87.
GLEBE BRANCH / SURRY HILLS BRANCH / NEWTOWN SEC / ERSKINEVILLE BRANCH I REDFERN
BRANCH
This party
unit calls on the 2022 NSW Labor Conference to bind the NSW Labor Parliamentary
Caucus to the following effect:
A future NSW Labor Government will:
1. Implement
legislation which places a moratorium on the privatisation of public housing
including the sale, outsourcing, or leasing of any public housing assets or
services.
2. Implement
legislation which guarantees that the number of public housing residences in
NSW increases in both:
1. Aggregate terms and,
2. As a proportion of total new housing stock,
3. Implement legislation which
guarantees that where the NSW Government must rebuild or renovate existing
public housing assets:
1.
Affected public housing residents
will be rehomed in high quality local accommodation for the duration of any
construction works,
2.
Affected public housing residents
have a right to return to public housing in their local community at the
conclusion of any construction works,
3.
New public housing developments
will improve residents’ access to public amenities including: schools,
hospitals, libraries, childcare facilities, public transport, and suitable
employment opportunities,
4.
New public housing developments
will be built to a high standard such that residents’ homes are sustainable,
durable, and conducive to a fulfilling life,
5.
The Government will only engage
construction companies which demonstrate that they will offer their employees
secure, well-paid, and safe jobs.
4. Implement legislation to ensure
that public housing in the inner suburbs of Sydney:
1.
Increases in aggregate terms at a
rate exceeding local private housing developments,
2.
Promotes the history, interests,
and Self-Determination of First Nations Peoples.
Recommendation: Support in principle — the
committee notes that stand alone legislation is not necessarily the best way to
manage these issues but the principles contained in the motion are consistent
with how a Labor Government will approach these issues.
Speech
on Floor: Zac
GP Speech – NSW Labor Conference 2022 – Public Housing Motion.mp4 – Google
Drive