Regulatory

Registration Resources:

1. View the 5 Registration Guideline Booklets before your Registration is due - go to the Registrar’s website for these.

NOTE: The Evidence Guidelines booklet 3 and the Application Guide booklet 4 are the best starting points for your research into evidence gathering information.

2. For Performance Area 5: Standards of Probity: 5.1 - Fraud & Corruption & 5.2 Code of Conduct.

Here are some policies & templates  suitable for Performance Area 5.1 :

• The Code of Conduct & Ethics
• The Fraud & Corruption  Policy
• The Gifts Policy
• The Donation Policy
• The Whistleblowers Policy
• The Fraud Control Policy and Management Plan document from Jobs Australia - (template)
• The Fraud Risk Assessment Document from Docs - (template)
• The Conflict of Interest Policy
• Managing Conflicts of Interest Across the Board document

3. The evidence gathering documents checklists for the four classes

These checklists are a great way of cross referencing what evidence gathering documents are actually required for each of the four classification types under the eight performance areas in the Evidence Guidelines Booklet 3:

Class 1: http://www.rch.nsw.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/DBB959CC-5538-45F4-B679-AA6C591C904F/0/item3class1.pdf

Class 2: http://www.rch.nsw.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/F6A692AA-367A-43CF-BAC1-114EEF4AE7FA/0/item3class2.pdf

Class 3: http://www.rch.nsw.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/A3E566F4-269F-4CE2-BBD5-8B4F10395233/0/item3class3.pdf

Class 4: http://www.rch.nsw.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/40F4C2A2-C7BF-420F-9938-D3D14BD382F9/0/item3class4.pdf

4. For Performance Area 4 - Sound Governance-4.4 Planning

For use of a manageable–Strategic and Operational Business plan/template the NSWFHA has provided you with their Guide to both plans - see attachment
Business Plan Template for Class 3 & 4 providers-(HomelessnessNSW)

NOTE: For community housing Class type 3 you  will be required to submit both a Strategic Plan as well as your Business/Operational Plan.
For Class type 4 you are ONLY  required to submit  an Operational /Business Plan- see pages 18 to 19 of the attached Guide document.

External Registration support resources

1. For Fraud Prevention for Non Profit Organisations  visit Lisa Bundesen’s website to view: “Tips on Fraud Prevention” &  “Fraud for Non for Profit Organisations Workshops”

NOTE:  Lisa Bundesen is a popular presenter world-wide on fraud prevention and related topics with  20 years  in forensic accounting and investigation experience.

To visit  her website :     http://www.lisabundesen.com   

2. Boards and committee Principles-Legal duties required by boards.
http://www.publicsector.wa.gov.au/boardsandcommittees/Principles/Pages/Default.aspx

3. Better Boards resources website for up skilling & training of board members.
www.betterboards.com.au\

SAAP Services Interim Subsidy - Lease Transfer options for crisis accommodation.

Some crisis accommodation services choose not to undertake registration and prefer to arrange for their properties to be taken on by a housing association while they continue to provide the support services.  To deal with some of the financial implications of this the Community Housing Division (CHD) has introduced an interim subsidy.

Please view the Interim Subsidy Fact Sheet to understand the processes involved for SAAP services & view the Application form attached from CHD.

SAAP Services process to apply for Interim Subsidy Fact Sheet document
Crisis Accommodation Subsidy Application Funding form.

For more information about the Interim Subsidy process for SAAP services please  call  HomelessnessNSW Office - Contact person Lara Sabbadin on 02  9331-3004.