Version No. 082
Housing Act 1983
No. 10020 of 1983
Version incorporating amendments as at
6 August 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part I—Preliminary
Division 1—Commencement, repeals, interpretations
1Short title
2Commencement
3Repeals and savings
4Definitions
5Act binds the Crown
Division 2—Objects
6Objects
Part II—Administration
Division 1—The Minister
7Minister to have powers etc. under agreement
8Advisory committees
Division 2—The Chief Executive Officer, Homes Victoria
9Chief Executive Officer, Homes Victoria
10Homes Victoria to be subject to the direction and control of Minister
11Director to be successor to Housing Commission and Home Finance Trust
Division 3—Homes Victoria Advisory Board
11AHomes Victoria Advisory Board
11BConstitution of Advisory Board
11CRole and functions of Advisory Board
11DAppointment of Advisory Board members
11EVacancy and removal from Advisory Board
11FResignation
11GMeetings of Advisory Board
11HAdvisory Board must provide forward plan to Minister
Part III—Powers of Homes Victoria as to property
13Ministerial control
14Power to acquire and dispose of land
15Power to develop and manage land
16Power to create and extinguish easements etc.
17Power to accept donations etc.
18Provision of movable units
Part IV—Powers of Homes Victoria as to finance
Division 1—General
19Ministerial control
20Power to borrow money
21Power to lend money
22Investment of surplus funds
23Death and disability benefits
24Power to make grants of money
25The general fund
26Project funds
26AGuarantee, indemnity and security by Homes Victoria
27Preparation of annual budgets by Homes Victoria
Division 2—Commonwealth–State–Northern Territory Housing Agreements
28ADefinitions
29Ratification of Commonwealth–State–Northern Territory Housing Agreement 1981
29ARatification of 1984 Agreement
30Homes Victoria appointed agent for performance of Agreement
31Payment of money to Homes Victoria
Part V—General
Division 1—Other powers of Homes Victoria
32Ministerial control
32AHomes Victoria may enter into joint ventures etc.
32BPowers of Homes Victoria subsidiaries
33Homes Victoria may enter into agreements
34Agreements with municipal councils, regional housing councils and non-trading co‑operative
35Delegation
36Parking of vehicles
36AInsurance
Division 2—Enforcement and miscellaneous provisions
37Execution of documents
38Improper interest in contracts
39Personal liability of officers
40Giving false information
41Offences
42Directions as to prosecutions
43Service of documents
44Presumptions
45Jurisdiction of courts
Part VII—Standards of habitation
62Definitions
67Alterations or demolition of house by Council
68Council may give notice requiring house to be and to remain unoccupied or requiring the occupier to vacate house
68ARevocation of declaration,
71Powers of entry
72Incorporation of Schedule 6
Part VIII—The Registrar and rental housing agencies
Division 1—Introductory
73Object of Part
Division 2—The Registrar of Housing Agencies
74The Registrar of Housing Agencies
75Term and conditions of appointment
76Termination of appointment
77Acting Registrar of Housing Agencies
78Creation of Registrar as body corporate
79Functions of Registrar
80Registrar to be subject to direction and control of Minister
Division 3—Registration of rental housing agencies
81Application for registration
82Approval for other functions
83Further information
84Registration
85Category of registration
86Refusal of registration
87Change of category of registration
88Application for review
Division 4—Register of Housing Agencies
89Establishment of Register
90What information is to be included in the Register?
91Changes to information recorded in the Register
92Searches of the Register
Division 5—Duties and functions of registered agencies
Subdivision 1—Performance standards
93Performance standards