Policy and Law Reform

Policy and Law Reform News:


TAS conducted research into: Why tenants won't exercise their rights - The realities of the current rental market in Perth.
This report by TAS Policy Officer Nicola Milsom was released in October 2006.

Public housing issues with which TAS is presently engaged through the Housing Operations Standing Committee include:

  • Drive-by inspections
  • Terminations related to income eligibility
  • Responses to under-occupied premises by Homeswest
  • S.64 evictions (no cause) by Homeswest
  • Conversion of Homeswest correspondence with tenants to plain English formats.

Papers:

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The following papers (from both TAS and other sources) may be downloaded free of charge.

Papers

Why Won't Tenants Exercise Their Rights?
The realities of the current rental market in Perth. Report by the Tenants Advice Service. (Oct 2006)

Housing Strategy WA - Response
Response of the Tenants Advice Service to Discussion Draft of the Housing Strategy WA. (Feb 2006)

Boarding and Lodging Houses
A study of the market, law and options for reform in Western Australia.
(Dec 2005)

Finding A Place (5 MB download)
Report by the Equal Opportunity Commission into the existence of discriminatory practices in relation to the provision of public housing and related services to aboriginal People in WA. (Dec 2004)

A Roof Over Our Heads
Report by the Auditor General of WA into the maintenance of public housing. (Aug 2003)

Journey to Justice
Tenants Advice Service submission to the Equal Opportunity Commission’s inquiry into the provision of public housing to Indigenous people in WA.
(May 2003)

 TAS’ submission to the RTA review
Final submission by TAS to the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987. (Dec 2002)


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