HOME DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE ACT 1982

Table of Provisions

• 1 Short title.  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Objects of Act  
• 4 Interpretation  
• 5 Person not intending to reside in dwelling  
• 6 Retrospective approval of savings banks and trading banks  
• 7 References to spouse  
• 8 Moneys deposited in banks in external Territories  
• 9 Commencement and completion of construction of dwelling  
• 10 Dwelling consisting of part of a building  
• 11 Purchase or ownership of land or dwelling  
• 12 Purchase of home to be moved to other land  
• 13 Dwelling on rural property  
• 14 Trusts, &c.  
• 15 Persons who, subject to section 16, may apply  
• 16 Applications  
• 17 Making of grant  
• 18 Grant not payable where applicant previously owned home  
• 19 Grant not payable unless acceptable savings held and other conditions satisfied  
• 20 Interpretation  
• 21 Acceptable savings  
• 22 Sole applicant-bank deposits, &c.  
• 23 Joint applicants-bank deposits, &c.  
• 24 Sole applicant-moneys expended in connection with dwelling  
• 25 Joint applicants-moneys expended in connection with dwelling  
• 26 Sole applicant-moneys expended on residential land  
• 27 Joint applicants-moneys expended on residential land  
• 28 Moneys held outside Australia by members of Defence Force, &c.  
• 29 Interruption of holding of acceptable savings  
• 30 Moneys held by deceased spouse  
• 31 Secretary may treat moneys as paid or expended  
• 32 Interpretation  
• 33 Prescribed earnings  
• 34 Assessment, &c., of taxable income  
• 35 Amount of taxable income  
• 36 Adjustment of taxable income in certain cases  
• 37 Relevant year of income in certain cases  
• 38 Directions under sections 36 and 37  
• 39 Amount of grant  
• 40 Interpretation  
• 41 Entitlement to bonus  
• 42 Amount of bonus  
• 43 Application of Act  
• 44 Delegation  
• 45 Interpretation  
• 46 Review of decisions  
• 47 Reconsideration by Secretary  
• 48 Notification of rights under section 49  
• 49 Appeals to Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
• 50 Officers to observe secrecy  
• 51 Information as to applicants  
• 52 Powers as to taking of evidence and production of documents  
• 53 Directions  
• 54 Indemnity to certain persons  
• 55 Payment of grants  
• 56 Advances  
• 57 Appropriation  
• 58 Repayments of grants in certain circumstances  
• 59 Notification of amount of taxable income  
• 60 Adjustments of grants, &c.  
• 61 Misleading statements, &c.  
• 62 Prosecutions for offences  
• 63 Evidence  
• 64 Reports  
• 65 Termination of operation of Act  
• 66 Regulations