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HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 1981 - NOTES

Act No. 70 of 1981 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 28 February 2005
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 8 of 2005

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department,
Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title [see Note 1]....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1].............................................................. 1

3............ Interpretation...................................................................................... 1

4............ Execution of agreements authorised.................................................... 1

5............ Variation of agreement to be laid before each House.......................... 2

6............ Grants for rental housing and other purposes.................................... 2

7............ Loans.................................................................................................. 3

8............ Appropriation.................................................................................... 3

9............ Allocation of grants and loans amongst States................................... 3

10.......... Unmatched moneys............................................................................ 5

11.......... Advances on account of moneys expected to become payable under sections 6 and 71">           6

12.......... Authority to borrow........................................................................... 6

13.......... Application of moneys borrowed...................................................... 7

15.......... Annual report by Minister................................................................. 7

Schedule 1                                                                                                                                    8

Schedule                                                                                                                                      25

Schedule 2                                                                                                                                  26

Notes                                                                                                                                            27

 

 


An Act relating to financial assistance to the States and to the Northern Territory for the purpose of housing

Notes to the Housing Assistance Act 1981

Note 1

The Housing Assistance Act 1981 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 70, 1981 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

 

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

 

Housing Assistance Act 1981

70, 1981

17 June 1981

17 June 1981

 

Housing Assistance Act 1984

138, 1984

25 Oct 1984

S. 17: 1 July 1984
Remainder: Royal Assent

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National Debt Sinking Fund Repeal Act 1994

107, 1994

5 July 1994

(a)

--

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005

8, 2005

22 Feb 2005

Schedule 1 (items 7-9): Royal Assent

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(a)      The Housing Assistance Act 1981 was amended by the National Debt Sinking Fund Repeal Act 1994, subsection 2 of which provides as follows:

                         This Act commences immediately after the Financial Agreement Act 1994 commences.

         The Financial Agreement Act 1994 came into operation on 1 July 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. S218).


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

 

Provision affected

How affected

S. 8 ......................................

am. No. 138, 1984

Ss. 12, 13 ............................

am. No. 8, 2005

S. 14 ....................................

am. No. 107, 1994

 

rep. No. 8, 2005


 



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