Western Australian Consolidated Acts

COUNTRY HOUSING ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART 2 -- Country Housing Authority  

           Division 1 -- Establishment and staff  

   4.      Country Housing Authority  
   5.      Membership of Authority  
   6.      Remuneration  
   7.      Staff and facilities  
   8.      Protection of members and staff  
   9.      Confidentiality  

           Division 2 -- Functions  

   9A.     Authority to be an SES organisation  
   10.     Objective of the Authority  
   11.     Functions and powers of the Authority  
   12.     Delegation  

           Division 3 -- Relationship with the Minister  

   13.     Authority subject to directions of Minister  
   14.     Minister to have access to information  

           Division 4 -- Financial provisions  

   15.     Funds of the Authority  
   16.     Borrowing from Treasurer  
   17.     Other borrowing  
   18.     Borrowing limits  
   19.     Guarantee by Treasurer  
   20.     Effect of guarantee  
   21.     Distribution of surplus  
   22.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006  

   PART 3 -- Assistance by the Authority  

           Division 1 -- Assistance to farmers  

   23.     Applications for assistance by farmers  
   24.     Approval of applications  
   25.     Authority may assist successor in title  

           Division 2 -- Assistance to retired farmers  

   26.     Applications for assistance by retired farmers  
   27.     Financial assistance to retired farmers  

           Division 3 -- Assistance to rural business and services  

              Subdivision 1 -- Assistance to rural employers  

   28.     Applications for assistance by rural employers  

              Subdivision 2 -- Assistance to rural local governments  

   29.     Applications for assistance by local governments  

   PART 4 -- Assistance by way of indemnity  

   30.     Approval of lenders  
   31.     Cancellation of approval  
   32.     Advances by approved lenders may be indemnified  
   33.     Security for advance  
   34.     Treasurer empowered to give indemnity to approved lender  
   35.     Effect of indemnity  
   36.     Treasurer may delegate  
   37.     Indemnified loans may be re-financed  

   PART 5 -- General  

   38.     Applications for assistance generally  
   39.     Terms of provision of assistance by the Authority  
   40.     Determination of standard rate of interest  
   41.     Guidelines by Minister for assistance  
   42.     Ministerial approval for non-commercial assistance  
   43.     Additional powers of housing societies to make advances under this Act  
   44.     Authority to have access to certain documents, etc.  
   45.     Regulations  
   46.     Review of Act  
   47.     Repeal, savings and transitional provisions  
           SCHEDULE 1  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Repeal, savings and transitional provisions  
           Compilation table
           
[Reprinted under the Reprints Act 1984 as at 19 May 2006]