First Home and Housing Construction Grants Act 2000 (SA)

South Australia First Home and Housing Construction Grants Act 2000 An Act to encourage and assist home ownership, and to offset the effect of the GST on the acquisition of a first home, by establishing a scheme for the payment of grants to first home owners; to promote housing construction within the State; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Definitions 4 Homes 5 Ownership of land and homes 6 Spouses and domestic partners 6A Extension of Act to HomeBuilder grants Part 2—Grants Division 1—Entitlement to grant 7 Entitlement to grants Division 2—Eligibility criteria (applicants) 8 Criterion 1—Applicant to be a natural person 8A Criterion 1A—Applicant to be at least 18 years of age 9 Criterion 2—Applicant to be Australian citizen or permanent resident 10 Criterion 3—Applicant (or applicant's spouse etc) must not have received earlier grant 11 Criterion 4—Applicant (or applicant's spouse etc) must not have had relevant interest in residential property 12 Criterion 5—Residence requirement 12A Criteria—housing construction grant 12B Criteria—seniors housing grant Division 3—Eligible transactions 13 Eligible transaction 13A Special eligible transactions Division 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 5—Decision on application 17 Commissioner to decide applications 18 Amount of first home owner grant 18B Bonus grant for transactions before 17 September 2010 18BA Bonus grant for transactions on or after 17 September 2010 but before 15 October 2012 18BAB Housing construction grant 18BAC Seniors housing grant 18BB Market value of homes 18C Amount of grants must not exceed consideration 19 Payment of grant 20 Payment in anticipation of compliance with residence requirement 21 Conditions generally 22 Death of applicant 23 Power to correct decision 24 Notification of decision Division 6—Objections and reviews 25 Objections 26 Reference of objection to Crown Solicitor for advice 27 Powers of the Treasurer on objection 27A Objection not to stay proceedings based on relevant decision 28 Reviews Part 3—Administration Division 1—Administration generally 31 Administration 32 Delegation Division 2—Investigations 33 Authorised investigations 34 Cross-border investigation 35 Power of investigation 36 Powers of entry and inspection 37 Self incrimination Part 4—Miscellaneous 38 False or misleading statements 39 Power to require repayment and impose penalty 40 Power to recover amount paid in error etc 40A Extensions of time 41 Protection of confidential information 42 Evidence 43 Time for commencing prosecution 44 Standing appropriation 45 Protection of officers etc 46 Regulations Legislative history