❓ Mr Wyatt questions the Housing Authority on risk assessments of Aboriginal settlements and other remote communities using the Housing Infrastructure and Assessment Matrix. The Department of Housing states they haven't conducted these assessments as the guidelines don't require them to, and the Department of Planning is responsible.
AnsweredQoN 3440Legislative Assembly
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I refer to page 7 of the Housing Authority 2013-14 annual report, which discusses remote Aboriginal housing and essential services, and ask: (a) Could you please provide the risk assessment and rating of every Aboriginal settlement and community done using the Housing Infrastructure and Assessment Matrix listed in the Aboriginal Settlements Guideline 2: Provision of Housing and Infrastructure; (b) If no to (a), why not; (c) Has a similar assessment been made of other Western Australian remote and regional communities; (d) If no to (c), why not; and (e) If yes to (c), which communities and what was their risk assessment and rating?
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Answered
17 March 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Housing
Response time
28 days
The Department of Housing advises that page 7 of the Annual Report identifies, but does not discuss, Aboriginal housing and essential services as a key activity.
(a)-(b) No. The Department of Housing has not completed assessments of Aboriginal settlements as the Guidelines do not require it to do so.
(c)-(d) No. The Department of Planning is responsible for assessments under the Guideline.
(e) Not applicable.
(a)-(b) No. The Department of Housing has not completed assessments of Aboriginal settlements as the Guidelines do not require it to do so.
(c)-(d) No. The Department of Planning is responsible for assessments under the Guideline.
(e) Not applicable.
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