{"id":"housing-regulations-1983","name":"HOUSING REGULATIONS 1983","slug":"housing-regulations-1983","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176906,"registerId":"nt-housing-regulations-1983-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"HOUSING REGULATIONS 1983","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nHOUSING REGULATIONS 1983\nAs in force at 5 April 2024\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Definitions ........................................................................................ 1\n3A Disqualifying offence ....................................................................... 1\n3B Housing schemes prescribed .......................................................... 2\nPart 2 Social housing scheme\nDivision 1 Meaning of social housing scheme\n3C Scheme ........................................................................................... 2\nDivision 2 Leases granted by Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing)\n4 Powers of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to let dwellings .......... 2\n5 Rebates of rent ................................................................................ 3\nDivision 3 Agreements with, and leases granted by,\ncommunity housing providers\n5A Agreement with community housing provider .................................. 3\n5B Power of community housing provider to let premises .................... 4\n5C Concurrent leases ........................................................................... 4\nPart 3 Scheme for provision of housing for\napproved persons and their employees\n6 Definition.......................................................................................... 5\n7 Acquisition, sale and letting of dwellings ......................................... 6\n8 Rent of dwellings let to Commonwealth, public authorities or\ntheir employees ............................................................................... 6\n9 Sale price......................................................................................... 6\n10 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) as agent for approved\nperson ............................................................................................. 6\n11 Assistance to charitable bodies ....................................................... 7\n\nHousing Regulations 1983 ii\nPart 4 Miscellaneous matters\n12 Building for private person ............................................................... 7\n13 Contents of seizure receipt .............................................................. 7\nPart 5 Infringement notice offences\n14 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable .......... 8\n15 When infringement notice may be given .......................................... 8\n16 Contents of infringement notice ....................................................... 8\n17 Payment by cheque ......................................................................... 9\n18 Withdrawal of infringement notice.................................................... 9\n19 Application of Part ........................................................................... 9\nSchedule 1 Disqualifying offence\nSchedule 2 Infringement notice offences and\nprescribed amounts\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 5 April 2024\n____________________\nHOUSING REGULATIONS 1983\nRegulations under the Housing Act 1982\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Housing Regulations 1983.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations shall come into operation on the\ncommencement of the Housing Act 1982.\n3 Definitions\nIn these Regulations:\ninfringement notice, see regulation 15.\ninfringement notice offence, see regulation 14(1).\nprescribed amount, see regulation 14(2).\n3A Disqualifying offence\n(1) For the definition disqualifying offence in section 5 of the Act,\neach of the following is a disqualifying offence:\n(a) an offence specified in Schedule 1;\n(b) an offence under a law of a foreign jurisdiction that, if it had\nbeen committed in the Territory, would have constituted an\noffence of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a);\n(c) any other offence, whether committed in the Territory or a\nforeign jurisdiction, for which the offender was sentenced to a\nterm of imprisonment, whether or not the imprisonment was\nsuspended in whole or in part.\n\nPart 2 Social housing scheme\nDivision 2 Leases granted by Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nHousing Regulations 1983 2\n(2) In this regulation:\nforeign jurisdiction means a jurisdiction other than the Territory,\nincluding a jurisdiction outside Australia.\n3B Housing schemes prescribed\nFor section 22 of the Act, the following housing schemes are\nprescribed:\n(a) the social housing scheme set out in Part 2;\n(b) the scheme for provision of housing for approved persons and\ntheir employees set out in Part 3.