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| House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth

Footnotes

Chapter 1 Referral and Conduct of the Inquiry

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2006), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0.

[2] Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living: Mission to Australia (31 July to 15 August 2006), UN Doc A/HRC/4/18/Add.2 (2007), p 32.

[3] Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living: Mission to Australia (31 July to 15 August 2006), UN Doc A/HRC/4/18/Add.2 (2007), p 33.

[4] Australian Government website, viewed on 22 August 2009 at http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/Initiatives/Pages/homelessness.aspx.

[5] Australian Government (2008), Homelessness: A New Approach.

[6] Australian Government (2008), Homelessness: A New Approach, p 7.

[7] A Green Paper is a document prepared by Government for discussion/consultation purposes. A Green Paper is usually followed by a White Paper. A White Paper provides an authoritative guide which sets out government policy in relation to a particular matter.

[8] Australian Government (2008), Which Way Home? A New Approach to Homelessness, p v.

[9] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness.

[10] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 15.

[11] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 14.

[12] See Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994 at Appendix D.

[13] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 68.

[14] National Human Rights Consultation website, viewed on 10 October 2009 at http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/www/nhrcc/nhrcc.nsf.

[15] Urbis Pty Ltd (2009) Unpublished, Quality Frameworks for Homelessness and Related Services - Literature Review and Environmental Scan.

Chapter 2 Homelessness in Australia

[1] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, pp 6–9.

[2] See for example: Women With Disabilities Australia, Submission No 3; Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission No 5; Commissioner for Children and Young People (Western Australia), Submission No 7; Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 16; Domestic Violence Victoria, Submission No 49; North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency & Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation, Submission No 72; Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, Submission No 73; Mental Health Council of Australia, Submission No 81; Network of Immigrant and Refugee Women of Australia Inc, Submission No 87.

[3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0.

[4] Chamberlain C & MacKenzie D (2009), Counting the Homeless 2006, S Cat No HOU 203–210, Canberra: AIHW.

[5] ABS (2006), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 1.

[6] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 2.

[7] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p vii.

[8] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 28.

[9] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 23.

[10] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 29.

[11] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, pp 48–49.

[12] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 49.

[13] Australian Government (2008), Which Way Home? A New Approach to Homelessness, pp 30–44.

[14] Supported Accommodation Assistance Act (1994).

[15] Australian Government (2008), Which Way Home? A New Approach to Homelessness, p 32.

[16] Erebus Consulting Partners (2004), National Evaluation of SAAP IV: Final Report.

[17] Erebus Consulting Partners (2004), National Evaluation of SAAP IV: Final Report, p 136.

[18] Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) website, viewed on 19 October 2009 at http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/housing/progserv/homelessness/reconnect/Pages/default.aspx.

[19] FaHCSIA website, viewed on 19 October 2009 at http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/housing/progserv/homelessness/Pages/fhpp_HOME_prog.aspx.

[20] Australian Government (2008), Homelessness: A New Approach, p 7.

[21] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, pp 19–20.

[22] For reading convenience, subsequent references to ‘states’ includes both states and territories unless otherwise indicated.

[23] Council of Australian Governments (COAG) website, viewed on 13 October 2009 at http://www.coag.gov.au/intergov_agreements/federal_financial_relations/index.cfm.

[24] Ministerial Council for Federal Financial Relations website, viewed on 13 October 2009 at http://www.federalfinancialrelations.gov.au/content/national_agreements.aspx.

[25] COAG Fact Sheet, National Affordable Housing Agreement.

[26] Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations, Schedule F, National Affordable Housing Agreement, p 4.

[27] Ministerial Council for Federal Financial Relations website, viewed on 13 October 2009 at http://www.federalfinancialrelations.gov.au/content/national_partnership_agreements/default.aspx.

[28] National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness, p 5.

[29] FaHCSIA website, viewed on 4 November 2009 at http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/housing/progserv/homelessness/national_partnership_agreement/Pages/homelessness_act.aspx.

[30] FaHCSIA website, viewed on 19 October 2009 at http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/housing/progserv/homelessness/pm_council_homeless/Pages/pm_terms.aspx.

[31] FaHCSIA website, viewed on 19 October 2009 at http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/housing/progserv/homelessness/pm_council_homeless/Pages/pm_terms.aspx.

