wherever practicable, produce the identity\ncard for inspection by the person (but the card need only be\nproduced once even though 2 or more powers are exercised\nagainst the person).\n(3) Non-compliance by an appointed PHSO with subsection (2) is a\ndefence to a charge based on non-compliance by the person to\nwhom the identity card should have been produced with a\nrequirement or request made by the appointed PHSO under this\nAct.\n(4) Subsection (3) applies even if the charge relates to an offence that\nis an offence of strict liability.\n28U Disqualifying offences by appointed PHSO\n(1) If an appointed PHSO is charged with, or convicted of, a\ndisqualifying offence, the officer must report the fact to the CEO as\nsoon as practicable (but no later than 7 days after the officer is\ncharged or convicted).\nMaximum penalty: 100 penalty units.\n(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.\n(3) If an appointed PHSO is charged with a disqualifying offence, the\nCEO may suspend the officer's appointment as a public housing\nsafety officer until the charge has been dealt with by a court.\n(4) If an appointed PHSO is convicted of a disqualifying offence, the\nCEO must revoke the officer's appointment as a public housing\nsafety officer.\n28V Code of conduct for appointed PHSO\n(1) The CEO may make a code of conduct:\n(a) to establish standards of behaviour applicable to each\nappointed PHSO; or\n\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 2 Provisions for all public housing safety officers\nHousing Act 1982 24\n(b) for other purposes related to the administration of this Act.\nNote for subsection (1)\nPolice officers are subject to general orders made under section 14A of the\nPolice Administration Act 1978.\n(2) The CEO must ensure the code of conduct, as in force from time to\ntime, is available on the Agency's website.\n(3) If an appointed PHSO contravenes the code of conduct, the matter\nmay be dealt with as a breach of discipline under the Public Sector\nEmployment and Management Act 1993.\nDivision 2 Provisions for all public housing safety officers\n28W Interaction with specific Acts\n(1) A public housing safety officer who is exercising, or about to\nexercise, a power under this Act to which the Youth Justice\nAct 2005 would apply if it were to be exercised by a police officer\nmust comply with the obligations imposed by that Act on a police\nofficer.\n(2) Despite the application of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999 to\npremises let under this Act, a public housing safety officer may:\n(a) lawfully enter a yard, garden or other area associated with\npublic housing premises (but not the residence) if the officer\nenters the place to exercise a power under this Act at a\nreasonable time in the circumstances; and\n(b) lawfully enter a residence at the invitation or with the consent\nof the tenant of the public housing premises.\nNote for subsection (2)\nSection 34 applies the Residential Tenancies Act 1999. Under that Act, a\nlandlord may only enter premises or ancillary premises in accordance with that\nAct. However, subsection (2) allows for entry in addition to Part 9 of the\nResidential Tenancies Act 1999.\n(3) A public housing safety officer who enters a yard, garden or other\narea associated with public housing premises as mentioned in\nsubsection (2)(a) may remain on the place for as long as the officer\nreasonably believes is necessary to exercise powers under this Act\neven if a tenant, recognised occupier or other person asks the\nofficer to leave.\n\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 3 Exercise of powers in relation to other premises\nHousing Act 1982 25\n(4) However, if a public housing safety officer has entered a residence\nas mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the officer must leave the\nresidence if asked to do so by the tenant of the public housing\npremises.\n28X Internal review\n(1) The CEO must establish a system of administrative review for\ndealing effectively with complaints about the conduct of public\nhousing safety officers.\n(2) The procedures for making a complaint, and the procedures on\nreview, must be published on the Agency's website.\n(3) This section does not limit a person's right to make a complaint to\nthe Ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 2009.\nDivision 3 Exercise of powers in relation to other premises\n28Y Agreement with community housing provider\n(1) The CEO may enter into an agreement with a community housing\nprovider stating that public housing safety officers may exercise\npowers under this Act in relation to premises that are let by the\nprovider to an eligible person.\n(2) Each premises in relation to which the agreement applies must be\nspecified in the agreement.\n28YA Community housing provider to advise tenants\n(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after entering into the\nagreement, the community housing provider must give the tenant of\neach premises specified in the agreement written notice of the\nmaking of the agreement.\n(2) The notice must include the following information:\n(a) a statement that public housing safety officers can exercise\npowers under this Act in relation to the premises;\n(b) a summary of the powers of public housing safety officers;\n(c) a statement that public housing safety officers must comply\nwith the code of conduct made under section 28V;\n(d) details about where a copy of the code can be viewed or\nobtained.\n\nPart 7 Public housing safety officers\nDivision 3 Exercise of powers in relation to other premises\nHousing Act 1982 26\n28YB Effect of agreement\n(1) If an agreement is entered into under section 28Y, this section\napplies in relation to the premises specified in the agreement (the\nCHP premises).\n(2) A public housing safety officer may exercise any of the powers\nconferred by the applied provisions in relation to the CHP premises\nas if:\n(a) a reference in the applied provisions to public housing\npremises includes a reference to:\n(i) the CHP premises; and\n(ii) if the CHP premises are a unit, apartment, flat or\ntownhouse in a social housing development – any\ncommon property or common areas in the development;\nand\n(b) a reference in the applied provisions to the tenant of the public\nhousing premises includes a reference to the person specified\nin the lease for the CHP premises as the tenant of the CHP\npremises; and\n(c) a reference in the applied provisions to a recognised occupier\nof premises includes a reference to someone whom the tenant\nof the CHP premises has notified the landlord, in writing, is or\nwill be occupying the CHP premises if the landlord has made\na notation in relation to the lease about the occupancy.\n(3) In exercising a power in relation to the CHP premises under\nsubsection (2), the public housing safety officer is subject to the\nsame limitations and requirements that would be applicable in\nrelation to the exercise of the power by the officer in relation to\npublic housing premises.\n(4) Part 6 applies in relation to any decision made by the public\nhousing safety officer in relation to the CHP premises as if a\nreference in Part 6 to public housing premises includes a reference\nto:\n(a) the CHP premises; and\n(b) if the CHP premises are a unit, apartment, flat or townhouse in\na social housing development – any common property or\ncommon areas in the development.