ACT supports this bill because it is a locally elected council deciding what to do with its assets. We think that's a good idea and that the Government should leave councils alone to use their assets, as long as they're using them wisely, and support them. But we must ask: is it actually the role of councils, having repurposed the land through zoning, to then develop and build houses, own them and maintain them? The ACT Party would contend that councils don't necessarily have the skills to own and operate and maintain property and to act as landlords, to manage tenants, and to manage the maintenance of housing developments. That is well outside their remit and their core skillset.