Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Home Deposit Assistance Act 1982 No. 40 of 1982 - SECT 16

16. (1) Where the person, or each person, who is a prescribed person in
relation to a dwelling is a person to whom sub-section 15 (3) applies in
relation to the dwelling, an application for a grant in respect of the
dwelling may be made in accordance with this section.

(2) An application for a grant in respect of a dwelling-

   (a)  shall be in writing in accordance with a form made available by the
        Secretary;

   (b)  subject to sub-section (3), shall be signed by the person, or by each
        person, who is a person to whom sub-section 15 (3) applies in relation
        to the dwelling; and

   (c)  shall be furnished to the Secretary.

(3) Where-

   (a)  an application that is required to be signed by 2 or more persons has
        been signed by any, but not all, of those persons; and

   (b)  the Secretary is satisfied, in respect of a person who has not signed
        the application as mentioned in paragraph (a), that-

        (i)    the person is unable to sign the application because of
               physical or mental incapacity, absence or any other reason that
               the Secretary considers sufficient;

        (ii)   the person has refused to sign the application;

        (iii)  the whereabouts of the person are not known; or

        (iv)   the person has died,
the Secretary may, if he considers that the person who has not signed the
application should be treated as an applicant, direct that the person is to be
deemed to have signed the application.

(4) An applicant for a grant shall furnish to the Secretary such declarations
and other documents as the Secretary requires.