Housing Improvement Act 2016

The Minister may issue a housing assessment order to the owner of residential premises if the Minister has reason to believe that the premises are or may be unsafe or unsuitable for human habitation.

A housing assessment order—

must be in the form of a written order served on the person to whom it is issued; and

must specify the premises to which the order applies;

and

must include a requirement for assessments to be carried out of or in relation to the nature and extent of the defects in respect of the premises;

and

must include a requirement for a written report of the assessments to be submitted to the Minister in a specified form within a specified period;

and

may include a requirement that a person with specified qualifications be appointed or engaged—

to carry out the assessments; or

to prepare the written report of the assessments; and

may include an authorisation for the assessments or some of the assessments to be undertaken on behalf of the Minister by an authorised officer or other person authorised by the Minister; and

must state that the person may, within 28 days, apply to the

Tribunal for a review of the order.

The Minister may, by written order served on a person to whom a housing assessment order has been issued, vary or revoke the order.

A person to whom a housing assessment order has been issued must comply with the order. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $10 000.