[32] Australian Government website, viewed on 20 October 2009 at http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/Documents/1Economicimplications.pdf.

[33] Australian Government website, viewed on 20 October 2009 at http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx.

[34] Australian Government website, viewed on 20 October 2009 at http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/Priorities/Pages/default.aspx.

[35] Australian Government, National Human Rights Consultation website, viewed on 20 October 2009 at http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/www/nhrcc/nhrcc.nsf/Page/About_the_Consultation.

[36] Australian Government, National Human Rights Consultation website, viewed on 20 October 2009 at http://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/www/nhrcc/nhrcc.nsf/Page/About_the_Consultation.

[37] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, p xxix–xxx.

Chapter 3 New Homelessness Legislation

[1] Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Submission No 86, p 5.

[2] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (Western Australia), Submission No 7, p 14; Council for Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, pp 18–19; Public Interest Law Clearing House (Vic) Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic, Submission No 85, p 27; FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 5.

[3] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 38.

[4] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 44.

[5] See for example: Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 22; Wesley Mission Melbourne, Submission No 70, p 7; Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House (QPILCH), Submission No 47, pp 1–2.

[6] Council of Australian Governments (COAG) website, viewed on 13 October 2009 at http://www.coag.gov.au/intergov_agreements/federal_financial_relations/index.cfm.

[7] Tasmanian Government, Submission No 93, p 1.

[8] NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 6.

[9] See for example: Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS), Submission No 4, p 10; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, pp 11-12; Financial and Consumer Rights Council, Submission No 44, p 4; National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 6.

[10] NSW Government, Submission No 96, pp 6–7.

[11] Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), Submission No 60, p 6.

[12] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 3.

[13] ACOSS, Submission No 60, pp 3–4.

[14] See for example: YP Space MNC Inc, Submission No 11, pp 6–7; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 5; Queensland Youth Housing Coalition (QYHC), Submission No 50, p 13; Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, Submission No 91, p 12.

[15] SYFS, Submission No 4, p 6.

[16] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 6; Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 16, p 4; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 12; Byron Emergency Accommodation Project, Submission No 30, p 1; Regional Youth Development Officers’ Network (RYDON), Submission No 33, pp 4, 10–11; Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 8.

[17] Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994, Preamble.

[18] Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994, Preamble.

[19] See for example: SYSF, Submission No 4, p 6; Quality Management Services (QMS), Submission No 12, p 8; Youthlaw, Submission No 24, p 3; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 10; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 15; ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 5; Homeless Persons’ Legal Service (HPLS), Submission No 65, p 5; Wesley Mission Melbourne, Submission No 70, p 3.

[20] Coalition Against Youth Homelessness (CAYH), Submission No 23, p 5.

[21] QYHC, Submission No 50, p 7. See also: Welfare Rights Centre, Submission No 59, p 2; National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 2; Council for Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, p 18.

[22] Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 10.

[23] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 8. See also: RYDON, Submission No 33, pp 4–5; Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 5; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 3; Youth Accommodation Association (YAA), Submission No 54, p 9.

[24] Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA), Submission No 73, p 5.

[25] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 6; B Such, Submission No 26, p 1; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 7; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 7; UnitingCare Australia, Submission No 41, p 6; National Youth Coalition for Housing (NYCH), Submission No 52, pp 8–9; Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, Submission No 55, p 11; Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), Submission No 67, p 10; Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, Submission No 91, pp 7–9.

[26] Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, Submission No 55, p 11.

[27] See for example: YP Space MNC Inc, Submission No 11, pp 6–7; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 2; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 1; Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 8.

[28] Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994, Section 4.

[29] See for example: RYDON, Submission No 33, p 2; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 22; Shelter NSW, Submission No 56, pp 12–13; Catholic Social Service Australia, Submission No 68, p 2; Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Submission No 90, p 21.

[30] Council to Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, p 7.

[31] Aboriginal Legal Service of WA, Submission No 73, p 5. See also: Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 8; YAA, Submission No 54, p 7; ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 8.

[32] Council to Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, p 7.

[33] Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 7.

[34] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 16.

[35] Supported Accommodation Providers’ Association (SAPA), Submission No 76, pp 6–8. See also: D Negus, Transcript of Evidence, 21 October 2009, p 5.

