House of Assembly - Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2)
2015-05-13 Daily Xml

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Housing SA

Mr KNOLL (Schubert) (14:55): I have a further supplementary: can the minister explain to the house why her department is not able to track major share housing websites such as airbnb to see if there are other tenants who are letting rooms out illegally?

The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay—Minister for Communities and Social Inclusion, Minister for Social Housing, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Ageing, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (14:55): I am advised by my department that this situation is rare but, as I said, there has been a significant growth in online businesses; many people sell lots of things from their home. This is something that we need to be aware of and continue to contemporise our agreements and policies when needed.