Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law) Share this | Hansard source

You touched on disability access, for example. Yes, that is an issue. I referred earlier to the universal design principles that facilitate better access for persons with disabilities and older persons. I have referred to that. It does not mean, I have to say, that this applies to 100 per cent of dwellings built. It would be a very high proportion and it obviously depends on the tenant and their circumstances. It may well be that a tenant does not require disability access, but you obviously need to have sufficient housing stock to ensure that you are able to meet the demand from that group of people in society and the special needs of those who are disabled or elderly.