{"id":"C1966A00024","name":"Housing Agreement Act 1966","slug":"housing-agreement-act-1966","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"24 of 1966","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":5365,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1966A00024-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title [see Note 1]","content":"#### 1 Short title \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n  This Act may be cited as the Housing Agreement Act 1966.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement [see Note 1]","content":"#### 2 Commencement \\[see Note 1\\]\n\n  This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Execution of agreement authorized","content":"#### 3 Execution of agreement authorized\n\n  The execution, by or on behalf of the Commonwealth, of an agreement between the Commonwealth and any State or States substantially in accordance with the form contained in the Schedule to this Act is authorized.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority to Treasurer to make advances in accordance with Housing Agreement","content":"#### 4 Authority to Treasurer to make advances in accordance with Housing Agreement\n\n  The Treasurer may, out of moneys lawfully available for the purpose, make advances to a State in accordance with the agreement executed in pursuance of the Housing Agreement Act 1956 as amended by an agreement executed in pursuance of the Housing Agreement Act 1961 and by an agreement executed in pursuance of this Act.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1640},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose of authorizing intergovernmental housing funding agreements and enabling Commonwealth financial advances to States. It represents a routine periodic renewal of the housing agreement framework without expansion into unrelated areas."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections with minimal text","No interpretation section or defined terms","Simple unconditional authorization language","Slight complexity from nested cross-references to 1956 and 1961 Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act allows the federal government to keep funding public housing by signing agreements with the States. It gives the Treasurer power to pay money to the States for housing, updating earlier deals made in 1956 and 1961.\n\n**Key points:**\n- **What it does**: Authorizes the Commonwealth to enter into housing agreements with any State (or States) using the standard form set out in the Act's Schedule.\n- **The money side**: Lets the Treasurer make advance payments to States under these housing agreements, using money Parliament has already set aside.\n- **Why it matters**: Keeps the national public housing program running by providing the legal basis for federal funds to flow to State housing authorities.\n- **Continuity**: This Act amends and extends the earlier Housing Agreements from 1956 and 1961, continuing the existing framework rather than replacing it entirely."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/housing-agreement-act-1966","history":"/api/acts/housing-agreement-act-1966/history","analysis":"/api/acts/housing-agreement-act-1966/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/housing-agreement-act-1966/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/housing-agreement-act-1966/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/housing-agreement-act-1966/documents"}}