Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Cabinet Secretary) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting this motion. The affordable housing report is a substantial piece of work. It took the committee 15 months to complete. The committee received 230 public submissions and conducted eight public hearings. The report is almost 500 pages in length and contains 40 very wide-ranging recommendations.

The government needs to ensure its response to the report integrates effectively with other current and recently completed reviews that have impacted or will impact upon housing and homelessness policy settings. The Senate granted the committee a number of extensions of time for reporting, with the final report tabled 11 months after the original reporting date. The government does not consider it unreasonable that the same courtesy be extended in return.