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PROPERTY AGENTS AND MOTOR DEALERS ACT 2000 - SECT 17

17 Meaning of residential property

(1) Property is residential property if the property is--

(a) a single parcel of land on which a place of residence is constructed or being constructed; or
(b) a single parcel of vacant land in a residential area.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), property is residential property if the property is any of the following lots that is a place of residence or in a residential area--

(a) a lot included in a community titles scheme, or proposed to be included in a community titles scheme, under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997;
(b) a lot or proposed lot under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980;
(c) a lot shown on a leasehold building units plan registered or to be registered under the South Bank Corporation Act 1989.

(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the following property is not residential property--

(a) a single parcel of land on which a place of residence is constructed or being constructed if the property is used substantially for the purposes of industry, commerce or primary production;
(b) a single parcel of vacant land, if the property--
(i) is in a non-residential area; or
(ii) is in a residential area, but only if a local government has approved development in relation to the property, the development is other than for residential purposes and the approval is current; or
(iii) is used substantially for the purposes of industry, commerce or primary production.

(4) In this section--

development see the Integrated Planning Act 1997, section 1.3.2.

non-residential area means an area other than a residential area.

planning scheme see the Integrated Planning Act 1997, section 2.1.1.

residential area means an area identified on a map in a planning scheme as an area for residential purposes.

residential purposes includes rural residential purposes and future residential purposes.

vacant land means land on which there are no structural improvements, other than fencing.



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