War Service Homes Act 1932 (Cth)

WAR SERVICE HOMES.

No. 6 of 1932.

An Act to amend sections thirty-one, thirty-six and forty-three of the War Service Homes Act 1918–1929.

[Assented to 26th March, 1932.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation. 1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the War Service Homes Act 1932. (2.) The War Service Homes Act 1918–1929 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the War Service Homes Act 1918–1932.

Property to be kept in repair until payment in full. 2. Section thirty-one of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.) the words "enter upon the property and"; and (b) by inserting in that paragraph, after the word "necessary", the words "and may for that purpose enter upon the property".

Action on instalments being overdue. 3.—(1.) Section thirty-six of the Principal Act is amended by inserting, after sub-section (1.), the following sub-sections:— "(1a.) Notwithstanding the cancellation of any contract of sale, the Commissioner may sue for and recover from the purchaser any money which became due under the contract at any time prior to the date of cancellation of the contract. "(1b.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-section, where cancellation of a contract of sale takes place during any period in respect of which an instalment is accruing due, a proportionate sum shall be deemed to have fallen due up to the date of cancellation. "(1c.) Where the Commissioner has entered upon and taken possession of any land and dwelling-house— (a) he may effect all repairs which he deems necessary, and the expenses thereby incurred, together with interest at the same annual rate as that which is payable on the purchase money or advance, as the case may be, shall be paid to the Commissioner by the purchaser or borrower on demand or by such instalments and at such times as are prescribed or the Commissioner determines, and until repayment shall be a charge under the contract of sale or mortgage or other security upon the property, notwithstanding that the cost to the Commissioner is thereby increased to more than Nine hundred and fifty pounds: