Submissions
HAAG makes submissions to local, state and federal Governments, sharing the voices and lived experience of our members and advocating for progress towards safe, secure and affordable housing for older people.
Submission: Retirement Living Council Retirement Living Code of Conduct
This written submission is provided by Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action), Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria (RRVV), Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) and COTA Victoria (COTA Vic). The need to address widespread problems in the retirement housing industry is long overdue. We welcome industry efforts to better protect and promote the rights and interests of older Australians who choose to live in retirement housing. We also generally support the
aim of the Draft Retirement Living Code of Conduct (the Code), which is to ‘improve accreditation standards and coverage, and to set and maintain high standards about the …Posted in: Retirement Housing Advice Service
HAAG’s Submission to: Senate Economics Legislation Committee Treasury Laws Amendment (National Housing and Homelessness Agreement) Bill 2017
This submission focuses on the need for the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement Bill to acknowledge the dire circumstances facing an increasing ageing population that is facing a future of housing hardship due to successive government policies that have focused on private rental subsidies in Commonwealth Rent Assistance rather than much needed capital expenditure on public and community housing. This has created a long-term need for investment in public and community housing but also urgently put in place specialist early intervention homelessness support services to assist the thousands of older people experiencing hardship and at risk of homelessness in the …Posted in: Campaigns
Submission – Proposed amendments to retirement village fact sheets
Consumer Action (CALC), RRVV, HAAG and COTA Vic have provided feedback about the proposed amendments to retirement villages fact sheets.
The group do not oppose the proposed amendments to the fact sheets, but are concerned that this is not a good enough tool for protecting residents from entering into unfair contracts… View the submission here …Posted in: Retirement Housing Advice Service
Remake of the Estate Agents (Professional Conduct) Regulations 2008
Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action), COTA Victoria and Housing for the Aged Action Group have made a joint submission in relation to the remake of the Estate Agents (Professional Conduct) Regulations 2008 (the Regulations).
View the submission here …Posted in: Retirement Housing Advice Service
Submission to Inquiry into the Public Housing Renewal Program
Housing for the Aged Action Group has responded to the call for submissions to the Victorian Inquiry into the Re-development of a number of public housing sites. A number of recommendations are contained in the submission including the following: Tenants must be consulted meaningfully. Each tenant should receive a letter inviting them to consultation about the process. Given that many tenants may speak languages other than English or have low-level literacy, these letters should be delivered by an individual who can then sit down with the tenant and a telephone interpreter if necessary to explain its content. Translated letters are …
Internal dispute resolution process – Retirement Villages Act
HAAGs response to the options paper around internal dispute resolution processes under the Retirement Villages Act. Download submission Download options paper …Posted in: Retirement Housing Advice Service
COTA Submission to SA Government
February 2017 – COTA SA COTA’s submission provides recommendations for the Government of South Australia to consider as it formulates its 2017-18 Budget. Within their Housing section, they reference HAAGs own Home at Last service and suggest trialing such a service in SA… Download …Posted in: Campaigns, South Australia
Residential Tenancies Act review Alternate forms of tenure Issues Paper
September 2016 This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to the ‘Alternate forms of tenure’ issues paper forming a part of the review of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). HAAG would like to acknowledge that the submission was compiled with contribution from our members, specifically the Independent Living Unit (ILU) working group and the Caravan and Residential Parks and Villages (CARPAV) working group, and this forms the foundation of our response… Download …Posted in: Retirement Housing Advice Service
HAAG submission to General Exemption Order position paper
August 2016 This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to the General Exemption Order (GEO) draft position paper. This response relates specifically to the exemptions granted to caravan and residential park owners and operators supplying and on-selling electricity through an embedded network, and the consequent impact on long term tenants and residents. Download …
Residential Tenancies Act review: Regulation of property conditions in the rental market Issues Paper
August 2016 This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to the ‘Regulation of property conditions’’ issues paper forming a part of the review of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA). HAAG would like to acknowledge that the submission was compiled with contribution from our members and that this forms the foundation of our response. Download …Posted in: Retirement Housing Advice Service
Residential Tenancies Act review: Dispute Resolution Issues Paper
July 2016 This submission is a response by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) to the ‘Dispute resolution’ issues paper forming a part of the review of the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA).
HAAG would like to acknowledge that the submission was compiled with contribution from our members and that this forms the foundation of our response Download …Posted in: Retirement Housing Advice Service