\nPart 2 Social housing scheme\nDivision 1 Meaning of social housing scheme\n3C Scheme\nThe social housing scheme is the scheme by which:\n(a) eligible persons and others are granted leases of dwellings by\nthe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or the Territory in\naccordance with Division 2; and\n(b) the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or the Territory\nfacilitates the provision of housing to eligible persons and\nothers by community housing providers, and eligible persons\nand others are granted leases of premises by community\nhousing providers, in accordance with Division 3.\nDivision 2 Leases granted by Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing)\n4 Powers of Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to let dwellings\n(1) Subject to this regulation, the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nmay let a dwelling to an eligible person.\n(2) A letting under subregulation (1) must be:\n(a) subject to regulation 5, at the rent of the dwelling determined\nunder section 23 of the Act for that dwelling; and\n(b) in accordance with these Regulations, the Residential\nTenancies Act 1999 and any conditions that the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) thinks fit.\n\nPart 2 Social housing scheme\nDivision 3 Agreements with, and leases granted by, community housing providers\nHousing Regulations 1983 3\n(3) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may, in letting a dwelling\nunder subregulation (1), give preference to an eligible person who,\nin its opinion:\n(a) is occupying an insanitary or overcrowded dwelling-place; or\n(b) is living under unsatisfactory housing conditions; or\n(c) is homeless.\n(4) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must not let a dwelling under\nthis regulation to a person unless the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) is satisfied that the person intends to use the dwelling as\na home for the person or the person's dependants and for no other\npurpose.\n(5) Subject to subregulation (4), with the written consent of the\nMinister, the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may, for a period not\nexceeding 6 months, let a dwelling to a person who is not an\neligible person but who has been displaced from a dwelling-place\nby process of law and who, in its opinion:\n(a) is occupying an insanitary or overcrowded dwelling-place; or\n(b) is living under unsatisfactory housing conditions; or\n(c) is homeless.\n5 Rebates of rent\nThe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may, in its discretion, grant a\nrebate of the whole of the rent payable in respect of a dwelling by\nan eligible person, or of such portion of that rent as it thinks fit, and\nfor such period as it thinks fit.\nDivision 3 Agreements with, and leases granted by,\ncommunity housing providers\n5A Agreement with community housing provider\n(1) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or the Territory may do any\nof the following to facilitate the provision of housing to eligible\npersons and others by a community housing provider:\n(a) grant to the provider a lease of vacant premises;\n(b) grant to the provider a concurrent lease of premises that are\nlet under Division 2;\n\nPart 2 Social housing scheme\nDivision 3 Agreements with, and leases granted by, community housing providers\nHousing Regulations 1983 4\n(c) enter into an agreement with the provider in relation to:\n(i) funding, the transfer of assets or another type of\nassistance or service related to the provision of housing\nto eligible persons and others by the provider; or\n(ii) premises owned or leased by the provider.\n(2) A lease or agreement mentioned in subregulation (1) may contain\nany conditions that the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) or the\nTerritory considers appropriate.\n(3) This regulation does not limit any other power the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing) or the Territory may have to enter into a lease,\nconcurrent lease or other agreement, including entering into a\nlease, concurrent lease or other agreement with a community\nhousing provider.\n5B Power of community housing provider to let premises\n(1) This regulation applies in relation to premises that are the subject of\na lease, concurrent lease or other agreement between the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) and a community housing provider.\n(2) The premises must be let by the community housing provider:\n(a) subject to subregulation (3), at the rent of the premises\ndetermined under section 23 of the Act for those premises;\nand\n(b) on terms that are in accordance with these Regulations and\nthe Residential Tenancies Act 1999.