Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) An applicant for a
first home owner grant must occupy the home as the applicant’s principal
place of residence for the required residence period.
(2) For the purposes
of subsection (1) the required residence period is —
(a) a
continuous period of at least 6 months; or
(b) if a
shorter period is approved by the Commissioner under subsection (3) in
relation to the applicant, that shorter period.
(3) The Commissioner
may approve of the applicant complying with subsection (1) for a period
shorter than 6 months if there are, in the Commissioner’s opinion,
good reasons why the applicant cannot comply with subsection (1) for a
period of 6 months.
(4) The applicant
must begin the required residence period within the take-up period.
(5) For the purposes
of subsection (4) the take-up period is —
(a) the
period of 12 months after completion of the eligible transaction; or
(b) if a
longer period is approved by the Commissioner in relation to the applicant,
that longer period.
(6) The Commissioner
may exempt an applicant from the residence requirements if —
(a) the
applicant is one of 2 or more joint applicants for a first home owner grant;
(b) at
least one of the applicants complies with the residence requirements; and
(c)
there are, in the Commissioner’s opinion, good reasons to exempt the
applicant from the residence requirements.
[Section 13 inserted by No. 52 of 2004
s. 9.]