Registration form: Registered housing agency in Victoria

To apply for registration as a housing agency in Victoria, complete this online form. After submission, you will be prompted to email the required supporting documentation.

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Before you begin

Are you eligible to register?

Ensure your entity meets the eligibility requirements for registration(opens in a new window) set out in Schedule 7 of the Housing Act 1983 (Vic). You will be asked to confirm your eligibility as you proceed through the form.

What you will need to apply

The documents required depend on the structure of your entity.

Subsidiary, SPV or joint venture linked to a registered community housing agency

If your entity is a subsidiary, SPV or joint venture with a membership, ownership or corporate group link to a registered community housing agency (Victoria, Western Australia or NRSCH), you will need to provide:

  • Constitution or rules
    Must comply with Schedule 7 of the Housing Act 1983 (Vic).

The link may include where the registered community housing agency:

  • is a member of your entity or holds any ownership interest in it
  • has another entity in its corporate group that is a member of your entity or holds any ownership interest in it
  • is part of the same corporate group as your entity.

All other applicants

  • Constitution or rules
    Must comply with Schedule 7 of the Housing Act 1983 (Vic).
  • Board charter or governance documents
    Include roles, responsibilities, skills, and any probity declarations.
  • Business plan or strategic framework
    Outline your entity's goals, structure, service model, and approach to risk.
  • Government grant documents (if applicable)
    If your entity has applied for or secured government funding, provide the application or tender documents submitted to the funding body and, if successful, evidence of funding approval or an executed funding agreement.
  • Financial statements (if applicable)
    Provide your most recent reviewed or audited financial statements where required under ACNC or other legislative requirements.
  • Financial forecasts
    Provide forecasts for up to the next three years.
  • Funding for setup and startup costs
    Provide details of funding received in the online form.
  • Financial risks
    Provide details of debts, liabilities or risks to your financial viability in the online form.

Time to complete

Allow 10-20 minutes if you have your documents ready.

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