\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 1 Annual report, liability and other matters\nHousing Act 1982 27\n(5) In this section:\napplied provisions means the following:\n(a) Part 5, Division 3;\n(b) Part 7, Division 2.\nsocial housing development means a building development\nconsisting of:\n(a) units for which a community housing provider is the registered\nproprietor, or lessee, of all units in the development; or\n(b) apartments, flats or townhouses (but not units) for which a\ncommunity housing provider is the registered proprietor or\nlessee of the lot on which the building development is situated.\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 1 Annual report, liability and other matters\n29 Annual reporting\n(1) An annual report in respect of the operations of the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) during a financial year is to be included in or\npresented as a part of the annual report prepared under section 28\nof the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993 in\nrespect of the Agency responsible under the Minister for the\nadministration of this Act.\n(2) Financial statements in respect of the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) are to be prepared and presented in accordance with\nsections 10, 11 and 12 of the Financial Management Act 1995.\n30 Protection of persons acting for Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing)\nA person acting with the authority of the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) is not personally liable in respect of any matter or thing\ndone or contract entered into:\n(a) by the Chief Executive Officer (Housing); or\n(b) by that person;\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 1 Annual report, liability and other matters\nHousing Act 1982 28\nwhere the matter or thing was done, or the contract was entered\ninto, in good faith for the purpose of executing this Act or any other\nAct conferring or imposing functions on the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing).\n30A Protection of public housing safety officers\n(1) A person is not civilly or criminally liable for an act done or omitted\nto be done by the person in good faith in the exercise of a power or\nperformance of a function as a public housing safety officer.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not affect any liability the Territory would, apart\nfrom that subsection, have for the act or omission.\n(3) In this section:\nexercise, of a power, includes the purported exercise of the power.\nperformance, of a function, includes the purported performance of\nthe function.\n31 Acquisition on just terms\nIf the exercise of a power or performance of a function as a public\nhousing safety officer would, apart from this section, result in an\nacquisition of property 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.\n31A Delegation by CEO\nThe CEO may delegate any of his or her powers and functions\nunder this Act to a public sector employee.\n32 Liability for rates and water and sewerage charges, &c.\n(1) Despite the Local Government Act 2019:\n(a) where the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) has acquired land\nwithin a local government area and there is a dwelling on the\nland or the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) proposes to\nerect a dwelling on that land, that land is rateable as\nmentioned in section 218 of the Local Government Act 2019;\nand\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 2 Further offences and related matters\nHousing Act 1982 29\n(b) the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) is liable for payment of a\ncharge made by the Council of a local government area for a\nservice provided for the removal of night-soil or garbage in\nrespect of the land on which a dwelling is situated.\n(2) A statement in writing by the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) that\nit proposes to erect a dwelling, or that it does not propose to erect a\ndwelling, on land specified in the statement is, for the purposes of\nthis section, conclusive evidence as to that fact.\n34 Application of Residential Tenancies Act 1999\n(1) Subject to sections 6 and 7 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999,\nthat Act applies in relation to a residential lease under this Act.\n(2) Sections 18, 19 and 20 of this Act do not apply in relation to a\nresidential lease under this Act.\n(3) In this section:\nresidential lease under this Act means:\n(a) a social housing lease; or\n(b) any other lease granted under this Act by the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) or the Territory for the purpose of residency.\n35 Minister may determine amount at which a dwelling shall be\nsold\nThe Minister may, in writing, determine:\n(a) the amount; or\n(b) the method of determining the amount;\nat which a dwelling, including the land on which the dwelling is\nsituated, must be sold under this Act and, accordingly, the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) must not sell that dwelling except at\nthat amount so determined.\nDivision 2 Further offences and related matters\n36 Giving misleading document to Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing)\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person:\n(a) gives the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) a document; and\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 2 Further offences and related matters\nHousing Act 1982 30\n(b) the document contains misleading information.\nMaximum penalty: 100 penalty units.\n(2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b).\n(3) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person, when giving the\ndocument:\n(a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the attention\nof the Chief Executive Officer (Housing); and\n(b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives\nthe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) the information\nnecessary to correct the document.\n(4) A prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) must not, in\nrelation to a loss or damage incurred by or to the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) as a consequence of the offence, interfere with or\nlessen a right or remedy by civil process by the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) against a person charged with that offence.\n(5) In this section:\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) includes a person acting with\nthe authority of the Chief Executive Officer (Housing), but does not\ninclude a public housing safety officer.\nmisleading information means information that is misleading in a\nmaterial particular or because of the omission of a material\nparticular.\n36A Failing to notify about change in income\n(1) This section applies to a person if:\n(a) the person gives the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) details\n(the income details) of the person's income in an application\nfor the grant of a rebate of rental under this Act or under a\nhousing scheme administered by the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) under this Act; and\n(b) the application is granted.