Western Australian Numbered Acts

FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT ACT 2000 (NO. 16 OF 2000)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Meaning of “home”  
   5.      Meaning of “owner” of a home or “home owner”  
   6.      Meaning of “relevant interest”  
   7.      Meaning of an applicant’s “spouse”  

   PART 2 -- First home owner grant  

           Division 1 -- Entitlement to grant  

   8.      Entitlement to grant  

           Division 2 -- Eligibility criteria (applicants)  

   9.      Criterion 1 -- applicant to be a natural person  
   10.     Criterion 2 -- applicant to be Australian citizen or permanent resident  
   11.     Criterion 3 -- applicant or applicant’s spouse must not have received an earlier grant  
   12.     Criterion 4 -- applicant or applicant’s spouse must not have had relevant interest in residential property  
   13.     Criterion 5 -- residence requirement  

           Division 3 -- Eligible transactions  

   14.     Eligible transaction  

           Division 4 -- Application for the grant  

   15.     Application for grant  
   16.     Interested persons  
   17.     Application on behalf of person under legal disability  

           Division 5 -- Decision on application  

   18.     Commissioner to authorise payment of grant  
   19.     Amount of grant  
   20.     Payment of grant  
   21.     Payment in anticipation of compliance with residence requirement  
   22.     Commissioner may impose conditions  
   23.     Death of applicant  
   24.     Power to correct decision  
   25.     Notice of decision  

           Division 6 -- Objections and appeals  

              Subdivision 1 -- Definitions  

   26.     Definitions  

              Subdivision 2 -- Objections  

   27.     Right to object and procedure for making objections  
   28.     Time for lodging objection  
   29.     Consideration of objection  
   30.     Decision on objection  

              Subdivision 3 -- Appeals  

   31.     Right of appeal  
   32.     Hearing and determination of appeals  

              Subdivision 4 -- Basis on which Commissioner may act  

   33.     Basis on which Commissioner may act  

   PART 3 -- Administration  

           Division 1 -- Administration generally  

   34.     Administration of Act  
   35.     Delegation  
   36.     Authorised investigators  
   37.     Administration agreements  

           Division 2 -- Investigations  

   38.     Investigations  
   39.     Cross-border investigations  
   40.     Power of investigation  
   41.     Power to require person to attend for examination  
   42.     Entry of premises  
   43.     Powers of authorised investigator on entry of premises  
   44.     Warrants  
   45.     Use of force  
   46.     Self incrimination  

   PART 4 -- Miscellaneous  

           Division 1 -- Offences  

   47.     False or misleading information and documents  
   48.     Obstructing or misleading Commissioner or authorised investigator  

           Division 2 -- Evidentiary provisions  

   49.     Evidence  
   50.     Presumption of regularity  

           Division 3 -- Repayments and penalties  

   51.     Commissioner may require repayment and impose penalty  
   52.     Arrangements for instalments and extensions of time  
   53.     Recovery of certain amounts  
   54.     Writing off liability  

           Division 4 -- Charge on interest in home  

   55.     Lodgement of memorial and creation of charge  
   56.     Priority of charge  
   57.     Release of relevant interest from charge  
   58.     Order for sale of relevant interest  
   59.     Charge not to limit other means of enforcing payment  
   60.     Commissioner may require fees to be reimbursed  

           Division 5 -- Service of documents  

   61.     Service on joint applicants or agent or representative  
   62.     Method of service by Commissioner  
   63.     Service of court process  
   64.     Other enactments not limited  

           Division 6 -- General  

   65.     Confidentiality  
   66.     Time for commencing prosecutions  
   67.     Protection from liability for wrongdoing  
   68.     Appropriation of Consolidated Fund  
   69.     Regulations  
   70.     Review of Act  
           
[Assented to 9 June 2000]