[36] The concept of ‘culturally recognised exceptions’ is described in Chamberlain C & MacKenzie D (2009), Counting the Homeless 2006, S Cat no HOU 203–210, Canberra: AIHW, p 2. ‘The minimum community standard provides a cultural benchmark for assessing ‘homelessness’ and ‘inadequate housing’ in the contemporary context. However, there are a number of institutional settings where people do not have the minimal level of accommodation identified by the community standard, but in cultural terms they are not considered part of the homeless population. They include, inter alia, people living in seminaries, elderly people in nursing homes, students in university halls of residence and prisoners.’

[37] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p viii.

[38] The 10 guiding principles include: ‘a national commitment involving strong leadership and cooperation from all levels of government and from non-government and business sectors’ and ‘a commitment to joined-up service delivery and policy’.

[39] See for example: City of Melbourne, Submission No 14, p 2; B Such, Submission No 26, pp 1–2; ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, pp 8–9; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 6; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 3; Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Submission No 36, p 11; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 9; M Vardanega, Submission No 57, pp 1–5; Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, p 4; Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia, Submission No 64, p 2; K Gumley, Transcript of Evidence, 28 October 2009, pp 1–2; L Podesta, Transcript of Evidence, 28 October 2009, p 2.

[40] ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, p 8.

[41] Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, p 4.

[42] Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 8.

[43] Departments and agencies include for example: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA); Centrelink; Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA); Medicare Australia; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR); Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care; Career Advice Australia; Job Access; Department of Immigration and Citizenship; Attorney-General’s Department.

[44] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 12; RANZCP, Submission No 13, p 7; Coalition Against Youth Homelessness, Submission No 23, p 4; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 3; DoHA, Submission No 67, pp 14–16; DEEWR, Submission No 69, pp 3–9.

[45] Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Submission No 19, p 6.

[46] RANZCP, Submission No 13, p 10.

[47] See for example: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission No 5 (Attachment 1), p 10; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 14; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 9; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, pp 5, 7.

[48] Australian Psychological Society, Submission No 40, p 11.

[49] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4; p 3; Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 15; CAYH, Submission No 23, p 7; W Talbot, Submission No 89, pp 1–3.

[50] CAYH, Submission No 23, p 11. See also: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 9, 12; ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, pp 8–9; N Clay, Transcript of Evidence, 19 August 2009, pp 4–5.

[51] See for example: RYDON, Submission No 34, p 8; Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 6; Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Submission No 36, p 11; Queensland Government, Submission No 92, p 16.

[52] Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 9.

[53] Council for Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, p 13.

[54] Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 8.

[55] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 20.

[56] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 30.

[57] CAYH, Submission No 23, p 7.

[58] SAPA, Submission No 76, p 3.

[59] L Podesta, Transcript of Evidence, 28 October 2009, p 4.

[60] ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, p 9.

[61] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 24.

[62] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 2, 10; Kids Under Cover, Submission No 9, p 1; RANZCP, Submission No 13, pp 7–8; Cairns Community Legal Centre, Submission No 17, p 5; Byron Emergency Accommodation Project, Submission No 30, p 1; ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, p 11; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 2; Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 5; Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Submission No 36, p 8; Australian Christian Lobby, Submission No 37, p 1; St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission No 43, p 5; Financial and Consumer Rights Council, Submission No 44, p 3; Community Housing Tasmania, Submission No 45, p 5; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 13.

[63] See for example: AHURI, Submission No 19, p 5; Australian Psychological Society, Submission No 40, p 8; NYCH, Submission No 52, p 18.

[64] Australian Government Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009), Demand for SAAP accommodation by homeless people 2007–08: summary, Bulletin 71, p 2.

[65] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 4; Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 4; Salvation Army Tasmanian Division, Submission No 42, p 8; N Clay, Transcript of Evidence, 19 August 2009, p 13; M Graham, Transcript of Evidence, 16 September 2009, p 2.

[66] M Graham, Transcript of Evidence, 16 September 2009, p 2.

[67] See for example: ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, p 9; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 3; Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Submission No 36, p 13; Australian Christian Lobby, Submission No 37, p 1; Australian Psychological Society, Submission No 40, pp 10, 13.

