Submissions & Research
Shelter WA offer forward thinking solutions and recommendations on a range of issues that relate to housing and homelessness.
Submissions
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2023
Shelter WA & WAAEH: Submission to the National Housing and Homelessness Plan Issues Paper.
Submission Attachments:
1. Shelter WA (2023) Rental Housing in WA: Ten ideas to address the rental crisis.
2. Shelter WA (2023) Pre-Budget Submission to Western Australian Government 2023-24.
3. Paxon (2022) Community Housing Sector Growth Opportunities – Collabration between Government and Industry to Drive Supply.
4. Housing Emergency Response Group (2021) Three months in: The hidden impact of the rental moratorium lifting.
5. Shelter WA (2020) Submission to Western Australia’s Residential Tenancies Act review.
2022
Shelter WA & WAAEH: Submission to the WA Legislative Council Estimates and Financial Operations Committee Inquiry into the financial administration of homelessness services in Western Australia
Shelter WA: Submission to 2022 Regional Strengths and Infrastructure Gaps
Shelter WA: Survey 1: Registration scheme for short-term rental accommodation
Shelter WA: Survey 2: Draft Planning for Tourism Position Statement
Shelter WA: Productivity Commission Review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement
Shelter WA & People With disability WA (PWdWA): Challenges experienced by people with disability who are renting and recommendations to address these challenges as identified by members of the Building Tenancy Skills Project: A response to the Housing and Homelessness Agreement Review
2021
Shelter WA: Foundations for a Stronger Tomorrow: State Infrastructure Strategy Submission to Infrastructure WA
Shelter WA & WAAEH: Models of Service for youth mental health services
Shelter WA Shelter WA supported CHIA: Response – Inquiry into housing affordability and supply
Shelter WA & WAAEH: State Commissioning Strategy for Community Services – Response to the Discussion Paper
Shelter WA: 2021 Planning Reform Submission
Shelter WA & WAAEH: Research Report on Community Views on Homelessness Perth, Western Australia
2020
Shelter WA & WA Alliance to End Homelessness: Joint submission into the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs Inquiry into Homelessness in Australia
Shelter WA: Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (WA)
Shelter WA: Managing lodging house health risks in Western Australia
Shelter WA: C-RIS: Proposal to include minimum accessibility standards for housing in the NCC
2019
Shelter WA & CHIA WA: Joint submission into the Strata Titles (General) Regulations 2019 – Seller disclosure and staged subdivision 3 July 2019
Shelter WA & CHIA WA: Joint submission into the Strata Titles (General) Regulations 2019 – Seller disclosure and staged subdivision 29 July 2019
Shelter WA: Letter of support: WACOSS Submission to the Department of Health: Climate Health WA Inquiry 27 Aug 2019
Shelter WA: Submission to Directions Paper for the 10-Year Strategy on Homelessness WA 2019-2029
Shelter WA: Submission to the Local Government Act 1995 Review
Shelter WA: Submission to the National Regulatory System for Community Housing Working Group
Shelter WA: Submission to Inquiry into Residential Parks (Long-Stay Tenants) Amendment Bill 2018
Shelter WA & CHIA WA: Joint submission into the Leasehold Schemes: Strata Titles Regulations Discussion Paper
Shelter WA: Submission to Short-Stay Accommodation
Shelter WA: Supplementary Submission to Short-Stay Accommodation
Shelter WA: Discussion Paper for Planning Reform – Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
Shelter WA: Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2018 – DMIRS
Shelter WA: Accessible Housing Options Paper – Australian Building Codes Board
Safe Systems Coalition: 10 Year FDV strategy – Department of Communities
Shelter WA: 10 Year Women’s Plan –Department of Communities WA
Shelter WA: Public Health Inquiry into climate –Department of Health
Shelter WA: Proposed income eligibility model – Department of Communities
Shelter WA: State Planning Policy 3.6 Infrastructure Contributions – Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage ( responded by online survey)
2018
Shelter WA: Submission to Australian Building Codes Board
Shelter WA: Submission Residential Tenancies Legislation Amendment (Family Violence) Bill 2018
Shelter WA: Submission the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Topics 2021
Shelter WA: Submission to the Green Paper on Planning Reform
Shelter WA: Submission to Freo Alternative
2017
Shelter WA: Submission to WA Youth Strategy
Shelter WA: Pre-Budget Submission to WA State Budget 2018-19
Shelter WA: Submission to Automatic Rent Deductions Bill
Shelter WA: Submission to Sustainable Health Review
Shelter WA: Submission to Draft Bayswater Town Centre Structure Plan
Shelter WA: Submission to Service Priority Review
Shelter WA: Submission to Australian Government Social Impact Investing Discussion Paper
Shelter WA: Submission to City of Rockingham Draft Community Support Service Strategy
Shelter WA & Tenancy WA: Submission to Department of Commerce Boarders and Lodgers review
2016
Shelter WA: Pre-Budget Submission to WA State Budget 2017-18
Shelter WA: Submission to Housing Authority Seniors Housing Strategy discussion paper
Shelter WA: Submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform
Shelter WA: Submission to State Planning Policy 3.1 – Residential Design Codes (proposed minor amendments)
Shelter WA: Submission to the Review of Residential Parks (Long Stay Tenants) Act 2006
National Shelter & Shelter WA: Submission to the Council on Federal Financial Relations
Shelter WA: Submission to Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority Scarborough Redevelopment Scheme Review
2015
Shelter WA: Submission to Liveable Neighbourhoods Review 2015
Shelter WA: Submission to Inquiry into Affordable Home Ownership
Shelter WA: Submission to Re:think Tax Discussion Paper
National Shelter: Submission to Labor’s Housing Affordability Discussion Paper
Shelter WA: Submission to DSS Inquiry
2014
Shelter WA: Submission to Department of Treasury Pre-budget submission State Budget 2015/16
Shelter WA: Submission to Department of Commerce Statutory Review of the Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006
Shelter WA: Submission to City of Cockburn Draft Housing Affordability and Diversity Strategy
Shelter WA: Submission to the Economic Regulation Authority Draft Report of the Inquiry into Microeconomic Reform
Shelter WA: Submission to the Equal Opportunity Commission’s Review of organisations under Equal Opportunity Act 1984
Shelter WA: Submission to Senate Select Committee into the Abbott Government’s Commission of Audit
Shelter WA: Submission to Senate Standing Committees on Economics, Senate Inquiry into Affordable Housing
2013
Shelter WA: Submission to Department of Planning Planning Provisions for Affordable Housing
Shelter WA: Pre-Budget Submission to Treasury 2014-15
Shelter WA: Submission to Economic Regulation Authority Inquiry into Microeconomic Reform in WA
Shelter WA: Submission to Department of Housing Community Housing Rent Setting Policy Aug 2013
Shelter WA: Letter to Minister Marmion advocating for changes to the Disruptive Behaviour Management Strategy and SWA DBMS Report
Shelter WA: Submission to Department of Planning State Planning Strategy (Draft) Mar 2013
Shelter WA: Submission to WAPC Draft Murdoch Specialised Activity Centre Structure Plan Jan 2013