\n(3) If the lease, concurrent lease or other agreement requires the\ncommunity housing provider to grant a rebate of the whole or a\nportion of the rent payable by a tenant in relation to the premises,\nthe provider must do so in accordance with the lease, concurrent\nlease or other agreement.\n5C Concurrent leases\n(1) This regulation applies in relation to premises that are let under\nDivision 2 if the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) grants a\nconcurrent lease of the premises to a community housing provider.\n(2) On the commencement of the concurrent lease:\n(a) any rent payable after the commencement by a tenant of the\npremises becomes payable to the community housing\nprovider and not to the Chief Executive Officer (Housing); and\n\nPart 3 Scheme for provision of housing for approved persons and their employees\nHousing Regulations 1983 5\n(b) any rent in arrears that was payable before the\ncommencement of the concurrent lease, does not become\npayable to the provider unless otherwise agreed between the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) and the provider; and\n(c) the premises cease to be public housing premises.\n(3) The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) must not provide any\npersonal information or health information about a tenant of the\npremises to the community housing provider unless satisfied the\nprovider has procedures in place to protect the information from\nmisuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or\ndisclosure.\n(4) To avoid doubt, the consent of a tenant is not required in order for\nthe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to enter into a concurrent\nlease or to provide the tenant's personal information or health\ninformation as mentioned in subregulation (3).\n(5) In this regulation:\nhealth information, see section 4 of the Information Act 2002.\npersonal information, see section 4 of the Information Act 2002.\nPart 3 Scheme for provision of housing for approved\npersons and their employees\n6 Definition\nIn this Part:\napproved person means:\n(a) the Territory or the Commonwealth; or\n(b) an authority or body constituted by or under a law of the\nTerritory or the Commonwealth; or\n(c) an individual, partnership, company, co-operative trading\nsociety or association engaged in:\n(i) commercial or industrial business activities; or\n(ii) activities of defence significance;\nin the Territory and approved by the Minister for this Part after\nconsidering the recommendation of the Chief Executive\nOfficer (Housing); or\n\nPart 3 Scheme for provision of housing for approved persons and their employees\nHousing Regulations 1983 6\n(d) a body (other than a body mentioned in paragraph (e))\napproved by the Minister and taken to be registered in the\nTerritory under section 119A of the Corporations Act 2001; or\n(e) a body approved by the Minister that, in the opinion of the\nMinister, carries out or promotes in the Territory services and\nprogrammes for the benefit of the community.\n7 Acquisition, sale and letting of dwellings\n(1) Subject to this Part, the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may\nacquire a dwelling and let or sell it to an approved person or to an\nemployee of an approved person upon such terms and conditions\nas are:\n(a) agreed upon between the Chief Executive Officer (Housing)\nand the approved person or the employee, as the case may\nbe; and\n(b) if the dwelling is to be let or sold to a person mentioned in\nregulation 6(c) or to the employee of such a person - approved\nby the Minister.\n(2) Where the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) lets or sells under\nsubregulation (1) a dwelling, the terms and conditions mentioned in\nthat subregulation apply to and in relation to the letting or selling\nwhether or not the person to whom the dwelling is let or sold is an\napproved person.\n8 Rent of dwellings let to Commonwealth, public authorities or\ntheir employees\nThe rent for a dwelling let under regulation 7 to a person mentioned\nin regulation 6(a) or (b), or to the employee of such a person, must\nbe at the rent determined under section 23 of the Act for that\ndwelling.\n9 Sale price\nSubject to section 35 of the Act, the price at which a dwelling must\nbe sold under regulation 7 is the market value of the dwelling.\n10 Chief Executive Officer (Housing) as agent for approved\nperson\nFor the purposes of assisting an approved person to obtain, at the\nperson's own expense, housing for the person's employees, the\nChief Executive Officer (Housing) may, with the approval of the\nMinister and with the consent and at the expense of the person, act\nas the agent of the person in arranging for the construction or\n\nPart 4 Miscellaneous matters\nHousing Regulations 1983 7\npurchase of the housing and, without limiting the generality of the\nforegoing, may:\n(a) conduct negotiations; and\n(b) enter into contracts;\non behalf of the person.