Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Bills

Human Rights and Housing Legislation Amendment (Ending Homelessness) Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

Dr RATNAM (Northern Metropolitan) (09:38): I move to introduce a bill for an act to amend the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 to establish a right to housing, to amend the Housing Act 1983 to set a target of ending homelessness in Victoria by 2030, to require a plan to be developed to meet the target and to require annual reporting on progress towards the target and for other purposes, and I move:

That the bill be now read a first time.

Motion agreed to.

Read first time.

Dr RATNAM: I move:

That the second reading be made an order of the day for the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.