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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Forestry Housing

QUESTION NO 117

Ms Follett - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services:- on 29 March 1990

1) Was control of the houses at a number of ACT forestry

settlements transferred from the Forests Branch to the

Housing Branch with effect from 1 July 1984.

2) Was it a condition of the transfer that tenancies would

be allocated from a separate rural housing list with

preference being given to people on the list who are

employed by the Forests Branch and who have a need to

live in the area.

3) When was a decision taken to change the basis on which

houses at forestry settlements are allocated, by whom,

and for what reasons.

Mr Collaery - the answer to the Members question is as follows:-

1) Yes 2) Yes

3) The Public Housing Rental Assistance Program, prepared in

accordance with the Housing Assistance Act 1987, and

gazetted on 23 December 1987, now governs .the allocation

of public housing dwellings.

Forest workers have continued to occupy dwellings at the Pierces Creek, Uriarra and Stromlo Forest Settlements, with substantial rental subsidies provided by the Government. However as there is no longer a need to have forest workers accommodated at these settlements, reassessment of prior arrangements with forest workers is necessary, and is currently the subject of negotiations with the relevant unions.

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