\n(2) The person commits an offence if:\n(a) the income details change during the period the person\nreceives a rebate or participates in the housing scheme; and\n(b) the person knows about the change; and\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 2 Further offences and related matters\nHousing Act 1982 31\n(c) the person does not tell the Chief Executive Officer (Housing),\nor a person acting with the authority of the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing), about the change.\nMaximum penalty: 100 penalty units.\n36B Giving misleading information or document to public housing\nsafety officer\n(1) A person commits an offence if:\n(a) the person gives information to another person; and\n(b) the other person is a public housing safety officer; and\n(c) the person knows the information is misleading; and\n(d) the person knows the other person is exercising powers or\nperforming functions under, or otherwise related to the\nadministration of, this Act as a police officer or otherwise as a\npublic housing safety officer.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) A person commits an offence if:\n(a) the person gives a document to another person; and\n(b) the other person is a public housing safety officer; and\n(c) the person knows the document contains misleading\ninformation; and\n(d) the person knows the other person is exercising powers or\nperforming functions under, or otherwise related to the\nadministration of, this Act as a police officer or otherwise as a\npublic housing safety officer.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(b) and (2)(b).\n(4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person, when giving the\ndocument:\n(a) draws the misleading aspect of the document to the attention\nof a public housing safety officer; and\n(b) to the extent to which the person can reasonably do so – gives\na public housing safety officer the information necessary to\ncorrect the document.\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 2 Further offences and related matters\nHousing Act 1982 32\n(5) In this section:\nmisleading information means information that is misleading in a\nmaterial particular or because of the omission of a material\nparticular.\n36C Obstructing public housing safety officer\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person:\n(a) obstructs a person exercising powers or performing functions\nunder, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act as\na police officer or otherwise as a public housing safety officer;\nand\n(b) knows the person is a police officer, or otherwise is a public\nhousing safety officer, exercising powers or performing\nfunctions under, or otherwise related to the administration of,\nthis Act.\nMaximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for\n3 months.\n(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.\n(3) In this section:\nobstruct includes:\n(a) resist; and\n(b) hinder; and\n(c) incite or encourage another to obstruct.\n36D Security cameras or surveillance devices\n(1) A person commits an offence if the person engages in conduct that\nresults in damage to, or interference with, a security camera or a\nsurveillance device on public housing premises.\nMaximum penalty: 100 penalty units.\n(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against\nsubsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse for\nengaging in the conduct.\n\nPart 8 Miscellaneous matters\nDivision 2 Further offences and related matters\nHousing Act 1982 33\n36E Prosecutions\n(1) In proceedings for an offence against this Act, a certificate that\nappears to have been signed by the CEO certifying that a person\nnamed in the certificate was, on a particular day or for a particular\nperiod, a public housing safety officer is admissible as proof of the\nmatter so certified.\n(2) A prosecution for an offence against section 36, 36A or 36B may be\nstarted within 2 years after the date on which the offence is alleged\nto have occurred.\n37 Regulations\n(1) The Administrator may make regulations under this Act.\n(2) The Regulations may:\n(a) make provision for and in relation to schemes for the provision\nof assistance in the purchase of housing, and including, for\nsuch purposes, the purchase of land where the purchase of\nthe land is for the purpose of the construction of housing on\nthat land; and\n(b) make provision for and in relation to types of housing schemes\nand the class of persons eligible under such housing\nschemes; and\n(c) subject to section 35, make provision for and in relation to the\nsale at market value of dwellings by the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing); and\n(d) make provision for and in relation to housing for certain\nclasses of persons or their employees; and\n(e) make provision for and in relation to the letting of dwellings by\nthe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to certain classes of\npersons and their employees; and\n(ea) make provision in relation to acceptable behaviour\nagreements, including the matters that may be included in an\nacceptable behaviour agreement and the form and content of\nthe notice requiring a tenant to enter into an acceptable\nbehaviour agreement; and\n(f) make provision for and in relation to the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) acting as an agent for the Territory or the\nCommonwealth in the administration of a Territory or\nCommonwealth housing scheme; and;\n\nPart 9 Transitional matters for Housing Act 1982\nHousing Act 1982 34\n(g) make provision for and in relation to the terms and conditions\nupon which a rate of interest is payable on the balance of the\npurchase price for the time being outstanding under a contract\nof sale of, or a mortgage in respect of, a dwelling by a person\npurchasing, under a prescribed housing scheme referred to in\nsection 22, the dwelling; and\n(h) prescribe penalties, not exceeding a fine of 8 penalty units or\nimprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months, for an\noffence against the Regulations.\n(3) Regulations made in pursuance of subsection (2)(g) may be\nexpressed to apply to a housing scheme administered, in\npursuance of section 33F(2) of the former Act, by the former\nCommission as agent for the Territory and, for such purposes:\n(a) the housing scheme shall be deemed to be a prescribed\nhousing scheme referred to in section 22; and\n(b) such regulations may be expressed to come into operation on\na date before such regulations were made and shall,\naccordingly, be deemed to have come into operation on the\ndate so specified.\nPart 9 Transitional matters for Housing Act 1982\n41 Continuation of existing schemes\n(1) Notwithstanding the repeal, on the commencement of this Act, of\nPart III of the former Act, a scheme made under that Part and in\nforce immediately before that repeal shall, on the commencement\nof this Act, continue in force but may be repealed or amended as\nthough it were a scheme in force under this Act.\n(2) Notwithstanding the repeal, on the commencement of this Act, of\nsections 33G and 33H(1) of the former Act, a scheme referred to in\neither of those sections in force immediately before that repeal\nshall, on the commencement of this Act, continue in force but may\nbe repealed or amended as though it were a scheme in force under\nthis Act.