New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT ACT 2000 - SECT 25

25 Objections

(1) An applicant (or former applicant) for a first home owner grant who is dissatisfied with any of the following decisions of the Chief Commissioner may lodge a written objection to the decision with the Chief Commissioner:

(a) a decision on the person’s application for a first home owner grant (including a decision to vary or reverse an earlier decision made independently of an objection under this Act),

(b) a decision to require the person to repay an amount under section 45,

(c) a decision to require the person to pay a penalty under section 45.

(1A) A person who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Chief Commissioner to require the person, instead of a grant recipient, to pay a recoverable amount under section 46A may lodge a written objection to the decision with the Chief Commissioner.

(2) The grounds of objection must be stated fully and in detail in the notice of objection.

(3) The objection must be lodged within 60 days after the date of the notice of the decision.

(4) If the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that an objector has a reasonable excuse for failing to lodge an objection within the 60-day period, the Chief Commissioner may extend the time for lodging the objection.