Boarding Houses Act 2012 Evaluation Report 1: Final Report

Gabrielle Drake, Hazel Blunden, Kathryn Newton, Esterina Lentini

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Abstract

In October 2012, the Parliament of New South Wales (NSW) passed the Boarding Houses Act 2012 (NSW), as a central part of its bid to strengthen and comprehensively regulate boarding houses in NSW. An evaluation of the Act is a legal requirement specified in section 105, requiring that the Act be reviewed against its objectives after five years. The Department of Family and Community Services Ageing, Disability and Home Care engaged Newtown Neighbourhood Centre (NNC) to conduct parts of this evaluation, based on NNC’s extensive experience with the boarding house sector. A research partnership was established between NNC, and researchers from the University of Western Sydney, to evaluate the implementation of the Act. This study aims to assess the effect of the Act on the wellbeing of residents of boarding houses; assess whether the rights of residents are better protected following the introduction of the Act; determine the effect of the Act on the sustainability of the boarding house sector; and determine levels and types of collaboration between departments, agencies and community organisations that work with the boarding house sector.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationPenrith, N.S.W.
PublisherUniversity of Western Sydney
Number of pages119
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • boardinghouses
  • disabilities
  • housing
  • mental health

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