\n(3) A reference to the Home Finance Trustee in a scheme referred to in\nsubsection (2) shall be read as including a reference to the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing).\n(4) Notwithstanding the repeal, on the commencement of this Act, of\nsection 33H(3) of the former Act, the Regulations continued in force\nby that section, as in force immediately before the commencement\nof this Act, shall, on the commencement of this Act, continue in\n\nPart 9 Transitional matters for Housing Act 1982\nHousing Act 1982 35\nforce as though made under this Act, but:\n(a) a reference in those Regulations to the Home Finance Trustee\nshall be read as including a reference to the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing); and\n(b) those Regulations may be amended or repealed by\nregulations made under this Act.\n42 Enforcement of contracts against Home Finance Trustee\n(1) A contract or agreement made by or with the Home Finance\nTrustee may be enforced:\n(a) by and against the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) as if the\ncontract or agreement had been made with the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing); or\n(b) against the Home Finance Trustee.\n(2) Where, in pursuance of subsection (1), a contract is enforceable\nagainst the Home Finance Trustee, the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing):\n(a) may discharge all obligations of the Home Finance Trustee\nunder the contract or agreement; and\n(b) may defend any action or resist any arbitration proceeding\narising under the contract or agreement; and\n(c) guarantees the payment of any moneys ordered or awarded to\nbe paid by the Home Finance Trustee in the action or\narbitration proceeding.\n43 Repayment of advance\nThe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) shall repay, to a person who\nhas advanced money to the Home Finance Trustee under the\nHousing Loans Act, the balance of moneys outstanding on the\ncommencement of this Act, together with all interest accrued or\naccruing, in accordance with the terms and conditions on which the\nmoney was advanced to the Home Finance Trustee.\n\nPart 10 Transitional matters for Housing Amendment Act 2005\nHousing Act 1982 36\nPart 10 Transitional matters for Housing Amendment\nAct 2005\n44 Definitions\nIn this Part:\ncommencement day means the day on which Part 2 of the\nHousing Amendment Act 2005 comes into operation.\nrepealed Home Purchase Regulations means the Home\nPurchase Assistance Scheme Regulations 1984 as in force\nimmediately before the commencement day.\nrepealed Housing Assistance Regulations means the Housing\nAssistance Schemes Regulations 2004 as in force immediately\nbefore the commencement day.\nrepealed Housing Sales Regulations means the Housing\n(Government Employees) Sales Scheme Regulations 1991 as in\nforce immediately before the commencement day.\n45 Scheme under repealed Home Purchase Regulations\n(1) The scheme set out in the Schedule to the repealed Home\nPurchase Regulations is taken to be a scheme that the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) may administer under section 24 of this\nAct as amended by the Housing Amendment Act 2005.\n(2) Regulation 3(2) of those Regulations is taken to be a provision of\nthe scheme referred to in subsection (1).\n46 Schemes under repealed Housing Assistance Regulations\n(1) The schemes set out in Schedules 1 to 4 (inclusive) and 6 to 10\n(inclusive) to the repealed Housing Assistance Regulations are\ntaken to be schemes that the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nmay administer under section 24 of this Act as amended by the\nHousing Amendment Act 2005.\n(2) Regulations 2, 3A, 4 and 5 of those Regulations are taken to be\nprovisions of a scheme referred to in subsection (1), but only to the\nextent those regulations applied in relation to the scheme\nimmediately before the commencement day.\n\nPart 11 Transitional matters for Housing Amendment Act (No. 2) 2005\nHousing Act 1982 37\n47 Scheme under repealed Housing Sales Regulations\n(1) The scheme set out in the Schedule to the repealed Housing Sales\nRegulations is taken to be a scheme that the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) may administer under section 24 of this Act as\namended by the Housing Amendment Act 2005.\n(2) Regulations 4 and 5 of those Regulations are taken to be provisions\nof the scheme referred to in subsection (1).\nPart 11 Transitional matters for Housing Amendment\nAct (No. 2) 2005\n48 Definitions\nIn this Part:\ncommencement day means the day on which the Housing\nAmendment Act (No. 2) 2005 commences.\nrepealed Housing (Concessional Loans) Regulations means the\nHousing (Concessional Loans) Regulations 2004 as in force\nimmediately before the commencement day.\nrepealed Housing Loans Regulations means the Housing Loans\nRegulations 2004 as in force immediately before the\ncommencement day.\n49 Scheme under repealed Housing (Concessional Loans)\nRegulations\nThe scheme set out in the Schedule to the repealed Housing\n(Concessional Loans) Regulations is taken to be a scheme that the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) may administer under section 24\nof this Act.\n50 Scheme under repealed Housing Loans Regulations\nThe scheme set out in the Schedule to the repealed Housing Loans\nRegulations is taken to be a scheme that the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) may administer under section 24 of this Act.\n\nPart 12 Transitional provisions for Housing and Other Legislation Amendment Act\n2011\nHousing Act 1982 38\nPart 12 Transitional provisions for Housing and Other\nLegislation Amendment Act 2011\n51 Existing acceptable behaviour agreement\n(1) An existing agreement continues in force according to its terms as if\nit had been made under section 28C.\n(2) If, before the commencement, the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nhad given a person written notice as mentioned in section 18A as in\nforce before the commencement and that notice had effect as\nstated in section 18A(6), the notice continues to have effect as if it\nhad been given to the person under section 28C.\n(3) In this section:\ncommencement means the commencement of this section.\nexisting agreement means an acceptable behaviour agreement\nentered into under section 18A as in force before the\ncommencement if the agreement had not ended before the\ncommencement.