NSW Aboriginal Tenants Advice Services

•Greater Sydney Marrickville 3 Staff

•Western NSW Dubbo 5 Staff

•Northern NSW Grafton 4 Staff

•Southern NSW Batemans Bay 3.5 Staff

Demographic AreaWestern NSW 61 LGA’s

Northern NSW 59 LGA’s

Greater Sydney 60 LGA’s

Southern NSW 54 LGA’s

SERVICE PROVISION

• Advice to tenants• Assist with written materials• Advocate to landlord• Negotiate between landlord and tenant• Assist tenant with CTTT hearings• Representation CTTT• Referrals• Community education

CASEWORK

• More face to face consultation

• Extensive case management

• Additional investigation to assist with case

• More referrals

• More follow up work

Aboriginal TenureArea Fully Owned or Being

PurchasedRented

Brewarrina 25% 75%

Dubbo 31% 69%

Lismore 30% 70%

Wreck Bay - 100%

Nowra Central 23% 77%

Sydney City 40% 60%

Waterloo Nil 94%

Redfern 6% 81%

Inner City South 19% 81%

La Perouse 26% 74%

Mt Druitt/Whalan 37% 63%

Emerton/Blackett 27% 73%

ABORIGINAL HOUSING STAT’S

• 16% Homeless

• 15% in Overcrowded Housing

• 42% In Indigenous Housing (including AHO properties managed by DoH)

• 15% In State run Housing

• 27% Homeownership

Challenging Issues

• Termination Notices

• Use of Evidence in CTTT Hearings

• Procedural Fairness and Consistency

• Formal Hearings