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Department of Housing
Agency overview
Formed	29 June 1998
Preceding agency	Department of Public Works and Housing;
Dissolved	26 March 2009
Superseding agency	Department of Communities;
Type	Department
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Minister responsible	Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing (12/2/2004 – 26/3/2009) ;
Child agency	Queensland Housing Commission;
Agency ID	8776
Footnotes
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The Department of Housing was established on 29/6/1998 and abolished on 26/3/2009.

It was a Queensland Government department responsible for housing policy and services.

The department was part of the Minister for Public Works and Minister for Housing portfolio from 29 June 1998 to 12 February 2004 and part of the Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing portfolio from 12 February 2004 to 26 March 2009. On 26 March 2009, under Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 1) 2009, the Department of Housing was abolished and its functions transferred to the Department of Communities.

History

Establishment

On 29 Jun 1998 under Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 1) 1998 and Public Service Departmental Arrangements Notice (No. 3) 1998, the Department of Housing was established as a single entity replacing the Department of Public Works and Housing. It remained as a single entity until 26 March 2009 when, under the Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 1) 2009, it was merged with the Department of Communities.^[1]

Portfolios

The department was part of the Minister for Public Works and Minister for Housing portfolio from 29 June 1998 to 12 February 2004 and part of the Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing portfolio from 12 February 2004 to 26 March 2009.^[1]

Abolition

On 26 March 2009, under Administrative Arrangements Order (No. 1) 2009, the Department of Housing was abolished and its functions transferred to the Department of Communities.^[1]

Function

The agency had the following responsibilities:^[1]

Community renewal
Housing policy
Housing services including:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing; community housing; home ownership; private rent assistance, private housing assistance; public housing

Agencies controlled

The agency controlled the Queensland Housing Commission from 29/6/1998 to 1/1/2004.^[1]

Administered Acts

The department executed its functions and responsibilites via various Acts and regulations. Acts administered by the department included:^[1]

There were more than ten Acts administered by the department.

State Housing Act 1945
State Housing (Feeholding of Land) Act 1957
Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement (Service Personnel) Act 1991
Domestic Building Contracts Act 2000
Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004
Housing Act 2003
Inala Shopping Centre Freeholding Act 2006
Queensland Building Services Authority Act 1991
Residential Services (Accommodation) Act 2002
Residential Tenancies Act 1994
State Housing Act 1945
State Housing (Freeholding of Land ) Act 1957
Subcontractors' Charges Act 1974

Notes

^ Queensland State Archives agency identity number
^ More than one portfolio. Only the last one is shown in the information box. See article details.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Department of Housing – Id:8776". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

Sources

Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 29 June 1998 , vol. CCCXVIII, no. 76. pp. 1090 - 1091
Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 1 July 2004, vol. CCCXXXVI, no. 42, p. 11
Queensland Government Gazette Extraordinary, 26 March 2009, vol. 350, no. 71, pp. 1307 - 1314, 1339 - 1340

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Agency Details: Department of Housing published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 11 April 2020) Category:Articles incorporating text from the Queensland State Archives

Category:Former government departments of Queensland Category:1998 establishments in Australia Category:Government agencies established in 1998 Category:2009 disestablishments in Australia Category:Government agencies disestablished in 2009

[2] Queensland State Archives agency identity number

[3] More than one portfolio. Only the last one is shown in the information box. See article details.

[ADarchive-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Department of Housing – Id:8776". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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