Page 2341 - Week 07 - Thursday, 27 August 2020
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(7) Does, or will, the funding contract with Legal Aid require it to fund, oversee, or provide (a) events such as International Tenants’ Day, (b) the annual tenants’ art competition, (c) outreach and education, for example at shopping centres, universities, and major events such as the Multicultural Festival, (d) policy development and (e) advocacy for tenants’ rights and tenancy law reform.
(8) Does, or will, the funding contract specify that any of those activities referred to in part (7)(a)-(e) are conducted; if so, does, or will, the funding contact specify the frequency or performance indicators for any of those matters referred to in part (7)(a)-(e)?
(9) If the contract does not, or will not, specify any of the activities listed in part 7(a)-(e), does the ACT Government plan to fund some or all of these separately; if so, which ones.
(10) Does, or will, the funding contract for the TAS include a provision for the staff presently employed by the Tenants’ Union to be employed in the new service; if so, does it, or will it, specify that their salaries and hours of work will be at a comparable level.
(11) Will the new service be a stand-alone service, or rolled into the existing Legal Aid helpline.
(12) If it is not a stand-alone service, will this effectively mean that the funding for the service, which comes from tenants’ bonds, could be used for other clients of legal aid, including lessors, or will this funding be somehow quarantined so that it is only used to support tenants.
(13) Does, or will, the funding contract for the TAS make it clear that this component of funding must not be used for any purpose other than to provide services to tenants, given that lessors can be provided with advice by Legal Aid.
(14) If lessors are advised or represented, how will Legal Aid avoid conflicts of interest where its staff may be providing advice or services to both parties in a dispute.
(15) Will all or some parts of the service be means tested, or will the whole service, including legal representation in ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT), be available to all renters.
(16) What will the eligibility criteria be for the new service if all or some of the TAS will be means tested.
(17) How will tenants who may still be on low or moderate incomes but no longer eligible for support from TAS be supported, if some component of the service, such as representation at the ACAT, is means tested.
(18) Will there be a fee for service arrangement for some tenants using the new TAS.
(19) Does the contract with Legal Aid require, or forbid, Legal Aid charging a fee for TAS services.
(20) What are the arrangements for cases currently open with the Tenants’ Union and will these all be taken over by Legal Aid.
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