[68] See for example: St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission No 43, p 10; McAuley Community Services for Women, Submission No 94, p 2; M Cronin & M Graham, Transcript of Evidence, 16 September 2009, pp 12–13.

[69] Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, pp 7–8.

[70] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 19; B Such, Submission No 26, p 2; ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, p 9; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 15; Council for Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, p 18.

[71] AHURI, Submission No 19, p 6.

Chapter 4 Social Inclusion, Human Rights and Homelessness

[1] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 11; Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, p 3; Wesley Mission Melbourne, Submission No 70, p 6.

[2] See for example: Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 4; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, pp 7–8; Human Rights Law Resource Centre (HRLRC), Submission No 82, p 9; Public Interest Law Clearing House (Vic) Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic (PILCH HPLC), Submission No 85, p 8.

[3] Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Submission No 90, pp 13–14.

[4] Australian Government website, Social Inclusion Principles for Australia, viewed on 29 October at http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/Principles/Pages/default.aspx.

[5] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, pp 19–20.

[6] See references in Chapter 3 to: building joined up services; building partnerships with key stakeholders; focus on early intervention and prevention; and planning for sustainability.

[7] Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Submission No 69, p 2.

[8] Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Submission No 86, p 6.

[9] See for example: Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 23; Queensland Youth Housing Coalition Inc (QYHC), Submission No 50, pp 12–13; Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, pp 3–4; Wesley Mission Melbourne, Submission No 70, p 6.

[10] National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 6. See also: Australian Government (2008), Social Inclusion: Origins, Concepts and Key Themes, viewed on 29 October 2009 at http://www.socialinclusion.gov.au/Pages/Resources.aspx.

[11] See for example: Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 5; Youth Accommodation Association (YAA), Submission No 54, p 11.

[12] Regional Youth Development Officers’ Network (RYDON), Submission No 33, p 6. See also: YAA, Submission No 54, p 11.

[13] National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 6.

[14] Homeless Persons’ Legal Service (HPLS), Submission No 65, p 5.

[15] Law Institute of Victoria, Submission No 29, p 4. See also for example: Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 16, p 2; Inner Sydney Catholic Social Justice Group, Submission No 21, p2; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 4; Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), Submission No 60, pp 17, 18; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 4; City of Sydney, Submission No 66, p 4.

[16] Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 5.

[17] See for example: RANZCP, Submission No 13, p 9; Australian Psychological Society, Submission No 40, p 6; Mercy Foundation, Submission No 51, p 1; Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, p 8.

[18] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 29.

[19] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 9; 12; Kids Under Cover, Submission No 9, p 1; ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, p 10; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 10; St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission No 43, p 5; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 12; HPLS, Submission No 65, pp 9–11; Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Services, Submission No 79, p 3; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No 82, pp 40–41; PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, pp 25–26.

[20] Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994, Preamble.

[21] Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25(1). See for example: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission No 5, Attachment 1, p 5; Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 8; Inner Sydney Catholic Social Justice Group, Submission No 21, p 1; Central Coast Group of Amnesty International, Submission No 22, p 1; NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights Committee, Submission No 27, p 4; ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, pp 7-8; Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project, Submission No 62, p 8; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 6; Queensland Government, Submission No 91, p 5.

[22] International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 11. See for example: Mr B Woods, Submission No 2, p 3; Women With Disabilities Australia, Submission No 3, Attachment 1, p 12; Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 8; NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights Committee, Submission No 27, p 4; Law Institute of Victoria, Submission No 29, p 4; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 5; Australian Christian Lobby, Submission No 37, p 6; Salvation Army Tasmanian Division, Submission No 42, p 6; Financial and Consumer Rights Council Inc, Submission No 44, p 2; YAA, Submission No 54, p 11; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 6; Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project, Submission No 62, p 9; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 6; North Australian Aboriginal Justice & Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation (NAAJA & LNAC), Submission No 72, p 8; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No 82, pp 12-13; AHRC, Submission No 90, pp 17, 47.

[23] Queensland Government, Submission No 92, p 18.

[24] Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 5. See also: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website, viewed on 14 September 2009 at http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx.

[25] See for example: National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 2; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 5; AHRC, Submission No 90, p 30.

[26] AHRC, Submission No 90, p 30.

