In keeping with the Australian Government's
secure tenure policy, communities must have in place a lease for at least 40 years in order to be eligible for new housing.
In section 4.5 (a) of this Chapter, I describe how the Australian Government's
secure tenure policy is being implemented in Queensland.
While the Australian Government appears to have both a tenure reform policy and
a secure tenure policy, it is clear that its main focus has been obtaining secure tenure.
This housing management reform is being implemented through
its secure tenure policy.
It is important to make clear the distinction between tenure reform and
secure tenure policies.
The main aim of
secure tenure policies is to provide governments with authority and control, often at the expense of the Indigenous owners.
In these states, there has been a combination of tenure reform and the introduction of
secure tenure policies.
Not exact matches
In simple words, this means that the insurance provider will give the assured sum to your family members if you die within the
tenure of the
policy to
secure their financial future.
To a significant extent, reforms to state law are being driven by
policies of the Australian Government, particularly its
secure tenure requirements under the Remote Indigenous Housing Agreement.
However, the imposition of
policies that require
secure tenure for the provision of government services can impede effective service delivery.
While this can make it appear that
secure tenure and
tenure reform
policies are the same thing, or have the same aims, this is often not the case.
In the event of a conflict between the aims of the two
policies, the practice of the Australian Government has been to give preference to the aims of
secure tenure.