\n11 Assistance to charitable bodies\nIn addition to the assistance otherwise available under these\nRegulations to a body mentioned in regulation 6(e), the Chief\nExecutive Officer (Housing) may, with the approval of the Minister\nand on such terms and conditions as the Minister, after consultation\nwith the Chief Executive Officer (Housing), approves:\n(a) acquire a building and let or sell it to that body; or\n(b) assist or act as agent in the manner described in regulation 10\nin connection with the obtaining of a building;\nfor use by that body, otherwise than as a residence, for or in\nconnection with its day-to-day activities.\nPart 4 Miscellaneous matters\n12 Building for private person\nThe Chief Executive Officer (Housing) may enter into a contract\nwith a private person who is the holder of land, whether freehold or\nleasehold, for the building of a dwelling on that land, on such terms\nas shall be agreed upon between the Chief Executive Officer\n(Housing) and the private person.\n13 Contents of seizure receipt\nA receipt about the seizure of a seized item required to be issued\nunder section 28G(5) of the Act must contain the following\ninformation:\n(a) a description of the seized item;\n(b) the date and time of the seizure;\n(c) a statement to the effect that if the seized item is not retained\nas evidence, it can be collected by its owner within 3 months\nof the date of seizure;\n\nPart 5 Infringement notice offences\nHousing Regulations 1983 8\n(d) the name and address of the place from which the seized item\ncan be collected;\n(e) the name and signature of the public housing safety officer\nissuing the receipt.\nPart 5 Infringement notice offences\n14 Infringement notice offence and prescribed amount payable\n(1) An infringement notice offence is an offence against a provision\nspecified in Schedule 2.\n(2) The prescribed amount for an infringement notice offence is the\namount equal to the monetary value of the number of penalty units\nspecified for the offence in Schedule 2.\n15 When infringement notice may be given\nIf a public housing safety officer reasonably believes a person has\ncommitted an infringement notice offence, the officer may give a\nnotice (an infringement notice) to the person.\n16 Contents of infringement notice\n(1) The infringement notice must specify the following:\n(a) the name and address of the person, if known;\n(b) the date the infringement notice is given to the person;\n(c) the date, time and place of the infringement notice offence;\n(d) a description of the offence;\n(e) the prescribed amount payable for the offence;\n(f) the enforcement agency, as defined in the Fines and Penalties\n(Recovery) Act 2001, to whom the prescribed amount is\npayable.\n(2) The infringement notice must include a statement to the effect of\nthe following:\n(a) the person may expiate the infringement notice offence and\navoid any further action in relation to the offence by paying the\nprescribed amount to the specified enforcement agency within\n28 days after the notice is given;\n\nPart 5 Infringement notice offences\nHousing Regulations 1983 9\n(b) the person may elect under section 21 of the Fines and\nPenalties (Recovery) Act 2001 to have the matter dealt with by\na court instead of under that Act by completing a statement of\nelection and giving it to the specified enforcement agency;\n(c) if the person does nothing in response to the notice,\nenforcement action may be taken under the Fines and\nPenalties (Recovery) Act 2001, including (but not limited to)\naction for the following:\n(i) suspending the person's licence to drive;\n(ii) seizing personal property of the person;\n(iii) deducting an amount from the person's wages or salary;\n(iv) registering a statutory charge on land owned by the\nperson;\n(v) making a community work order for the person and\nimprisonment of the person if the person breaches the\norder.\n(3) Also, the infringement notice must include an appropriate form for\nmaking the statement of election mentioned in subregulation (2)(b).\n17 Payment by cheque\nIf the person tenders a cheque in payment of the prescribed\namount, the amount is not taken to have been paid unless the\ncheque is cleared on first presentation.\n18 Withdrawal of infringement notice\n(1) The CEO may withdraw the infringement notice by written notice\ngiven to the person.\n(2) The notice must be given:\n(a) within 28 days after the infringement notice is given to the\nperson; and\n(b) before payment of the prescribed amount.\n19 Application of Part\n(1) This Part does not prejudice or affect the start or continuation of\nproceedings for an infringement notice offence for which an\ninfringement notice has been given unless the offence is expiated.