[27] National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 2.

[28] National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 2.

[29] Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 9.

[30] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, pp 8–9; Coalition Against Youth Homelessness (CAYH), Submission No 23, p 5; Law Society of New South Wales Young Lawyers, Submission No 27, pp 4–5.

[31] See for example: Youthlaw, Submission No 24, p 3; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 7; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 12; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 9; The Homeless Outreach Psychiatric Service (HOPS), Submission No 79, p 3; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No 82, p 40; PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, pp 25–26.

[32] Queensland Government, Submission No 92, p 16.

[33] NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 12.

[34] K Gumley, Transcript of Evidence, 28 October 2009.

[35] Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 6. See also: Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 7.

[36] See for example: Youthlaw, Submission No 24, p 3; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 6; City of Sydney, Submission No 66, p 4; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 5; HOPS, Submission No 79, p 4; HPLC, Submission No 85, p 26; AHRC, Submission No 90, p 20.

[37] United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment 4: The Right to Adequate Housing, para 8, viewed on 30 October at www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/(Symbol)/469f4d91a9378221c12563ed0053547e?Opendocument.

[38] See for example: Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 22; Shelter NSW, Submission No 56, pp 12–13; Catholic Social Service Australia, Submission No 68, p 2.

[39] HPLC, Submission No 85, p 26. See also: Youthlaw, Submission No 24, pp 3–4; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 13; NAAJA & LNAC, Submission No 72, p 14; Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No 82, pp 24–25.

[40] Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 11.

[41] AHRC, Submission No 90, pp 17–18.

[42] AHRC, Submission No 90, p 19.

[43] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, pp 13–14; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, pp 22–30; Queensland Public Interest Law Clearing House (QPILCH), Submission No 47, p 2; Young Women’s Dual Diagnosis Project (Richmond Fellowship NSW), Submission No 48, p 5; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, pp 21–22.

[44] See for example: Human Rights Law Resource Centre, Submission No 82, pp 40–41; HPLC, Submission No 85, p 31.

[45] Tennant’s Union of Victoria, Submission No 84, p 1.

[46] See for example: Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, p 9; CAYH, Submission 23, p 10; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 6; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 11; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 9; HOPS, Submission No 79, p 3; Council for Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, pp 21–22; Human Rights Legal Resource Centre, Submission No 82, p 27.

[47] HPLC, Submission No 85, pp 31–32.

[48] HPLC, Submission No 85, pp 31–32. See also: HRLRC, Submission No 82, p 27.

[49] See for example: Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 13; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, pp 25–26; Mercy Foundation, Submission No 51, p 4.

[50] HRLRC, Submission No 82, p 53.

[51] Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, pp 13–14. See also: SYFS, Submission No 4, pp 15–16; RYDON, Submission No 33, pp 11–12; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, pp 25–26; Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, Submission No 55, pp 8–9; Queensland Government, Submission No 92, p 16.

[52] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, p 27.

[53] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, p 79.

[54] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, p 365.

[55] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, pp 78–82.

[56] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, Recommendations 6, 7, 26 & 27.

[57] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, pp 314–318.

[58] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, p 366.

[59] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, p 365, 378.

[60] See for example: Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 8; Law Institute of Victoria, Submission No 29, p 6.

[61] Law Institute of Victoria, Submission No 29, p 6.

[62] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 7.

[63] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 7.

[64] See for example: Law Society of Victoria, Submission No 29, p 6; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 4; Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, Submission No 91, pp 11–12.

[65] See for example: Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 6; RANZCP, Submission No 13; p 8; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 7.

[66] Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 29.

[67] Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, Submission No 74, p 1.

[68] See for example: Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, Submission No 74, p 4; Victorian Children’s Resource Program, Submission No 25, p 1.

[69] See for example: Victorian Children’s Resource Program, Submission No 25, p 1; NSW Women’s Refuge Movement, Submission No 58, p 2; Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, Submission No 74, p 3; McCauley Community Services for Women, Submission No 94, p 3.

[70] See for example: Youthlaw, Submission No 24, p 4; Law Institute of Victoria, Submission No 29, p 6; Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, Submission No 74, p 1; FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 6; AHRC, Submission No 90, p 15.

