The CLP Government’s rushed amendments to the Housing Act that will continue to see individual remote housing residents not consulted on rent increases has been panned by Aboriginal land councils and other bodies as an “assault on the fundamental rights of Territorians”, while the government claims it will consult with the groups before future rental rises.

Amendments to the legislation was passed in Parliament last week, following a High Court ruling that invalidated the government’s remote rent policy as unlawful, stating that it denied remote tenants “procedural fairness” by failing to provide them with a chance to voice their concerns before implementing rent increases of up to $300 per fortnight.

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