Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT ACT 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   3.      Notes  
   3A.     Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   4.      Homes  
   5.      Ownership of land and homes  
   6.      Partner of applicant  

   PART 2--FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT

           Division 2.1--Entitlement to grant

   7.      Entitlement to grant  

           Division 2.2--Eligibility criteria for applicants

   8.      Criterion 1—Applicant to be an individual  
   8A.     Criterion 1A—Applicant to be at least 18 years old  
   9.      Criterion 2—Applicant to be Australian citizen or permanent  
   10.     Criterion 3—Applicant (or applicant's partner) must not have received an  
   11.     Criterion 4—Applicant (or applicant's partner) must not have had relevant  
   12.     Criterion 5—Residence requirements  
   12A.    Criterion 6—Applicant must not have been convicted of offence against  

           Division 2.3--Eligible transactions

   13.     Meaning of eligible transaction etc  
   13A.    First home owner grant cap  
   13B.    Meaning of total value of eligible transaction etc  

           Division 2.4--Application for grant

   14.     Application for grant  
   15.     All interested persons to join in application  
   16.     Application on behalf of person under legal disability  

           Division 2.5--Decision on application

   17.     Commissioner to decide applications  
   18.     Amount of grant  
   19.     Payment of grant  
   20.     Payment in anticipation of compliance with residence requirements or first home owner  
   21.     Conditions generally  
   22.     Death of applicant  
   23.     Power to correct decision  
   24.     Notification of decision  

           Division 2.5A--Amount of grant—certain eligible transactions

   24A.    Definitions—div 2.5A  
   24B.    Amount of grant—certain eligible transactions  
   24C.    First home owner boost for new homes  
   24D.    First home owner boost for established homes  
   24E.    Validating payment of grants for certain eligible transactions  
   24F.    Transitional regulations  
   24G.    Transitional effect—Legislation Act, s 88  
   24H.    Expiry—div 2.5A etc  

           Division 2.6--Objections and appeals

   24I.    Meaning of  
   25.     Objections  
   26.     Grounds for objection  
   27.     Time for making objection  
   28.     Objections made out of time  
   29.     Decision on objection  
   30.     Reviewable decision notices  
   31.     Applications for review  
   32.     Giving effect to decision on review  

   PART 3--ADMINISTRATION

           Division 3.1--Administration generally

   33.     Administration  
   34.     Authorised officers  
   35.     Identity cards  
   36.     Administration agreements  

           Division 3.2--Investigations

   37.     Authorised investigations  
   38.     Cross-border investigation  
   38A.    Power to require valuation  
   39.     Power to require information, records or other documents or attendance for  
   40.     Powers of entry and inspection  
   41.     Search warrant  
   42.     Use and inspection of documents and records produced or seized  
   43.     Privileges against selfincrimination and exposure to civil penalty  
   45.     Failing to comply with requirement of authorised officer  

   PART 4--REPAYMENT AND RECOVERY OF GRANT

   46.     Definitions—pt 4  
   46A.    Meaning of third-party debtor  
   47.     Power to require repayment and impose penalty  
   48.     Interest in relation to repayments  
   49.     Power to recover amount paid in error etc  
   49A.    Power to recover amounts from third-party debtors  
   49B.    Payment of recoverable amounts by third-party debtors  
   49C.    Payment of recoverable amounts by others  
   49D.    Offence—third-party debtors to comply with notices  
   49E.    Third-party debtors indemnified  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   50.     Secrecy  
   51.     Evidence  
   52.     Protection of officers etc  
   53.     Application of certain provisions of Taxation Administration Act  
   54.     Determination of fees  
   55.     Approved forms  
   56.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY
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