Country Housing Act 1998 (WA)

Western Australia Country Housing Act 1998 Western Australia Country Housing Act 1998 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Country Housing Authority Division 1 — Establishment and staff 4. Country Housing Authority 1 5. Membership of Authority 1 6. Remuneration 1 7. Staff and facilities 1 8. Protection from personal liability 1 9. Confidentiality 1 Division 2 — Functions 9A. Authority is an SES organisation 1 10. Objective of Authority 1 11. Functions and powers of Authority 1 12. Delegation 1 Division 3 — Relationship with the Minister 13. Minister may direct Authority 1 14. Minister to have access to information 1 Division 4 — Financial provisions 15. Funds of Authority 1 16. Borrowing from Treasurer 1 17. Other borrowing 1 18. Borrowing limits 1 19. Guarantee by Treasurer 1 20. Effect of guarantee 1 21. Distribution of surplus 1 22. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006 1 Part 3 — Assistance by the Authority Division 1 — Assistance to farmers 23. Farmers may apply for financial assistance to erect dwellings etc. 1 24. Approving applications made under s. 23 1 25. Authority may assist successor in title 1 Division 2 — Assistance to retired farmers 26. Retired farmers may apply for financial assistance to buy land for dwellings etc. 1 27. Approving applications made under s. 26 1 Division 3 — Assistance to rural business and services Subdivision 1 — Assistance to rural employers 28. Rural employers may apply for financial assistance to buy land for dwellings etc. 1 Subdivision 2 — Assistance to rural local governments 29. Local governments may apply for financial assistance to assist businesses etc. 1 Part 4 — Assistance by way of indemnity 30. Approval of lenders 1 31. Cancelling approval of lenders 1 32. Advances by approved lenders, authorisation of and indemnity for 1 33. Advances made under s. 32 to be secured 1 34. Treasurer may indemnify approved lenders for authorised advances 1 35. Indemnity, effect of 1 36. Treasurer may delegate 1 37. Indemnified advances may be re‑financed 1 Part 5 — General 38. Applications for assistance, general provisions about 1 39. Terms of provision of assistance by Authority 1 40. Standard rate of interest, determination of 1 41. Guidelines by Minister for assistance 1 42. Ministerial approval required for assistance on terms outside s. 40 and 41 1 44. Authority to have access to certain documents etc. 1 45. Regulations 1 46. Review of Act 1 47. Repeal, savings and transitional provisions 1 Schedule 1 — Provisions applicable to the members of the Authority Division 1 — Provisions as to constitution and proceedings of Authority 1. Term of office 1 2. Termination of appointment 1 3. Temporary members 1 4. Meetings 1 5. Quorum 1 6. Voting 1 7. Resolution without meeting 1 8. Telephone or video meetings 1 9. Committees 1 Division 2 — Disclosure of interests etc. 10. Disclosure of interests 1 11. Voting by interested members 1 12. Clause 11 may be declared inapplicable 1 13. Quorum where cl. 11 applies 1 14. Minister may declare cl. 11 and 13 inapplicable 1 Schedule 2 — Repeal, savings and transitional provisions 1. Rural Housing (Assistance) Act 1976 repealed 1 2. Industrial and Commercial Employees' Housing Act 1973 repealed 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Assets, liabilities etc. of former authority etc. to vest in Authority 1 5. Beneficial interest in Keystart Trust 1 6. Industrial housing houses, management and disposal of 1 7. Agreements and instruments 1 8. Registration of documents 1 9. Funds 1 10. Saving status of certain institutions 1 11. Validation of certain acts 1 12. Guarantees and indemnities under repealed Act 1 13. Reference to "guarantee" 1 14. Annual report for part of a year 1 15. Powers in relation to transitional provisions 1 16. Exemption from State tax 1 Notes Compilation table 1 Uncommenced provisions table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Western Australia Country Housing Act 1998 An Act for the establishment of an authority to facilitate the provision of — * housing in rural areas for farmers, their employees and retired farmers; * adequate and suitable housing in rural areas for persons engaged in certain businesses and occupations; to repeal — * the Rural Housing (Assistance) Act 1976; and * the Industrial and Commercial Employees' Housing Act 1973; to make consequential amendments to certain other Acts 1, and to make related provisions.