The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has won a silver award in the 2006 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) which celebrate excellence in reporting standards, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, Senator Sandy Macdonald announced today.
“DHA is consistently recognised for its excellence in reporting. The award is recognition of its high standards, not only in providing housing and relocation services to members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), but in the way it reports on its activities” Senator Macdonald said.

Acting Managing Director of DHA, Michael Del Gigante, said that as a commercially focused enterprise, the Authority takes it reporting
obligations and corporate governance very seriously. “It is rewarding to receive professional recognition for our public accountability and reporting standards,” he said.

The Annual Reporting Awards aim to improve the standards of reporting in Australia and New Zealand. The awards benchmark annual reports against ARA criteria, and are awarded based on world best practice guidelines in annual reporting. DHA also won a gold award at the 2006 Institute of Public Administration (IPAA) Awards evening, held in May 2006. The award recognised DHA as the sole gold winner in the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act category.

DHA provides ADF members and their families with a comprehensive housing and relocation service. DHA manages around 17,000 residential properties across Australia, representing about $6 billion worth of housing stock. DHA’s sale and leaseback program provides opportunities to invest in DHA residential property with the guarantee of a long term lease and no break in rental income for the period of the lease. A copy of DHA’s Annual Report can be found on the website www.dha.gov.au