Housing Assistance Act 2007

This section applies if an entity is receiving housing assistance.

The housing commissioner may, at any time, require the entity to give the commissioner stated information that the commissioner reasonably needs—

to review the housing assistance being provided to the entity; or

to provide housing assistance to the entity; or

for the good management of an approved housing assistance program or of assets held by the commissioner; or

to otherwise exercise the commissioner’s functions under this Act.

Information includes a document—see the dictionary.

The housing commissioner may suspend or cancel all or part of the entity’s housing assistance if—

the requirement is made in writing; and

the requirement states a reasonable time (of at least 7 days after the day the requirement is given to the entity) for giving the information; and

the entity does not give the information in accordance with the requirement.

The decision to suspend or cancel all or part of an entity’s housing assistance is a reviewable decision (see s 31A), and the housing commissioner must give a reviewable decision notice to the entity (see s 31B).

The reviewable decision notice given to the entity must include—

a statement that the housing assistance is suspended or cancelled; and

when the suspension or cancellation begins; and

if housing assistance is suspended—when the suspension ends.