\n\nSchedule Acts repealed\nHousing Act 1982 39\nSchedule Acts repealed\nsection 3\nNumber and year Short title\nNo. 8, 1959 Housing Ordinance 1959\nNo. 18, 1960 Housing Ordinance 1960\nNo. 43, 1962 Housing Ordinance (No. 2) 1962\nNo. 74, 1963 Housing Ordinance 1962\nNo. 14, 1965 Housing Ordinance 1965\nNo. 43, 1966 Housing Ordinance 1966\nNo. 6, 1968 Housing Ordinance 1968\nNo. 9, 1969 Housing Ordinance 1969\nNo. 53, 1969 Housing Ordinance (No. 2) 1969\nNo. 17, 1970 Housing Ordinance 1970\nNo. 84, 1970 Housing Ordinance (No. 2) 1970\nNo. 6, 1971 Housing Ordinance 1971\nNo. 44, 1971 Housing Ordinance (No. 2) 1971\nNo. 60, 1972 Housing Ordinance 1972\nNo. 63, 1972 Housing Ordinance (No. 2) 1972\nNo. 21, 1973 Housing Ordinance 1973\nNo. 40, 1974 Housing Ordinance (No. 2) 1974\nNo. 41, 1974 Housing Ordinance (No. 3) 1974\nNo. 42, 1974 Housing Ordinance (No. 5) 1974\nNo. 56, 1974 Housing Ordinance (No. 4) 1974\nNo. 74, 1974 Housing Ordinance (No. 6) 1974\nNo. 27, 1975 Housing Ordinance 1975\n\nSchedule Acts repealed\nHousing Act 1982 40\nNo. 32, 1975 Housing Ordinance (No. 2) 1975\nNo. 57, 1976 Housing Ordinance 1976\nNo. 9, 1977 Housing Ordinance 1977\nNo. 35, 1978 Housing Ordinance 1978\nNo. 29, 1979 Housing Act 1979\nNo. 66, 1979 Housing Act (No. 2) 1979\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Act 1982 41\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key 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\nHousing Act 1982 (Act No. 76, 1982)\nAssent date 8 December 1982\nCommenced 15 April 1983 (Gaz G15, 15 April 1983, p 3)\nHousing Amendment Act 1984 (Act No. 48, 1984)\nAssent date 25 September 1984\nCommenced 15 January 1986 (Gaz G2, 15 January 1986, p 8)\nPublic Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1985 (Act No. 28, 1985)\nAssent date 26 June 1985\nCommenced 26 June 1985\nHousing Amendment Act 1986 (Act No. 70, 1986)\nAssent date 19 December 1986\nCommenced 1 July 1986 (s 2)\nHousing Amendment Act 1987 (Act No. 11, 1987)\nAssent date 25 June 1987\nCommenced 1 July 1987 (Gaz S48, 29 June 1987)\nHousing Amendment Act 1988 (Act No. 57, 1988)\nAssent date 25 November 1988\nCommenced 1 December 1988 (s 2)\nHousing Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 63, 1989)\nAssent date 7 November 1989\nCommenced 7 November 1989\nHousing Amendment Act 1991 (Act No. 2, 1991)\nAssent date 22 February 1991\nCommenced 22 February 1991\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Act 1982 42\nHousing Amendment Act 1992 (Act No. 43, 1992)\nAssent date 7 September 1992\nCommenced 7 September 1992\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 1993 (Act No. 84, 1993)\nAssent date 31 December 1993\nCommenced 1 June 1994 (s 2, s 2 Local Government Act 1993 (Act\nNo. 83, 1993) and Gaz S35, 20 May 1994)\nFinancial Management (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995 (Act No. 5, 1995)\nAssent date 21 March 1995\nCommenced 1 April 1995 (s 2, s 2 Financial Management Act 1992 (Act\nNo. 4, 1995) and Gaz S13, 31 March 1995)\nHousing Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 44, 1998)\nAssent date 27 May 1998\nCommenced s 11: 1 July 1997; rem: 1 July 1998 (Gaz S28, 1 July 1998,\np 1)\nResidential Tenancies (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999 (Act No. 46, 1999)\nAssent date 10 November 1999\nCommenced 1 March 2000 (s 2, s 2 Residential Tenancies Act 1999 (Act\nNo. 45, 1999) and Gaz G8, 1 March 2000, p 2)\nHousing Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 70, 2000)\nAssent date 14 December 2000\nCommenced 31 January 2001 (Gaz G4, 31 January 2001, p 4)\nHousing Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 17, 2005)\nAssent date 5 May 2005\nCommenced pt 3: 30 June 2004; rem: 5 May 2005 (s 2)\nHousing Amendment Act (No. 2) 2005 (Act No. 41, 2005)\nAssent date 13 December 2005\nCommenced 13 December 2005\nAntisocial Behaviour (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006 (Act No. 2, 2006)\nAssent date 8 March 2006\nCommenced 14 June 2006 (Gaz G24, 14 June 2006, p 3)\nUnit Title Schemes Act 2009 (Act No. 14, 2009)\nAssent date 26 May 2009\nCommenced pt 2.3, div 3, sdv 4 and s 135 (to ext ins s 54C):\n1 January 2010; s 111: 1 July 2010; rem: 1 July 2009 (s 2,\nGaz S30, 26 June 2009, p 1, s 2 Land Title and Related\nLegislation Amendment Act 2008 (Act No. 3, 2008) and Gaz\nS30, 26 June 2009, p 1)\nHousing and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 45, 2011)\nAssent date 21 December 2011\nCommenced 22 February 2012 (other than amdts to ss 21, 24 and 25 of\nthe Housing Act in the Sch) (Gaz G8, 22 February 2012, p 3)\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2013 (Act No. 28, 2013)\nAssent date 8 November 2013\nCommenced 8 November 2013\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Act 1982 43\nStatute Law Revision Act 2014 (Act No. 38, 2014)\nAssent date 13 November 2014\nCommenced 13 November 2014\nLocal Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)\nAssent date 6 April 2016\nCommenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related\nAmendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,\n29 April 2016)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)\nAssent date 10 March 2017\nCommenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)\nIndependent Commissioner Against Corruption (Consequential and Related\nAmendment) Act 2018 (Act No. 3, 2018)\nAssent date 21 February 2018\nCommenced 30 November 2018 (s 2, s 2 Independent Commissioner\nAgainst Corruption Act 2017 (Act No. 23, 2017) and Gaz S94,\n30 November 2018)\nLiquor Act 2019 (Act No. 29, 2019)\nAssent date 3 September 2019\nCommenced 1 October 2019 (Gaz G39, 25 September 2019, p 2)\nLocal Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)\nAssent date 13 December 2019\nCommenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,\n30 June 2021)\nAmending Legislation\nStatute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)\nAssent date 19 November 2020\nCommenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)\nAssent date 25 May 2021\nCommenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)\nTrespass Act 2023 (Act No. 7, 2023)\nAssent date 6 April 2023\nCommenced 1 May 2023 (Gaz G9, 27 April 2023, p 1)\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)\nHousing Amendment Act 2026 (Act No. 4, 2026)\nAssent date 9 February 2026\nCommenced 10 February 2026 (s 2)\n3 SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS\nss 6(2), 14 and 15 Housing Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 44, 1998)\ns 4 Housing Amendment Act 2000 (Act No. 70, 2000)\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Act 1982 44\n4 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, 2018) to: ss 1, 5, 7, 25, 28, 28C, 28G,\n28Q, 28V, 28W, 28X, 29, 32 and 34.\n5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nlt amd No. 44, 1998, s 4; No. 45, 2011, s 4\npt 1 hdg sub No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 5 amd No. 11, 1987, s 4; No. 44, 1998, ss 5 and 13; No. 2, 2006, s 12; No. 14,\n2009, s 131; No. 45, 2011, s 5; No. 29, 2019, s 371; No. 7, 2023, s 27; No. 3,\n2024, s 8\ns 5AA ins No. 3, 2024, s 9\ns 5A ins No. 45, 2011, s 6\namd No. 4, 2017, s 34\npt 2 hdg amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\npt 2\ndiv 1 hdg amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 6 amd No. 44, 1998, s 6; No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 7 sub No. 11, 1987, s 5; No. 44, 1998, s 7\ns 8 amd No. 28, 1985, s 9\nsub No. 11, 1987, s 5\nrep No. 44, 1998, s 7\ns 9 sub No. 11, 1987, s 5\nrep No. 44, 1998, s 7\ns 10 amd No. 28, 1985, s 9\nsub No. 11, 1987, s 5\nrep No. 44, 1998, s 7\ns 11 sub No. 11, 1987, s 5\namd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\nss 12 – 13 rep No. 11, 1987, s 5\ns 14 amd No. 11, 1987, s 6; No. 44, 1998, s 8; No. 45, 2011, s 13\npt 2\ndiv 2 hdg amd No. 44, 1998, s 13\ns 15 amd No. 44, 1998, s 9; No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 16 amd No. 63, 1989, s 2; No. 2, 1991, s 2; No. 44, 1998, s 10; No. 45, 2011,\ns 13\ns 17 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13\ns 18 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13; No. 