\n\nPart 5 Infringement notice offences\nHousing Regulations 1983 10\n(2) Also, this Part does not:\n(a) require an infringement notice to be given; or\n(b) affect the liability of a person to be prosecuted in a court for an\noffence for which an infringement notice has not been given;\nor\n(c) prevent more than one infringement notice for the same\noffence being given to a person.\n(3) If more than one infringement notice for the same offence has been\ngiven to a person, the person may expiate the offence by paying\nthe prescribed amount in accordance with any of the notices.\n\nSchedule 1 Disqualifying offence\nHousing Regulations 1983 11\nSchedule 1 Disqualifying offence\nregulation 3A\nPart A – Criminal Code and Misuse of Drugs Act 1990\n1 An indictable offence under the Criminal Code or Misuse of Drugs\nAct 1990 (whether the charge of the offence is dealt with summarily or\non indictment).\n2 An offence against section 71, 121, 125C or 188(1) of the Criminal\nCode.\n3 An offence against section 213(1) of the Criminal Code, as in force\nimmediately before the commencement of section 10 of the Criminal\nCode Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2022.\n4 An offence committed before the commencement of the Criminal Code\nthat would, if committed after that commencement, have constituted an\nindictable offence under the Criminal Code or an offence mentioned in\nitem 2.\n5 An offence committed before the commencement of the Misuse of\nDrugs Act 1990 that would, if committed after that commencement,\nhave constituted an indictable offence under the Misuse of Drugs\nAct 1990.\nPart B – Firearms Act 1997\nAn offence against section 34(5), 39(2), 40(6), 42(2), 43(2), 58, 59, 62, 63,\n67(1), 71, 77, 78, 82(1), 83, 84(1), 85, 86 or 89 of the Firearms Act 1997.\nPart C – Weapons Control Act 2001\nAn offence against section 6, 7 or 8 of the Weapons Control Act 2001.\nPart D – Summary Offences Act 1923\nAn offence against section 46A, 47, 47AA(1), 47AB, 47A, 47B(4), 49A(1), 50,\n53, 55(1), 56, 60, 60A, 61(2), 68A(1), 69A or 69B of the Summary Offences\nAct 1923.\nPart E – Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007\nAn offence against section 120(1) of the Domestic and Family Violence\nAct 2007.\n\nSchedule 1 Disqualifying offence\nHousing Regulations 1983 12\nPart F – Commonwealth Law\nAn offence against a law of the Commonwealth the penalty for which is\nimprisonment for 2 years or more.\n\nSchedule 2 Infringement notice offences and prescribed amounts\nHousing Regulations 1983 13\nSchedule 2 Infringement notice offences and prescribed\namounts\nregulation 14\nProvision Prescribed amount in penalty units\nsection 28D(5) of Act 0.5\nsection 28E(4) of Act 0.5\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Regulations 1983 14\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nHousing Regulations (SL No. 10, 1983)\nNotified 25 March 1983\nCommenced 15 April 1983 (r 2, s 2 Housing Act 1982 (Act No. 76, 1982)\nand Gaz G5, 4 February 1983, p 3)\nAmendment of the Housing Regulations (SL No. 36, 1985)\nNotified 11 December 1985\nCommenced 15 January 1986 (r 2, s 2 Housing Amendment Act 1984\n(No. 48, 1984) and Gaz G2, 15 January 1986, p 8)\nAmendment of Housing Regulations (SL No. 21, 1998)\nNotified 1 July 1998\nCommenced 1 July 1998\nCorporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)\nAssent date 29 June 2001\nCommenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth Act No. 50,\n2001) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)\nAssent date 14 December 2005\nCommenced 14 December 2005\nHousing Amendment Regulations (SL No. 11, 2012)\nNotified 28 March 2012\nCommenced 28 March 2012\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)\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Regulations 1983 15\nLocal Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016)\nAssent date 6 April 2016\nCommenced 1 May 2016 (Gaz S34, 29 April 2016)\nJustice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)\nAssent date 8 June 2016\nCommenced s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016;\nrem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)\nCriminal Code Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2022 (Act No. 24, 2022)\nAssent date 31 October 2022\nCommenced 30 April 2023 (Gaz G8, 13 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 Regulations 2024 (SL No. 3, 2024)\nDate made 27 March 2024\nCommenced 5 April 2024 (r 2, s 2 Housing and Related Legislation\nAmendment Act 2024 (Act No. 3, 2024) and Gaz S26,\n3 April 2024)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 16 and Sch 1.