1
Short title [see Note 1]
1 Short title [see Note 1]
This Act may be cited as the Housing Agreement Act 1966.
//
© 2026 Zoe. All rights reserved.
Zoe is a legal information platform. Always consult the Federal Register of Legislation for authoritative text.
Commonwealth act
This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
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.
Key points:
Want the full deep dive?
Zoe can write the in-depth analysis on top of the summary above: how it works, who it affects and what each part actually does.
Direct links to the current provisions in Housing Agreement Act 1966.
This Act may be cited as the Housing Agreement Act 1966.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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.
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.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This Act may be cited as the Housing Agreement Act 1966.
This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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.
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.