Abbreviations

Abbreviations

ACAT

Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal

The Accord

National Housing Accord

ACOSS

Australian Council of Social Service

ACT

Australian Capital Territory

ACTCOSS

Australian Capital Territory Council of Social Service

AEU

Australian Education Union

AHRC

Australian Human Rights Commission

AHURI

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

AMIDA

Action for More Independence and Dignity in Accommodation

ARCJ & HJ

Advocacy and Rights Justice and Housing Justice

ATO

Australian Taxation Office

BCEC

Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre

BDI & SPA

Black Dog Institute and Suicide Prevention Australia

The Blueprint

National Planning Reform Blueprint

BTR

Build to rent

CAFS

Child and Family Services Ballarat

CEDA

Committee for Economic Development of Australia

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CFMEU

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union

CFRC

City Futures Research Centre

CGCL

Circle Green Community Legal

CGT

Capital gains tax

CHIA

Community Housing Industry Association

The committee

Senate Community Affairs References Committee

Community Sector Blueprint

Community Sector Blueprint: National Framework for Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Requirements

COTAV & SRV

Council on the Ageing Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria

CPI

Consumer price index

CRA

Commonwealth Rent Assistance

CSMC

Council of Single Mothers and their Children

CYPDA

Children and Young People with Disability Australia

DCLS

Darwin Community Legal Service

DRW

Digital Rights Watch

DSS

Department of Social Services

EJA

Economic Justice Australia

The Fund

Rent Relief Fund [Australian Capital Territory Government]

HAAG

Housing for the Aged Action Group

HAFF

Housing Australia Future Fund

The HAFF Act

Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023

HMAG

Housing Matters Action Group

Interim report

Senate Community Affairs References Committee, The worsening rental crisis in Australia—Interim Report, September 2023

MLSS

Monash Law Students’ Society

NARO

National Association of Renters’ Organisations

NATSIWA

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance

NCAT

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal

NCC

National Construction Code

NCOSS

New South Wales Council of Social Service

NHFIC

National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation

NHHA

National Housing and Homelessness Agreement

NHIF

National Housing Infrastructure Facility

NSW

New South Wales

NT

Northern Territory

NTCOSS

Northern Territory Council of Social Service

NYC

New York City

NZ

New Zealand

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PBSA

Purpose-built student accommodation

PIAC

Public Interest Advocacy Centre

PIPA

Property Investment Professionals of Australia

The Plan

National Housing and Homelessness Plan

POAQ

Property Owners’ Association of Queensland

PRAP

Private Rental Assistance Program [Victorian Government]

The Privacy Act

Privacy Act 1988

QCOSS

Queensland Council of Social Service

Qld

Queensland

RAAV

Registered Accommodation Association of Victoria

RAHU

Renters and Housing Union

REIA

Real Estate Institute of Australia

REINSW

Real Estate Institute of New South Wales

REIQ

Real Estate Institute of Queensland

REIWA

Real Estate Institute of Western Australia

RentTech

Rental application technology

RMIT

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

RPZs

Rent Pressure Zones

SA

South Australia

SACAT

South Australia Civil and Administrative Tribunal

SACOSS

South Australia Council of Social Service

SHA

Social Housing Accelerator

SHSN

Southern Homelessness Services Network

STRA

Short-term rental accommodation

SUPRA

Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association

SWWAN

Sellicks Woodlands and Wetlands Action Network

SYC

Service to Youth Council

Tas

Tasmania

TasCOSS

Tasmanian Council of Social Service

UK

United Kingdom

UMSU

University of Melbourne Student Union

UNSW

University of New South Wales

USA

United States of America

Vic

Victoria

VCAT

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

VPTA

Victorian Public Tenants Association

WA

Western Australia

WACOSS

Western Australia Council of Social Service

WIRE

Women’s Information and Referral Exchange

WLSA

Women’s Legal Services Australia

WLSQ

Women’s Legal Services Queensland

YACSA

Youth Affairs Council of South Australia