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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 12A

Granny flat definitions

  (1)   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"granny flat interest" has the meaning given by subsection   (2).

"granny flat resident" has the meaning given by subsection   (3).

  (2)   A person has a granny flat interest in the person's principal home if:

  (a)   the residence that is the person's principal home is a private residence; and

  (b)   the person has acquired for valuable consideration or has retained:

  (i)   a right to accommodation for life in the residence; or

  (ii)   a life interest in the residence.

  (3)   A person is a granny flat resident if the person has a granny flat interest in the person's principal home.


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