Inappropriate Powers under the Housing Amendment (Registrable Persons) Act 2009 (NSW)

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ID15310097
AuthorsLiam Grealy (0000-0002-6805-0579, The University of Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume23
Issue3
Pages459-467
Publication date2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCurrent Issues in Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1034-5329 • E-ISSN: 2206-9542
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10345329.2012.12035935
OpenAlexW2261946607
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

The Housing Amendment (Registrable Persons) Act 2009 (NSW) (‘2009 Act’) was passed by the Rees Government in response to community protests and in order to allow that Government to evict Dennis Ferguson from his public housing home. The 2009 Act provides for the immediate termination of a public housing lease, without notice and with no avenue of appeal. This Comment argues that this Act is problematic for its rushed passing, the potential it establishes for summary eviction, and the ‘protected’ powers it creates for the Commissioner of Police and the Director-General of the Department of Human Services. In addition, the 2009 Act is discriminatory in applying only to those in public housing. For these reasons, and because it is an ineffective governmental approach to dealing with the problem of child sexual abuse, I suggest the amendments to the Housing Act 2001 (NSW) established by the 2009 Act should be repealed, similar powers of eviction having already been established in the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 (NSW) and its statutory predecessor

Appeal · Business · Civil rights · Eviction · Fair Housing Act · Government (linguistics · Lease · Notice · Order (exchange · Political science · Project commissioning · Public housing · Publishing · Statutory law · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Public Administration · Finance

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