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\npt 1 hdg amd No. 11, 2012, r 6\nr 3 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2\nsub No. 11, 2012, r 3\namd Act No. 3, 2024, s 15\nr 3A ins No. 11, 2012, r 3\nr 3B ins No. 3, 2024, r 4\npt 2 hdg amd No. 11, 2012, r 6\nsub No. 3, 2024, r 5\npt 2\ndiv 1 hdg ins No. 3, 2024, r 5\nr 3C ins No. 3, 2024, r 5\npt 2\ndiv 2 hdg ins No. 3, 2024, r 5\nr 4 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2; No. 11, 2012, r 6; No. 3, 2024, r 6\nr 5 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2\npt 2\ndiv 3 hdg ins No. 3, 2024, r 7\nrr 5A – 5C ins No. 3, 2024, r 7\npt 3 hdg amd No. 11, 2012, r 6; No. 3, 2024, r 8\nr 6 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2; Act No. 17, 2001, s 22; No. 11, 2012, r 6\nr 7 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2; No. 11, 2012, r 6\nrr 8 – 9 amd No. 11, 2012, r 6\nr 10 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2; No. 11, 2012, r 6\nr 11 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2; Act No. 44, 2005, s 35; No. 11, 2012, r 6\n\nENDNOTES\nHousing Regulations 1983 16\npt 4 hdg amd No. 11, 2012, r 6\nr 12 amd No. 21, 1998, r 2\nr 13 ins No. 36, 1985, r 3\nsub No. 11, 2012, r 4\npt 5 hdg ins No. 11, 2012, r 4\nrr 14 – 19 ins No. 11, 2012, r 4\nsch 1 ins No. 11, 2012, r 5\namd Act No. 9, 2016, s 160; Act No. 8, 2016, s 42; Act No. 17, 2016, s 46;\nNo. 24, 2022, s 35\nsch 2 ins No. 11, 2012, r 5","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have expanded significantly beyond their original 1983 scope. The original regulations primarily dealt with direct government provision of housing. Major amendments in 2012 added the infringement notice system and disqualifying offences framework (public safety/criminal justice elements). The 2024 amendments substantially expanded the community housing provider framework (Division 3 of Part 2), introducing concurrent leases, privacy protocols for tenant data sharing, and formalised partnerships with non-government providers. The legislation has evolved from simple public landlord rules into a complex mixed-model housing system incorporating third-party providers, enforcement mechanisms, and criminal background screening."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate cross-referencing to the Housing Act 1982 and Residential Tenancies Act 1999 for substantive provisions (rent determination, tenancy terms)","Multiple defined terms (5 explicit definitions in regulation 3, plus incorporated definitions from the Information Act 2002 and Corporations Act 2001)","Nested conditional logic in eligibility criteria (regulation 4: general rule, exception for non-eligible persons with Ministerial consent, sub-conditions about displacement and housing conditions)","Dual pathways for housing delivery (direct government leasing vs. community housing provider model with concurrent leases creating layered legal relationships)","Schedule-based offence referencing (Schedule 1 lists disqualifying offences across 6 different Acts, Schedule 2 lists infringement offences with penalty units)","Temporal complexity in Schedule 1 regarding offences committed before/after commencement of various Criminal Code amendments"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for how public housing works in the Northern Territory. They cover three main areas:\n\n**1. Social Housing (affordable rentals for people in need)**\n- The Chief Executive Officer (Housing) can rent government-owned homes to eligible people, with priority given to those who are homeless, living in overcrowded conditions, or in unsafe housing.\n- Rent is set according to a formula in the Housing Act, but the CEO can grant rebates (discounts) to make it more affordable.\n- The government can also partner with community housing providers (non-profits or charities) to manage housing. These providers can lease government properties and sublet them to eligible tenants, sometimes with rent rebates built into the agreement.\n- When a community housing provider takes over a property through a \"concurrent lease,\" rent starts going to them instead of the government, and the tenant's personal information can be transferred (without their consent) provided the provider has proper privacy protections.\n\n**2. Housing for Government and Business Employees**\n- The government can buy, build, or sell homes specifically for certain approved employers and their workers. This includes Commonwealth and Territory government agencies, businesses operating in the NT (especially those involved in defence or industry), and charitable organisations.\n- The CEO can act as an agent to help these employers arrange housing for staff.\n\n**3. Enforcement and Penalties**\n- Public housing safety officers can issue infringement notices (on-the-spot fines) for minor offences under the Housing Act.\n- The regulations specify what must be included in these notices, how they can be paid, and how they can be withdrawn.\n- Certain serious criminal convictions (called \"disqualifying offences\") can bar someone from accessing public housing. These include serious violent crimes, drug offences, firearms offences, domestic violence offences, and any offence resulting in a prison sentence.