38, 2014, s 2\ns 18A ins No. 2, 2006, s 13\nrep No. 45, 2011, s 7\nss 19 – 20 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 20A ins No. 3, 2024, s10\npt 2\ndiv 3 hdg\n(former\npt III hdg) amd No. 44, 1998, s 13\nsub No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 21 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 38, 2014, s 2\npt 3 hdg\n(former\npt IV hdg) amd No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 22 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Act 1982 45\ns 23 amd No. 11, 1987, s 7\nsub No. 70, 2000, s 3\namd No. 45, 2011, s 13; No. 3, 2024, s11, No. 10, 2026, s 4\npt 4 hdg\n(former\npt V hdg) amd No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 24 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13\nsub No. 17, 2005, s 4\namd No. 38, 2014, s 2\ns 25 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 38, 2014, s 2\ns 26 amd No. 57, 1988, s 3; No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\nss 27 – 28 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\npt 5 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\npt 5\ndiv 1 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\nss 28A – 28B ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\npt 5\ndiv 2 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\ns 28C ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\npt 5\ndiv 3 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\nss 28D – 28F ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\ns 28G ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\namd No. 29, 2019, s 372\npt 6 hdg rep No. 11, 1987, s 8\nins No. 45, 2011, s 8\nss 28H – 28P ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\npt 7 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\npt 7\ndiv 1 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\nss 28Q – 28V ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\npt 7\ndiv 2 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\ns 28W ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\ns 28X ins No. 45, 2011, s 8\namd No. 3, 2018, s 18\npt 7\ndiv 3 hdg ins No. 3, 2023, s 12\nss 28Y –\n28YB ins No. 3, 2023, s 12\npt 8 hdg\n(former\npt VII hdg) sub No. 5, 1995, s 19; No. 45, 2011, s 13\npt 8\ndiv 1 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 29 amd No. 48, 1984, s 4\nrep No. 11, 1987, s 8\nins No. 5, 1995, s 19\nsub No. 44, 1998, s 11\ns 30 amd No. 11, 1987, s 9; No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 30A ins No. 45, 2011, s 9\ns 31 amd No. 11, 1987, s 10; No. 44, 1998, s 13\nsub No. 45, 2011, s 9\ns 31A ins No. 43, 1992, s 2\namd No. 44, 1998, s 13\nsub No. 45, 2011, s 9\ns 31B ins No. 43, 1992, s 2\nrep No. 45, 2011, s 9\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Act 1982 46\ns 32 amd No. 84, 1993, s 6; No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13; No. 28, 2013,\ns 61; No. 39, 2019, s 370\ns 33 rep No. 70, 1986, s 3\ns 34 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13\nsub No. 46, 1999, s 4; No. 3, 2023, s 13\ns 35 amd No. 11, 1987, s 11; No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\npt 8\ndiv 2 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 10\ns 36 sub No. 45, 2011, s 10\nss 36A – 36D ins No. 45, 2011, s 10\ns 36E ins No. 45, 2011, s 10\namd No. 8, 2016, s 45\ns 37 amd No. 48, 1984, s 4; No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 2, 2006, s 14; No. 45, 2011,\ns 11\npt 9 hdg\n(former\npt VIII hdg) sub No. 17, 2005, s 5\namd No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 40 rep No. 11, 1987, s 12\ns 41 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13\ns 42 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13; No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 43 amd No. 44, 1998, s 13\npt 10 hdg\n(former\npt IX hdg ins No. 17, 2005, s 6\namd No. 45, 2011, s 13\ns 44 rep No. 44, 1998, s 12\nins No. 17, 2005, s 6\ns 45 rep No. 44, 1998, s 12\nins No. 17, 2005, s 6\nss 46 – 47 ins No. 17, 2005, s 6\npt 11 hdg\n(former\npt X hdg ins No. 41, 2005, s 3\namd No. 45, 2011, s 13\nss 48 – 50 ins No. 41, 2005, s 3\npt 12 hdg ins No. 45, 2011, s 12\ns 51 ins No. 45, 2011, s 12","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act’s operational scope has expanded since its original 1982 form by adding a structured behavioural enforcement and safety-officer regime, statutory acceptable behaviour agreements, and modern administrative safeguards and offences. Notable insertions include Part 5 (behaviour on public housing premises) and Part 7 (public housing safety officers) (see ss 28A–28G, 28H–28P, 28Q–28X), the social housing eligibility requirement that the CEO determine and publish criteria (s 20A), and the 2024–2026 amendments introducing the statutory definition of a social housing lease (s 5AA) and related changes (see s 5AA, s 20A). These additions shifted the statute from primarily a property‑and‑scheme framework to a combined housing‑provision and on‑site behavioural enforcement framework, increasing administrative enforcement powers, compliance obligations for tenants, and oversight requirements for appointed staff."},"complexity_factors":["Broad, open-textured powers for the CEO to 'do all things necessary or convenient' (s 16(1)) create interpretive scope for administrative action.","Significant delegation and Ministerial control (s 14, s 17) increase layers of decision-making and accountability paths.","Interplay with other statutes (Residential Tenancies Act 1999 at s 34; Criminal Code Part IIAA at s 5A; Liquor Act and Trespass Act referenced in prescribed offences) creates cross‑statutory complexity.","Detailed enforcement regime with appointed PHSOs, police PHSOs, ID and conduct codes, plus criminal and civil protections (ss 28Q–28V, 30, 30A) requires operational rules and training.","Strict liability offences and a mix of administrative and criminal sanctions (e.g. ss 28D(6), 28E(5), 36(2), 36B(3)) raise legal risk and procedural nuance for prosecutions and defences.","Two-step review (internal reconsideration by CEO then merits review by the Local Court) with tight time limits and stay rules (ss 28J–28M, 28N–28P) adds procedural complexity.","Delegation of substantive content to regulations (s 37), including acceptable behaviour agreement forms and penalties, means practical scope depends on subordinate instruments.","Transitional provisions and numerous historical amendments (noted in endnotes) mean the Act’s current scope is built from layered changes rather than a single cohesive text."],"plain_english_summary":"What this law does, mechanically\n\n- Establishes a corporate entity called the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) (the CEO) and gives it broad powers to acquire, hold, manage, let, build on, sell and otherwise deal with housing and related property (see ss 6, 16).  The CEO is subject to Ministerial directions (s 17) and may delegate many powers (s 14, s 31A).\n- Creates and controls prescribed housing schemes and housing assistance schemes, including power to advance or accept money for those schemes and to run a trust account for repayments (ss 22–27, 25).  The CEO’s funding comes from appropriations, receipts, loans and advances (s 21).\n- Allows the Minister to set rents and the dates rents become payable by Gazette notice; those rent determinations override contrary terms in existing tenancy agreements (s 23(1), (3A), (4)).  