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DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918 - SECT 4AB Joint ownership

DEFENCE SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918 - SECT 4AB

Joint ownership

  (1)   A reference in this Act to any of the following kinds of property:

  (a)   land;

  (b)   a suburban holding under the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913 of New South Wales, or under that Act as amended at any time, or under an Act enacted in substitution for that Act;

  (c)   a unit defined in a units plan registered in accordance with a law of the Australian Capital Territory relating to unit titles;

  (d)   a right of residence in a retirement village;

includes a reference to such property held by a person as a joint tenant or tenant in common.

  (2)   A reference in this Act to a dwelling - house includes a reference to a dwelling - house that is built in or on land, such a suburban holding or such a unit, that is held by a person as a joint tenant or tenant in common.

  (3)   A reference in this Act to a purchaser or borrower includes a reference to a person who is a purchaser or borrower as a joint tenant or tenant in common.

Note:   Section   17A deals with the issue of certificates of entitlement in relation to joint tenancies and tenancies in common.