\n\n**Why it matters:** These regulations determine who gets access to affordable housing, how much they pay, how the government works with community organisations to deliver housing, and what happens when tenants break the rules. They balance helping vulnerable people find homes with ensuring public housing is managed safely and responsibly."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations have been expanded and restructured by later amendments. Notable scope changes include insertion of a prescribed ‘social housing scheme’ and a dedicated Division for community housing provider arrangements (r 3C and rr 5A–5C, inserted No. 3, 2024), addition of a disqualifying‑offence definition and Schedule 1 (r 3A, ins No. 11, 2012), and creation of an infringement notice regime (Part 5, ins No. 11, 2012). These amendments broaden contractual pathways, enforcement tools and eligibility rules compared with earlier versions (see amendment notes in endnotes)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross‑references to other statutes (Housing Act s23 and s35; Residential Tenancies Act 1999; Information Act 2002; Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001) increase interpretive load.","Broad discretionary powers given to the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) to let dwellings, grant rent rebates and enter agreements (regs 4–5, 5A(1)–(2)).","Ministerial approval required in several places (temporary lettings reg 4(5); sales/lets to certain approved persons reg 7; agency actions regs 10–11), adding hierarchical decision points.","Introduction of community housing provider mechanisms (rr 5A–5C) changes contractual and operational relationships, including concurrent leases and transfer of rent (reg 5C(2)).","Data‑sharing limits and conditions for tenant personal and health information create compliance obligations (reg 5C(3)–(4)).","Disqualifying offence definition is multi‑part and cross‑jurisdictional, including imprisonment‑based disqualification (reg 3A; Sch 1).","Infringement notice regime with procedural requirements and enforcement consequences creates administrative processes and potential enforcement escalation (Part 5).","Operational details (seizure receipts, building contracts with private landholders) add discrete but concrete obligations (rr 12–13).","Schedules tying offences to penalty units and a mix of summary and indictable offences require attention to penalty calculation and enforcement classification (Schs 1–2)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set out how public and community housing is managed in the Northern Territory: who can be granted leases, how rent is set and rebated, and how the Territory may contract with community housing providers or approved private/public bodies to provide housing. Key decision-makers are the Chief Executive Officer (Housing) and the Minister; the CEO has broad discretion over letting, rebates and agreements (regs 4–5, 5A–5C). The instrument also lists disqualifying offences for tenancy purposes (reg 3A) and creates an infringement notice scheme for specified breaches (Part 5)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content has been provided to assess whether the scope has changed from any original intent. The document contains only administrative metadata (gazette details, commencement date, agency name) with no substantive regulatory provisions. No comparison with the original 1983 regulations or any stated purpose is available in this extract."},"complexity_factors":["No substantive regulatory content was provided — only metadata and administrative information","The document appears to be a legislative register entry rather than the full text of the regulations","The discrepancy between the 1983 title and 2024 making date may indicate a remaking or significant amendment, adding minor interpretive complexity","Without the actual regulatory text, the true complexity cannot be assessed — score reflects only what was provided"],"plain_english_summary":"These are administrative regulations under the Northern Territory Housing Act, remade in March 2024 and in force from 5 April 2024, and tabled in the NT Legislative Assembly in May 2024. They govern public housing administration in the NT and therefore affect tenants, applicants and housing officials. This record contains only metadata about the remake; the actual regulatory rules and their legal effects are not included here."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/housing-regulations-1983","history":"/api/acts/housing-regulations-1983/history","analysis":"/api/acts/housing-regulations-1983/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/housing-regulations-1983/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/housing-regulations-1983/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/housing-regulations-1983/documents"}}