Legislative Council - Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)
2021-03-04 Daily Xml

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Housing Safety Authority

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:21): Supplementary arising from the sort of answer: minister, what exactly has happened that provides any help for this elderly couple?

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (Minister for Human Services) (14:22): I understand that they are actually not residing in that particular property now.

The Hon. K.J. Maher: Are they paying rent? For some—

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK: If they are not residing in the property, I presume they are not paying rent for a property they are not living in—is the advice that I have received. They have also been provided with advice about other matters relating to their property and the like. Some of those matters reside with ministers who hold other portfolios. Indeed, we received an email this morning from one member of the couple to thank my office for the assistance they had received.