6Objects

6 Objects

(1) The objects of this Act are—

(a) to ensure that every person in Victoria has adequate and appropriate housing at a price within his or her means by encouraging—

(i) the provision of well maintained public housing of suitable quality and location;

S. 6(1)(a)(ia) inserted by No. 106/2004 s. 4(1).

(ia) the participation of non-profit bodies in the provision of well maintained, affordable rental housing of suitable quality and location;

S. 6(1)(a)(ii) substituted by No. 106/2004 s. 4(2).

(ii) the distribution, according to need, of Government housing financial assistance;

(iii) the promotion of the orderly planning, assembly and development of land;

(b) to expand and develop the role of the public sector in the provision of housing;

(c) to promote cost effectiveness in the provision of housing;

(d) to promote the integration of public and private housing;

(e) to provide in the public sector a variety of housing types in various locations;

S. 6(1)(ea) inserted by No. 106/2004 s. 4(3).

(ea) to provide a regulatory framework to encourage the development of rental housing agencies serving the housing needs of low-income tenants by providing for the registration of those rental housing agencies and the regulation and monitoring of registered agencies;

(f) to promote security and variety of tenure;

S. 6(1)(g) amended by Nos 84/1996 s. 467(Sch. 6 item 8.2), 9/2013 s. 42(Sch. 2 item 11(2)).

(g) to seek the participation of tenants and other community groups in the management of public housing and non-distributing co‑operatives engaged in the provision of rental housing to their members;

(h) to promote consultation on major housing policy issues with all persons and groups of persons involved in housing;

(i) to monitor the house building and housing finance industries in both the public and private sectors and to assist those industries to achieve growth and stability;

S. 6(1)(j) amended by No. 26/1987 s. 3.

(j) to co-ordinate the provision of all necessary community services and amenities ancillary to public housing;

S. 6(1)(k) repealed by No. 20/1996 s. 4.

(l) to maximize employment opportunities in the housing sectors;

(m) to give due regard to the environmental impact of the activities of the public housing sector;

(n) to provide a safe and satisfying work environment for persons employed in the public housing sector; and

(o) to promote public awareness of the role and functions of the public housing sector.