New South Wales Consolidated Acts

REGIONAL RELOCATION (HOME BUYERS GRANT) ACT 2011

- As at 28 June 2011
- Act 26 of 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Regional area-meaning

   PART 2 - REGIONAL RELOCATION GRANT

           Division 1 - Regional relocation grant

   5.      Entitlement to grant
   6.      Amount of grant
   7.      One grant per household

           Division 2 - Eligible home relocation

   8.      Eligible home relocation
   9.      Applicant must purchase a regional home
   10.     Date purchase is commenced
   11.     Purchase must be completed
   12.     Home must be ready for occupation on completion
   13.     Maximum value of purchase
   14.     Purchase must be for whole parcel
   15.     Applicant must relocate from metropolitan area
   16.     Regional home must be used and occupied as principal place of residence
   17.     Land and home must be used for residential purposes only

           Division 3 - Eligible applicant

   18.     Eligible applicants
   19.     Applicant must be a natural person
   20.     Applicant must be Australian citizen or permanent resident
   21.     Applicant must not have received an earlier grant
   22.     Applicant must not be trustee

   PART 3 - APPLICATION FOR GRANT

           Division 1 - Application for grant

   23.     Making of applications
   24.     All interested persons must join in application
   25.     Provision of information

           Division 2 - Decision on application

   26.     Chief Commissioner to decide application
   27.     Payment in advance, subject to statutory conditions
   28.     Imposition of conditions by Chief Commissioner
   29.     Payment of grant
   30.     Power to correct decision
   31.     Notification of decision

   PART 4 - REPAYMENT OF GRANT

   32.     Power to require repayment from applicant
   33.     Charge on land for liability of applicant
   34.     Power to require repayment from non-applicant
   35.     Recovery from third parties
   36.     Payment by instalments
   37.     Write off of liabilities
   38.     Remission of amounts payable

   PART 5 - OBJECTIONS AND REVIEWS

           Division 1 - Objections

   39.     Objections
   40.     Time for lodging objection
   41.     Grounds for objection to be stated
   42.     Onus of proof on objection
   43.     Powers of Chief Commissioner on objection
   44.     Notice of determination of objection

           Division 2 - Reviews

   45.     Reviews by Administrative Decisions Tribunal
   46.     Powers of Administrative Decisions Tribunal on review

   PART 6 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - Administration generally

   47.     Administration
   48.     Delegation
   49.     Authorised officers

           Division 2 - Powers of investigation

   50.     Chief Commissioner may carry out authorised investigation
   51.     Powers in connection with authorised investigation
   52.     Power to require valuation
   53.     Access to public records without fee
   54.     Use and inspection of documents
   55.     Obstruction or failure to comply

   PART 7 - CLOSURE OF SCHEME

   56.     Scheme target
   57.     Scheme closure date
   58.     Effect of scheme closure

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   59.     Knowingly giving false or misleading information
   60.     Protection of confidential information
   61.     Evidence
   62.     Proceedings for offences
   63.     Standing appropriation
   64.     Personal liability
   65.     Regulations
   66.     Repeal of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)