In 2007, the NSW Government launched Planning for the Future: New directions for community housing in New South Wales 2007/08 – 2012/13. This strategy aims to support the growth of the sector and build the capacity of, and confidence in, community housing.
To facilitate these objectives, the Housing Act 2001 (NSW) was amended to provide for the establishment of the Registrar of Community Housing to administer a new regulatory system in NSW and to limit the provision of assistance by Housing NSW to those community housing providers that are registered.
Housing Regulation 2009
The new Housing Regulation 2009, which commenced on 1 May 2009, was developed through extensive consultation with the sector and will help to ensure financial viability, quality housing and continued growth in community housing. Consultation Report - Housing Regulation 2009 (PDF file, 52.53 KB)
The Housing Regulation 2009 outlines a Regulatory Code for community housing that providers must comply with in order to receive assistance from Housing NSW.
The Regulatory Code focuses on tenancy management, asset management, governance and housing developments, and ensures that community housing providers have the knowledge and skills commensurate to the scale of their business. The new regulatory system replaces the Performance Based Registration System.
Registrar of Community Housing
The Registrar of Community Housing will be responsible for the registration and regulation of community housing providers in NSW.
The Regulatory Code will be applied across four classes of providers – Growth Providers, Housing Providers, Housing Managers, and Small Housing Managers – and with each class proportionate to the level of risk to which providers are exposed.