[71] See for example: Name withheld, Submission No 10, p 4; Commissioner for Children and Young People (WA), Submission No 7, pp 9–10, 15; Kids Under Cover, Submission No 9, p 1; NSW Association for Adolescent Health & NSW Youth Health Council, Submission No 38, pp 5–6; CAYH, Submission No 23, p 7.

[72] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 28.

[73] Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (2009), Homeless People in SAAP: SAAP National Data Collection Annual Report. SAAP NDC Report Series 13, Cat No HOU 191, Canberra.

[74] NSW Women’s Refuge Movement Working Party, Submission No 46, p 16; NSW Women’s Refuge Movement, Submission No 58, p 1.

[75] NSW Women’s Refuge Movement Working Party, Submission No 46, p 4–6; NSW Women’s Refuge Movement, Submission No 58, p 2.

[76] Domestic Violence Victoria, Submission No 49, p 4.

[77] See for example: Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 16, p 3; E Dourado, Submission No 20, p 1; Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Submission No 36, p 11; NSW Women’s Refuge Movement Working Party, Submission No 46, p 12.

[78] ABS (2008), Counting the Homeless 2006, 2050.0, p 29.

[79] See for example: NAAJA & LNAC, Submission No 72, p 14; Aboriginal Legal Service of WA (ALSWA), Submission No 73, p 6-7; Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) Cooperative, Submission No 75, pp 3–4; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 6.

[80] NAAJA & LNAC, Submission No 72, p 10.

[81] Aboriginal Hostels Limited, Submission No 15, p 13.

[82] VALS Cooperative, Submission No 75, p 3.

[83] VALS Cooperative, Submission No 75, pp 1–2.

[84] See for example: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, Submission No 5, pp 1–2; Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project, Submission No 62, pp 1–18; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 7.

[85] Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project, Submission No 62, p 7.

[86] Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project, Submission No 62, pp 8–11.

[87] Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (2009), Locked Out: Position Paper on Homelessness of Asylum Seekers Living in the Community.

[88] Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (2009), Locked Out: Position Paper on Homelessness of Asylum Seekers Living in the Community, p 3.

[89] Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 7.

[90] See for example: Women With Disabilities Australia, Submission No 3, p 1; RANZCP, Submission No 13, pp 5–6; The Richmond Fellowship of NSW, Submission No 48, pp 1, 7–8; Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia, Submission No 64, p 1; Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA), Submission No 81, p 1.

[91] See for example: Women with Disabilities Australia, Submission No 3 (Attachment 1), pp 14–15; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 8; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 23; HPLS, Submission No 65, p 8.

[92] NSW Ombudsman (2004), Assisting homeless people – the need to improve their access to accommodation and support services, p 29.

[93] NSW Ombudsman (2004), Assisting homeless people – the need to improve their access to accommodation and support services, p 30.

[94] See for example: ADCA, Submission No 64, p 2; MHCA, Submission No 81, p 4.

[95] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 27.

[96] See for example: Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 8; Australian Psychological Society, Submission No 40, p 13, ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 9; Queensland Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, Submission No 74, p 2; Mental Health Council of Australia, Submission No 81, pp 4–5.

[97] See for example: ANGLICARE Diocese of Sydney, Submission No 31, p 11; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 8; Welfare Rights Centre, Submission No 59, p 4; Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, p 2; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, pp 12–13.

[98] See for example: RANZCP, Submission No 13, p 8; Byron Emergency Accommodation Project, Submission No 30, p 2; NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights Committee, Submission No 27, p 12; J Hourigan Ruse, Transcript of Evidence, 9 September 2009, p 7.

[99] See for example: Name withheld, Submission No 10, p 3; RANZCP, Submission No 13, p 8; NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights Committee, Submission No 27, p 12.

[100] See for example: HRLRC, Submission No 82, p 43; AHRC, Submission No 90, p 25.

[101] See for example: B Woods, Submission No 2, p 4–5; Women’s Health Victoria, Submission No 16, p 4; The Australian Psychological Society, Submission No 40, p 7; National Shelter, Submission No 63, p 2; NAAJA & LNAC, Submission No 72, p 9; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 11, 12.

[102] Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 4.

[103] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 18.

[104] HPLS, Submission No 65, p 4.

