The Housing Act 2001 (NSW) and Housing Regulation 2009 provide the legislative framework for the Registrar’s regulation of community housing providers.
The Housing Act, as amended in 2007, provides for the establishment of the Registrar of Community Housing.
The legislation requires the Registrar to:
- maintain a register of community housing providers
- assess the suitability of organisations to be registered as community housing providers
- register suitable community housing providers
- investigate complaints and other matters involving registered community housing providers
- provide information in relation to community housing
- provide advice to the Minister in relation to community housing and any regulation
- advise on the matters to be included in a regulatory code for registered community housing providers
- undertake any other function conferred or imposed on the Registrar by legislation.
The Housing Regulation 2009 prescribes the Regulatory Code which sets out the requirements for registered community housing providers.
The requirements focus on key areas of risk in community housing, including tenancy management, asset management, financial management, organisational governance and housing development.
Where necessary, the legislation also empowers the Registrar to intervene in the operations of a registered provider to safeguard ongoing operations.
The following links will take you to the legislation:
You can also go to the official NSW Government website for the publication of legislation, where you can search for Acts and Regulations as consolidated and in force or as repealed:
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