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26 November 2009
© Commonwealth of Australia 2009 ISBN 978-0-642-79264-8 (Printed version) ISBN 978-0-642-79265-5 (HTML version) Cover
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ForewordMembership of the CommitteeCommittee SecretariatTerms of referenceList of recommendations
BackgroundReferral of the InquiryStructure of the Report
Factors Leading to HomelessnessQuantifying HomelessnessDefinitions of HomelessnessNational DataState and Territory VariationEmerging Trends in HomelessnessGovernment Response to HomelessnessSupported Accommodation Assistance ProgramCrisis Accommodation ProgramEarly Intervention InitiativesA New Approach to Addressing HomelessnessCouncil of Australian Governments and HomelessnessNational Affordable Housing AgreementNational Partnership AgreementsPrime Ministers Council on HomelessnessOther Relevant ActivitiesSocial Inclusion AgendaNational Human Rights Consultation
A Commitment to New Homelessness LegislationChallenges for New Homelessness LegislationThe Objectives of New Homelessness LegislationBuilding on the Strengths of Existing LegislationThe Supported Accommodation Act PreambleThe Legislative Definition of HomelessnessScope of New Homelessness LegislationIntegrated and Coordinated Responses to HomelessnessA Holistic Approach to Reducing HomelessnessPrevention and Early Intervention
Association between Social Inclusion and Human RightsHomelessness and Social Inclusion Homelessness and Human RightsThe Right to Adequate HousingWhat is Adequate Housing?Realising the Right to Adequate HousingOutcomes of the National Human Rights ConsultationThe Way ForwardPrinciples Underpinning Homelessness LegislationAccessibility of Services and SupportsYoung People and ChildrenWomen and FamiliesAboriginal and Torres Strait IslandersAsylum SeekersPeople with Disabilities or Chronic IllnessPeople Exiting CareRural PopulationsPromoting Equity of Access to Services and SupportsHomelessness and DiscriminationAudit of Legislation
Rationale for a National Standards FrameworkKey Issues for ConsiderationOptions for a National Standards FrameworkService Standards versus AccreditationThe Role of LegislationThe Importance of Adequate ResourcingScope of ApplicationThe Case for a Staged ApproachProcess for Developing a National Standards Framework ConsultationLessons from Other Legislative and Regulatory ModelsWhere to Next?Components of a National Standards FrameworkDefining QualityBroad Principles and Minimum StandardsContinuous Quality Improvement Accountability and Complaints HandlingImplementationManaging the Impact of Implementation
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