26th June 2025
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) welcomes the opportunity to support the intent and direction of the Residential Tenancies (Minimum Standards) Amendment Bill 2024, currently under consideration by the South Australian Legislative Council. We commend the South Australian Government and Legislative Council for progressing this important reform in consultation with key civil society partners including SACOSS, Uniting Communities and Better Renting.
We commend South Australia for joining with the ACT and Victoria as national leaders in this space. We view these current proposed standards as essential steps in achieving SA’s clean energy transition and ensuring equality for traditionally excluded, and often vulnerable, consumer groups in energy policy. Minimum standards will provide a minimum acceptable level of amenity for rental homes. They are critical for improving the health of renters, the climate resilience of their homes, achieving decarbonisation of SA’s built environment, and relieving cost of living pressures for renters.
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