Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994
13Services may be general or specific
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13 Services may be general or specific
Services (1) A form of agreement specified in an instrument under section 6 may deal with: (a) services provided generally to people who are homeless; or (b) services provided to meet the special needs of people who are homeless and who belong to any of the following groups: (i) women; (ii) women and accompanying children; (iii) independent young people above the school‑leaving age for the State concerned; (iv) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; (v) people from non‑English speaking backgrounds; (vi) families; (vii) single men; (viii) single women; (ix) any other group specified in writing by the Minister and the State Minister of each participating State. Gazettal of specified group (2) If a group is specified under subparagraph (1)(b)(ix), the Minister must cause a copy of the specification to be published in the Gazette.