The Minister may also set the price or method for sale of a dwelling (s 35).\n- Sets out tenant maintenance duties for public housing and gives the CEO power to enter, repair and recover costs as debts where a tenant defaults (ss 19–20).  The CEO may require removal of unauthorised alterations and recover costs (s 20).\n- Requires the CEO to set and publish social housing eligibility criteria covering means and access to housing (s 20A).\n- Establishes a regime for behaviour on public housing premises: defines antisocial behaviour (s 28A); allows the CEO to require tenants to enter acceptable behaviour agreements (written undertakings) when the CEO reasonably believes a tenant or occupant is likely to engage in antisocial behaviour (s 28B–28C); and treats tenants as responsible for breaches by recognised occupiers or permitted occupants (ss 28B(4)–(5)).\n- Creates public housing safety officers (PHSOs): police are automatically PHSOs, and the CEO may appoint trained public sector employees as appointed PHSOs (s 28Q).  Appointed PHSOs must carry ID, follow a publicly available code of conduct, and can be suspended or revoked if charged or convicted of specified disqualifying offences (ss 28R–28V, 28V(2)).\n- Grants PHSOs specific powers on public housing premises, including requiring a person’s name/address/age (s 28D), directing people to stop specified conduct or to leave and not re-enter for up to 12 months (s 28E), seizing dangerous articles or liquor containers in certain circumstances (s 28G), and limited powers to enter yards and common areas (s 28W(2)).\n- Provides a two-step internal and judicial review path for affected persons: written application for reconsideration by the CEO (ss 28J–28K), followed by a merits review in the Local Court with fresh evidence allowed (ss 28L, 28N–28P).  Reconsideration does not stay operation unless the Court orders a stay (s 28M).\n- Creates a number of offences and penalties tied to administration and enforcement: misleading documents to the CEO or PHSO, failing to notify income changes when receiving rental rebates, obstructing PHSOs, damaging surveillance equipment, and failing to return PHSO identity cards, among others (ss 36–36D).  Some offences are strict liability (see, e.g., ss 28D(6), 28E(5), 36(2), 36B(3)).\n- Provides protections and compensation pathways where PHSO action would amount to acquisition of property (s 31) and civil/criminal protections for persons acting in good faith under the Act (ss 30, 30A).\n- Contains broad regulation-making power to flesh out schemes, acceptable behaviour agreement content and forms, sale at market value, penalties, and related matters (s 37).\n\nWhat the Act says it is for (stated purpose)\n\n- The long title: “An Act to provide for the provision of housing and other accommodation for letting or sale, matters relating to tenants and others on leased housing or other accommodation, and for related purposes.”  That is the Act’s stated purpose against which its powers operate.\n\nTesting the Act’s mechanics against costs, incentives and implementation variables (with section references)\n\n- Who decides and who pays\n  - The Minister can set rents and sale pricing methods (s 23, s 35).  This central pricing power can change costs for tenants and affect any private purchaser of former public housing stock.\n  - The CEO decides eligibility for social housing and must publish the social housing eligibility criteria (s 20A(1)–(3)).  That shifts gatekeeping discretion to an administrative agency and makes access contingent on published criteria.\n  - Tenants bear specified cash costs: repairs and maintenance where they default (s 19(2)–(3)), costs to reinstate unauthorised alterations (s 20(2)–(3)), and may be liable for penalties for specified offences (ss 36, 36A).\n  - The CEO and Territory receive appropriations and can borrow or accept advances (s 21), so taxpayers ultimately bear funding responsibility for capital and operating shortfalls.\n\n- Incentives and behavioural effects\n  - Acceptable behaviour agreements (s 28C) create a formal, written compliance condition for tenants; tenants may be required to sign them if the CEO reasonably believes antisocial behaviour is likely.  Failure to sign or repeated/serious breaches can trigger an application to the court for lease termination (s 28C(2)(e)).  This ties tenancy security to behavioural compliance and shifts enforcement choices from police/courts to administrative-triggered tenancy remedies.\n  - PHSO powers to direct persons and exclude non-tenants for up to 12 months (s 28E(3)) create an enforcement lever that can alter who may lawfully be present on public housing premises; that can change private choice about visitors and occupancy, and shifts some immediate enforcement discretion to PHSOs.\n  - The Minister’s power to determine rents that override tenancy agreements (s 23(4)) reduces the contract stability of existing tenancy terms and can change tenants’ financial obligations without a prior hearing (s 23(3A) notes no hearing is required).\n\n- Compliance burden and administrative steps\n  - CEO must publish eligibility criteria (s 20A(3)) and the PHSO code of conduct must be available on the Agency website (s 28V(2)), which creates transparency obligations but also operational publishing and update tasks for the Agency.\n  - Tenants receiving rental rebates must notify the CEO of income changes (s 36A).  Non-notification is an offence with financial penalties (up to 100 penalty units) and creates an ongoing compliance obligation for tenants.\n  - Affected persons have a set internal reconsideration and external merits review path (ss 28J–28K, 28L–28P).  Applications for reconsideration and court review have strict time limits (28 days for reconsideration and 28 days to apply to the Local Court), creating procedural deadlines for aggrieved individuals.\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and implementation risk\n  - Multiple provisions give broad administrative discretion: reasonable-belief thresholds for requiring behaviour agreements and exercising PHSO powers (ss 28C(1), 28D(1), 28E(1)), and the CEO’s wide power to do anything necessary or convenient to exercise its functions (s 16(1)).  Outcomes therefore depend on how the CEO and Minister exercise those discretions in policy and practice.\n  - The Act delegates significant content to regulations (s 37), including the form and content of acceptable behaviour agreement notices (s 37(2)(ea)).  Effective and consistent implementation requires clear regulations and Agency guidance; absent that, application may vary across offices and cases.\n\n- Effects on private enterprise and housing markets\n  - The CEO can sell, lease or dispose of property and may be authorised to sell to classes of persons specified by the Minister (s 16(4)).  The Minister can also set the sale amount or method (s 35).  These powers affect the supply of social housing stock that might enter private hands and influence how and at what price dispositions occur.\n  - The Act allows the CEO to act as agent for Territory or Commonwealth housing schemes and to provide financial assistance for housing acquisition or construction (s 16(2)(h), s 26).  