Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsadministration agreement means an agreement made under section 66.
agent, of the commissioner for an application for a first home owner grant, means a financial institution or other person with whom the commissioner has made an administration agreement.
appropriately qualified, for a person to whom a power under this Act may be delegated, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.
Example of standing—
a person's classification level in the public service
approved form means a form approved under section 70.
Australian citizen see the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cwlth), section 4.
authorised investigation means an investigation to decide—
(a) whether an application under this Act or a corresponding law for a first home owner grant has been properly made; or
(b) whether an objection to a decision made under this Act or a corresponding law should be upheld; or
(c) whether an applicant to whom, or for whose benefit, a first home owner grant has been paid under this Act or a corresponding law was eligible for the grant; or
(d) whether a condition on which a first home owner grant has been paid under this Act or a corresponding law has been complied with; or
(e) another matter reasonably related to the administration or enforcement of this Act or a corresponding law.
authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 26.
building includes part of a building.
commencement date, for an eligible transaction, means—
(a) for a contract for the purchase of a home or to have a home built—the date when the contract is made; or
(b) for the building of a home by an owner builder—
(i) the date when laying the foundations for the home starts; or
(ii) another date the commissioner considers appropriate in the circumstances of the case.
commissioner means the Commissioner of State Revenue appointed under the Taxation Administration Act 2001.
completed, for an eligible transaction, means—
(a) for a contract for the purchase of a home—
(i) when the purchaser becomes entitled to possession of the home under the contract; and
(ii) if the purchaser is to obtain a registered title to the land on which the home is built—the purchaser's title is registered; or
(b) for a contract to have a home built—when the building is ready for occupation as a home and any prescribed completion requirements are complied with; or
(c) for the building of a home by an owner builder—when the building is ready for occupation as a home and any prescribed completion requirements are complied with.
comprehensive home building contract means a contract under which a builder undertakes to build a home from the start of building work to the point where the home is ready for occupation and, if for any reason, the work to be carried out under the contract is not completed, includes any further contract under which the work is to be completed.
consideration, for an eligible transaction, means—
(a) for a contract for the purchase of a home—the consideration for the purchase; or
(b) for a contract to have a home built—the total consideration payable for the building work; or
(c) for the building of a home by an owner builder—the actual costs to the owner of carrying out the work, excluding any allowance for the owner builder's own labour.
corresponding law means an Act of another State corresponding to this Act.
eligibility criteria see section 4.
eligible transaction see section 5.
first home owner grant means a grant payable under part 3.
garnishee, for part 4, division 3, see section 49A(1)(b).
garnishee amount, for part 4, division 3, see section 49A(3).
garnishee notice, for part 4, division 3, see section 49A(3).
guardian, of a person under a legal disability, includes a trustee who holds property on trust for the person under an instrument of trust or by order or direction of a court or tribunal.
home see section 6.
home owner see section 7.
new home, for part 3, division 5, see section 25A(1).
obstruct includes hinder and attempt to obstruct or hinder.
occupier, of a place, includes the person apparently in charge of the place.
option, to purchase, includes a right of pre-emption and right of first refusal.
owner means—
(a) for a home—see section 7; or
(b) for land—a person who has a relevant interest in the land.
owner builder means an owner of land who builds a home, or has a home built, on the land without entering into a comprehensive home building contract.
penalty amount see section 47(2) and (3).
period 1 transaction, for part 3, division 5, see section 25AA.
period 2 transaction, for part 3, division 5, see section 25AA.
period 3 transaction, for part 3, division 5, see section 25AA.
permanent resident means—
(a) the holder of a permanent visa as defined by the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth), section 30(1); or
(b) a New Zealand citizen who is the holder of a special category visa as defined by the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth), section 32.
place includes the following—
(a) vacant land;
(b) premises;
(c) a vehicle;
(d) a boat;
(e) an aircraft.
premises includes the following—
(a) a building or structure of any kind;
(b) the land on which a building or structure is situated.
prescribed completion requirements, for completion of an eligible transaction, means requirements prescribed under a regulation.
public place means a place the public is entitled to use or is open to, or used by, the public, whether or not on payment of an admission fee.
regional eligible transaction, for part 3, division 5, see section 25BA.
registrar means the registrar of titles or another person responsible for keeping a register for dealings in land.
relevant interest see section 8.
residence requirements means the following requirements—
(a) the requirement—
(i) under section 15(1), that an applicant for a first home owner grant must occupy the home to which the application relates as the applicant's principal place of residence for a continuous period of at least 6 months; or
(ii) under section 15(1) and (2)(a), that an applicant for a first home owner grant must occupy the home to which the application relates as the applicant's principal place of residence for a shorter period approved by the commissioner;
(b) the requirement under section 15(3) that the period of occupation required under section 15(1), or section 15(1) and (2)(a), must start within 1 year after completion of the eligible transaction or a longer period approved by the commissioner.
residential property means land in Australia that, at a particular time, has a building on it that is lawfully occupied as a place of residence or is suitable for occupation as a place of residence.
special eligible transaction, for part 3, division 5, see section 25B(1).
spouse see section 9.
structure includes part of a structure.
taxation law means—
(a) a law of the Commonwealth or a State about the assessment or imposition of a tax, fee, duty or other impost; or
(b) the repealed Fuel Subsidy Act 1997.
unencumbered value see section 8A.