[105] Law Institute of Victoria, Submission No 29, pp 6–7. See also: Youthlaw, Submission No 24, pp 4–5; QPILCH, Submission No 47, p 2; ACT Government, Submission No 78, pp 2–3; HOPS, Submission No 79, p 4; PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, p 44, McCauley Community Services for Women, Submission No 94, p 1.

[106] Brad & Shawn, Transcript of Evidence, 16 September 2009, pp 3–15.

[107] Shawn, Transcript of Evidence, 16 September 2009, p 12.

[108] Brad, Transcript of Evidence, 16 September 2009, p 12.

[109] Brad & Shawn, Transcript of Evidence, 16 September 2009, pp 3–15.

[110] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, Recommendation 18.

[111] Australian Government (2009), National Human Rights Consultation Report, Recommendation 4.

Chapter 5 A National Standards and Accreditation Framework for Services

[1] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 43.

[2] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 44.

[3] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 43.

[4] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 43.

[5] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 43. See also: Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA), Submission No 86, p 9.

[6] FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 8.

[7] See for example: Women’s Legal Service Victoria, Submission No 36, p 11; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, pp 15–17; Australian Red Cross, Submission No 77, p 13; Council to Homeless Persons, Submission No 80, p 9; FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, pp 2–3.

[8] See for example: Quality Improvement Council (QIC), Quality Management Services (QMS) & Quality Improvement and Community Services Accreditation (QICSA), Submission No 18, p 4; Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), Submission No 60, p 2; NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 14.

[9] Queensland Youth Housing Coalition (QYHC), Submission No 50, p 21.

[10] QIC, QMS & QICSA, Submission No 18, p 5. See also: Youth Accommodation Association (YAA), Submission No 54, p 14.

[11] YP Space MNC Inc, Submission No 11, p 6.

[12] QIC, QMS & QICSA, Submission No 18, p 5.

[13] FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 8.

[14] Tasmanian Government, Submission No 93, p 1; NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 7.

[15] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 2.

[16] Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 23.

[17] QIC, QMS & QICSA, Submission No 18, p 5. See also: ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 13;

[18] See for example: FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 10; NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 14.

[19] Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, p 3. See also: Southern Youth and Family Services (SYFS), Submission No 4, p 10; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 17; NSW Women’s Refuge Movement Working Party, Submission No 46, pp 15-16; Council to Homeless Persons (CHP), Submission No 80, pp 16–17; Public Interest Law Clearing House (Vic) Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic (PILCH HLPC), Submission No 85, p 30; Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, Submission No 91, p 10.

[20] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 14; Coalition Against Youth Homelessness, Submission No 23, p 3; Regional Youth Development Officers’ Network (RYDON), Submission No 33, p 13; QYHC, Submission No 50, p 21; YAA, Submission No 54, p 19.

[21] SYFS, Submission No 4, p 14.

[22] Byron Emergency Accommodation Project, Submission No 30, p 2.

[23] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 43. See also: FaHCSIA Submission No 86, p 9.

[24] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 8; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, pp 10–11; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 14; UnitingCare Australia, Submission No 41, p 7; The Richmond Fellowship of NSW, Submission No 48, p 9; YAA, Submission No 54, p 12; St Bartholomew’s House, Submission No 71, p 3.

[25] Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 6. See also: Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 8; YP Space MNC Inc, Submission No 11, p 5.

[26] Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 11.

[27] SYFS, Submission No 4, p 10. See also: PILCH HLPC, Submission No 85, pp 21–22.

[28] Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 19.

[29] NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 7, 8–9.

[30] NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 7, 8–9.

[31] Urbis Pty Ltd (2009 ) Unpublished, Quality Frameworks for Homelessness and Related Services—Literature Review and Environmental Scan.

[32] QIC, QMS & QICSA, Submission No 18, p 4. See also: QMS, Submission No 12, p 14.

[33] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 68.

[34] See for example: QMS, Submission No 12, p 12; Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 8; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 17; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 13; NSW Women’s Refuge Movement Working Party, Submission No 46, p 13; QYHC, Submission No 50, p 21; YAA, Submission No 54, p 20; Shelter NSW, Submission No 56, p 11, Government of South Australia, Submission No 97, p 5.

[35] YP Space MNC Inc, Submission No 11, p 7.