This interacts with private housing supply by potentially offering public financing or support linked to prescribed schemes.\n\n- Concentrated benefits, diffuse costs and risk of targeted impacts (mechanisms, not labels)\n  - Concentrated benefits flow to entities specified by Ministerial authorisation (e.g., particular buyers under s 16(4)) or to the CEO when property is sold (s 16).  The costs (maintenance, capital shortfalls) are spread across public budgets (s 21) and tenants (ss 19, 20) depending on operational choices.\n  - The Act creates targeted enforcement tools (PHSO-directed exclusions, seizure powers, acceptable behaviour agreements) that concentrate enforcement discretion in the CEO and appointed PHSOs (ss 28E, 28G, 28C).  The practical impact depends on training, supervision, and availability of the internal review system (ss 28Q, 28X).\n\nKey practical points for affected people and organisations\n\n- Tenants: may be required to enter acceptable behaviour agreements and can face directions to stop conduct or exclusion from premises by PHSOs; tenants remain financially liable for some repairs and for costs recovered by the CEO where they default (ss 28C, 28E, 19, 20).\n- Community housing providers: can enter agreements to allow PHSOs to exercise powers on properties they manage, but such agreements must specify premises and the provider must notify tenants (ss 28Y–28YA).  Once agreed, the PHSO powers apply to those premises (s 28YB).\n- Private buyers and developers: the CEO and Minister retain substantial control over sale methods and prices (s 16, s 35), which can affect acquisition opportunities.\n- Public sector staff: the CEO appoints and supervises PHSOs with criminal-record checks permitted for appointment decisions; appointed PHSOs must carry ID and comply with a code of conduct (ss 28Q, 28R, 28V).\n\nSelected sections cited in this summary: ss 6, 14, 16–21, 22–27, 28A–28G, 28H–28P, 28Q–28X, 29–31A, 32–37, 20A, 5AA."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has expanded significantly beyond its original 1982 purpose of providing housing and managing tenancies. Major scope creep occurred through amendments in 2005, 2011, and 2023-2024: (1) Introduction of public housing safety officers with police-like powers (2011) transformed it into a public order/safety statute; (2) Addition of antisocial behaviour regimes and acceptable behaviour agreements (2011) created a disciplinary framework overlapping with criminal law; (3) Extension of safety officer powers to community housing providers (2023) expanded reach beyond government-owned properties to third-party providers; (4) The 2024 amendments added social housing eligibility criteria determination and refined lease definitions. The Act now functions as housing policy, tenancy management, public safety, and criminal law (with multiple strict liability offences)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping definitions: 30+ defined terms in section 5, including complex nested definitions like 'public housing premises' which depends on 'public housing development' and 'common property'","Cross-referencing with other Acts: Heavy interaction with Residential Tenancies Act 1999, Liquor Act 2019, Criminal Code, and Community Housing Providers National Law (NT)","Conditional powers with safeguards: Safety officer powers (Part 5) contain multiple 'reasonably believes' thresholds, exceptions for reasonable excuses, and strict liability offences with defences","Two-tier review system: Part 6 establishes administrative reconsideration by CEO followed by judicial review by Local Court, with specific timing rules and stay provisions","Transitional provisions spanning 40+ years: Parts 9-12 preserve schemes and agreements from repealed legislation dating back to 1959, with complex substitution of entities (Home Finance Trustee → CEO)","Dual identity for enforcement: Distinction between 'appointed PHSOs' (public servants) and police officers as public housing safety officers, with different appointment and conduct rules","Extraterritorial application to community housing: Part 7 Division 3 creates 'applied provisions' mechanism that modifies Act's operation for community housing premises through deeming provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does:**\n\nThe *Housing Act 1982* (NT) is the main law governing public and social housing in the Northern Territory. It establishes the **Chief Executive Officer (Housing)** — a government body that builds, buys, sells, and manages houses and other accommodation for Territorians.\n\n**Key things the Act covers:**\n\n*   **Providing homes:** The CEO (Housing) can build, buy, rent out, and sell dwellings (houses, flats, units, etc.) to eligible people. It also runs housing assistance schemes to help people buy or build homes.\n*   **Social housing:** The Act sets rules for who qualifies for social housing (affordable rental housing for people on low incomes). The CEO must publish eligibility criteria and can grant leases to eligible people.\n*   **Tenant responsibilities:** Tenants must maintain their homes (fair wear and tear excepted). They can't make alterations without approval. If they do, the CEO can fix it and bill them.\n*   **Behaviour and safety:** The Act creates **public housing safety officers** (PHSOs) — specially trained public servants and police officers who can:\n    *   Ask for names and addresses if they suspect antisocial behaviour or offences\n    *   Give directions to stop bad behaviour or leave the premises\n    *   Seize dangerous items or alcohol in certain circumstances\n    *   Enter common areas and yards (but not homes without consent)\n*   **Acceptable behaviour agreements:** The CEO can require tenants to sign agreements promising not to engage in antisocial behaviour (like violence, excessive noise, or vandalism). Breaking these can lead to eviction.\n*   **Review of decisions:** People affected by decisions of safety officers (like being told to leave) can ask the CEO to reconsider, and if unhappy, can appeal to the Local Court.\n*   **Community housing:** The CEO can make agreements letting safety officers exercise powers at properties managed by community housing providers (non-government organisations that provide social housing).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   People applying for or living in public/social housing\n*   Community housing providers\n*   Public housing safety officers and police\n*   The CEO (Housing) and NT Government\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThis Act balances providing affordable housing with maintaining safety and order in public housing communities. It gives housing officers significant powers to deal with disruptive behaviour while providing review rights for tenants. It also ensures the government can manage its housing stock effectively — building, selling, and maintaining properties across the Territory."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/housing-act-1982","history":"/api/acts/housing-act-1982/history","analysis":"/api/acts/housing-act-1982/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/housing-act-1982/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/housing-act-1982/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/housing-act-1982/documents"}}