Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 1996 - SECT 3

                   In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears,

"assistance year" means the financial year beginning on 1 July 1996 or any later financial year.

"grant" means a payment authorised under section 7.

"housing assistance" means housing assistance referred to in an inter-government housing agreement.

"identified housing program" , in relation to an inter-government housing agreement, means a program that:

                     (a)  is established for the purpose of providing housing assistance in accordance with the agreement; and

                     (b)  is to be carried out in accordance with financial, planning and operational guidelines established in accordance with the agreement.

"inter-government housing agreement" means an agreement made under subsection 6(2) or, if an agreement so made has been varied, the agreement as so varied.

"local governing body" has the same meaning as in the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995.

"State" includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

"State housing expenditure , " in relation to a State and in respect of an assistance year, means the total amount that the State has spent, or proposes to spend, out of its own financial resources in respect of that year in relation to housing in accordance with an inter-government housing agreement.

"State Minister" , in relation to a State with which the Commonwealth has made an inter-government housing agreement, has the same meaning as in the agreement.

"tertiary institution" means a tertiary institution established by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State.