[36] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 20.

[37] See for example: City of Melbourne, Submission No 14, p 3; Law Society of New South Wales – Young Lawyers, Submission No 27, p 10; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p2; National Youth Coalition for Housing, Submission No 52, p 14; Homeless Persons’ Legal Service, Submission No 65, pp 11–13; Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Submission No 90, p 22.

[38] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 14.

[39] National Shelter, Submission N0 56, pp 7–8.

[40] AHRC, Submission No 90, p 22. See also: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 14.

[41] Australian Government (2008), The Road Home: A National Approach to Reducing Homelessness, p 43.

[42] See for example: Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 21; Shelter NSW, Submission No 56, pp 14–17; Wesley Mission Melbourne, Submission No 70, p 12.

[43] PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, pp 39–40.

[44] Cairns Community Legal Service, Submission No 17, pp 8–9.

[45] Cairns Community Legal Service, Submission No 17, pp 8–9.

[46] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39

[47] SYFS, Submission No 4, p 14. See also: Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 6; Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, Submission No 91, p 13.

[48] PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, p 37.

[49] FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 10.

[50] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 12; ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 13; CHP, Submission No 80, p 14.

[51] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 12.

[52] CHP, Submission No 80, p 14.

[53] See for example: Youthlaw, Submission No 24, p 4; ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 13; HOPS, Submission No 79, p 4; CHP, Submission No 80, p 15; PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, p 41.

[54] ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 13. See also: QIC, QMS & QICSA, Submission No 18, p 4

[55] PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, p 41.

[56] See for example: QMS, Submission No 12, p 7; QIC, QMS & QICSA, Submission No 18, p 1; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 10.

[57] Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 7.

[58] CHP, Submission No 80, p 14.

[59] See for example: NSW Young Lawyers Human Rights Committee, Submission No 27, p 12; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 12; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 9; Welfare Rights Centre, Submission No 59, p 6; ACOSS, Submission No 60, p 14, HOPS, Submission No 79, p 4; AHRC, Submission No 90, pp 30-31.

[60] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 11; QIC, QMS & QICSA, Submission No 18, p 4; Mission Australia, Submission No 53, p 16; Salvation Army Australia Southern Territory, Submission No 91, p 11.

[61] FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 9.

[62] See for example: Law Society of New South Wales Young Lawyers, Submission No 27, p 12; Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, pp 13–14.

[63] PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, p 27.

[64] RYDON, Submission No 33, p 9. See also: Law Society of New South Wales Young Lawyers, Submission No 27, p 12; Domestic Violence Victoria, Submission No 49, p 5; Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 14; AHRC, Submission No 90, p 30.

[65] Homelessness Australia, Submission No 39, p 14.

[66] Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, Submission No 61, p 14. See also: Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 5; PILCH HPLC, Submission No 85, p 43.

[67] See for example: QMS, Submission no 12, p 13; Homelessness NSW, Submission No 28, p 11; Byron Emergency Accommodation Project, Submission No 30, p 1; Christo Youth Services, Submission No 35, p 7; NSW Women’s Refuge Working Party, Submission No 46, pp 13-14; Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, Submission No 55, pp 6-7; NCYLC, Submission No 88, p 8.

[68] See for example: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 15; The Richmond Fellowship, Submission No 48, p 7; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 13.

[69] QMS, Submission No 12, p 13.

[70] SYFS, Submission No 4, p 11.

[71] SYFS, Submission No 4, p 14.

[72] Catholic Social Services Australia, Submission No 68, p 3. See also: SYFS, Submission No 4, p 15; RYDON, Submission No 33, p 13; Hanover Welfare Services, Submission No 34, p 4; QYHC, Submission No 50, p 22; YAA, Submission No 54, p 19; Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory, Submission No 55, p 11; ACOSS, Submission No 60, pp 13–14.

[73] NSW Government, Submission No 96, p 14.

[74] FaHCSIA, Submission No 86, p 9.

Appendix E – National Affordable Housing Agreement

[1] Council of Australian Governments

Appendix F – National Partnership on Homelessness

[1] Council of Australian Governments

Appendix G – National Partnership Agreement on Social Housing

[1] Council of Australian Governments

Appendix H – National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing

[1] Council of Australian Governments