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Statement of Service Performance

for the Department of Building and Housing for the year ended 30 June 2006

Residential Tenancy Services

This output expense involves the administration of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. It includes the provision of information, education, advice and dispute resolution services. It also involves undertaking compliance activity and the administration of residential tenancy bond monies. 

Performance measures Performance to 30 June 2006

Output: Advice and Guidance - Provide improved access to tenancy information and advice that meets clients' needs, including public education and targeted community and industry liaison work with:

  • groups which are at risk in the housing market to improve housing outcomes
  • industry to raise standards of property and property management
  • government and non-government agencies to achieve common client outcomes.
Forecast volumes per year:
200,000-250,000 telephone enquiries for tenancy advice

201,213 telephone enquiries (207,425 last year)
80 percent of tenancy advice will meet or exceed quality standards1 84.11 percent of tenancy advice met or exceeded quality standards (85 percent last year)
Call abandonment rate for tenancy advice will not exceed 7 percent The call abandonment rate was 7.2 percent (6.7 percent last year)
Output: Bond Management - Manage bond lodgements, refunds and investment as required under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
Forecast volumes per year:
190,000-210,000 bond lodgements
190,000-210,000 bond refund requests
180,000-220,000 calls for bond advice
210,207 bond lodgements (211,105 last year)
210,533 bond refund requests (200,520 last year)
183,246 calls for bond advice (190,391 last year)
100 percent of bond refunds refunded correctly based on information held at the time of refund, completed within 2 days 96.18 percent refunded within 2 working days. (98 percent last year)Refund error rate of 0.56 percent
100 percent of bond lodgements processed within 5 working days of receipt 96.2 percent of bond lodgements processed within 5 working days(94 percent last year)
Call abandonment rate for bond advice calls will not exceed 5 percent The call abandonment rate was 5.5 percent (4 percent last year)
85 percent of bond advice will meet or exceed quality standards 90.57 percent of bond advice met or exceeded quality standards (87 percent last year)
All bond investments made within the Department's investment strategy criteria and within 0.25 percent of prevailing daily rates All investments were made within the Department's investment strategy criteria and within 0.25 percent of prevailing daily rates
Output: Compliance - investigate, and respond to, alleged breaches of the Residential Tenancies Act 1986.
80 percent of compliance interventions result in voluntary compliance 100 percent of compliance interventions resulted in voluntary compliance
Some performance indicators were affected by the establishment of broader and centralised call centre services to clients
Output: Dispute Resolution - provide timely dispute resolution services that are accessible to our clients and connect with the different communities we serve.
Forecast volumes per year:
43,000-50,000 Tenancy Tribunal applications

47,268 Tenancy Tribunal applications (45,362 last year)
65-70 percent of applications for dispute resolution will be resolved out of court (excluding vacated tenancies) 66.4 percent of applications were resolved out of court, based on the current service delivery model (67 percent last year)
Output: Public Information and Education - provide information and education to consumers and producers to enable them to make informed decisions.
Survey awareness of Tenancy Services, rights and obligations and the use of quality property management practices A telephone survey was conducted. Working to implement findings
Assess effectiveness of information for target groups using focus groups and surveys A telephone survey was conducted. Assessing effectiveness of activities in an ongoing way
Output: Tenancy Tribunal Administration - provide administrative support for the Tenancy Tribunal.
Forecast volumes per year:
22,000-27,000 Tenancy Tribunal hearings will be scheduled
25,367 Tenancy Tribunal hearings were scheduled (22,943 last year)
80 percent of tenancy applications proceeding to the Tribunal will have a hearing within 20 days (excluding vacated applications) 74.3 percent (below 80 percent target) (81 percent last year)
Some performance indicators were affected by the establishment of broader and centralised call centre services to clients

Financial Performance (figures are GST exclusive)

  2006 Actual
$000
2006 Main
Estimates
$000
2006
Supplementary
Estimates
$000
2005 Actual
$000
Revenue - Crown 2,761 7,583 2,761 6,140
Revenue - departmental 144 277 201 74
Revenue - other 14,827 13,426 14,800 12,002
Total revenue 17,732 21,286 17,762 18,216
Total expenses 17,740 17,838 17,762 16,192
Net surplus/(deficit) (8) 3,448 - 2,024

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1 The quality assurance framework for the provision of bond and tenancy advice defines what quality advice is, and specifies the expectations for the delivery of advice. A sample of calls is assessed against the quality standards each year.