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FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT ACT 2000 - SECT 18

18—Amount of grant

        (1)         Subject to this section, the amount of a first home owner grant is the lesser of the following:

            (a)         the consideration for the eligible transaction;

            (b)         $7 000.

        (2)         If an eligible transaction is a special eligible transaction, the amount of the first home owner grant will be increased by an additional payment of—

            (a)         in the case of a special eligible transaction that is a contract for the purchase of a home other than a new home—

                  (i)         if the commencement date of the special eligible transaction is between 14 October 2008 and 30 September 2009 (both dates inclusive)—$7 000; and

                  (ii)         if the commencement date of the special eligible transaction is between 1 October 2009 and 31 December 2009 (both dates inclusive)—$3 500; and

            (b)         in the case of any other special eligible transaction

                  (i)         if the commencement date of the special eligible transaction is between 14 October 2008 and 30 September 2009 (both dates inclusive)—$14 000; and

                  (ii)         if the commencement date of the special eligible transaction is between 1 October 2009 and 31 December 2009 (both dates inclusive)—$7 000.

        (3)         The Governor may, by regulation—

            (a)         alter a date or amount specified by subsection (2) in order to extend an entitlement under this Act; or

            (b)         prescribe the additional amount payable in respect of a special eligible transaction,

if to do so is consistent with the extension of the Commonwealth/State scheme for the payment of grants under this Act (and any such regulation may have effect in accordance with its terms and without the need for any other authorisation or appropriation).

        (4)         A regulation under this section may make different provision according to the matters or circumstances to which the regulation is expressed to apply.

        (5)         In this section—

"special eligible transaction"—see section 13A.



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