{"id":"sl-2008-4","name":"First Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008","slug":"first-home-owner-grant-regulation-2008","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"4 of 2008","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173373,"registerId":"act-sl-2008-4-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"First Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nFirst Home Owner Grant\nRegulation 2008\nSL2008-4\nmade under the\nFirst Home Owner Grant Act 2000\nRepublication No 4\nEffective: 1 March 2018\nRepublication date: 1 March 2018\nLast amendment made by A2018-2\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the First Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008, made under the First\nHome Owner Grant Act 2000 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001,\npart 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 1 March 2018. It also includes any\ncommencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 1 March 2018.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR4\n01/03/18\nFirst Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008\nEffective: 01/03/18\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nFirst Home Owner Grant\nRegulation 2008\nmade under the\nFirst Home Owner Grant Act 2000\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Exclusion of certain shared equity partners from requirement to join in\napplication—Act, s 15 (2) 2\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 3\n2 Abbreviation key 3\n3 Legislation history 4\n4 Amendment history 5\n5 Earlier republications 5\n\n\n\nR4\n01/03/18\nFirst Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008\nEffective: 01/03/18\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nFirst Home Owner Grant\nRegulation 2008\nmade under the\nFirst Home Owner Grant Act 2000\n\nSection 1\npage 2 First Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008\nEffective: 01/03/18\nR4\n01/03/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the First Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008.\n3 Exclusion of certain shared equity partners from\nrequirement to join in application—Act, s 15 (2)\nA person (shared equity partner) is excluded from the application\nof the Act, section 15, if the shared equity partner—\n(a) has, or on the completion of the transfer will have, not more\nthan a 50% interest in land on which the relevant home is built;\nand\n(b) is—\n(i) a financial institution; or\n(ii) an entity declared as a provider of community housing\nunder the Duties Act 1999, section 73A\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR4\n01/03/18\nFirst Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008\nEffective: 01/03/18\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished\nlaw but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 4 First Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008\nEffective: 01/03/18\nR4\n01/03/18\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nFirst Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008 SL2008-4\nnotified LR 11 March 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 March 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 12 March 2008 (LA s 77 (3) but see CN2008-2)\nas amended by\nFirst Home Owner Grant Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 1)\nSL2009-16\nnotified LR 30 April 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 April 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2009 (s 2 (2))\nFirst Home Owner Grant Amendment Regulation 2009 (No 2)\nSL2009-33\nnotified LR 29 June 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 June 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 July 2009 (s 2)\nFirst Home Owner Grant Amendment Act 2009 (No 2) A2009-29 s 9\nnotified LR 23 September 2009\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))\ns 9 commenced 24 September 2009 (s 2)\nRevenue Legislation Amendment Act 2018 A2018-2 sch 1 pt 1.3\nnotified LR 28 February 2018\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 February 2018 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.3 commenced 1 March 2018 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR4\n01/03/18\nFirst Home Owner Grant Regulation 2008\nEffective: 01/03/18\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om R1 LA s 89 (4)\nFirst home owner boost––extension of time––Act, s 24C and s 24D\ns 3A ins SL2009-33 s 4\nom A2009-29 s 9\nFirst home owner boost––modification of Act, s 24C––Act, s 24F (2)\ns 3B ins SL2009-33 s 4\nom A2009-29 s 9\nProtected information—disclosure to commissioner of taxation—Act,\ns 50 (3) (f)\ns 4 ins SL2009-16 s 4\nom A2018-2 amdt 1.11\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications\nare marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n12 Mar 2008\n12 Mar 2008–\n30 June 2009\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n1 July 2009\n1 July 2009–\n23 Sept 2009\nSL2009-33 amendments by\nSL2009-16 and\nSL2009-33\nR3\n24 Sept 2009\n24 Sept 2009–\n28 Feb 2018\nA2009-29 amendments by\nA2009-29\n© Australian Capital Territory 2018","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation, as republished, expressly excludes specified shared‑equity partners from the Act’s s15(2) joining requirement (Reg 3). Amendment history shows subsequent adjustments (notably 2009 and 2018) to related provisions and cross‑references; the current text refines which partners (financial institutions and entities declared under Duties Act s73A) are excluded and fixes the ≤50% ownership threshold, altering the practical scope of who must join an application."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (Regulation 3) keeps subject matter narrowly focused.","Direct cross‑references to the First Home Owner Grant Act (s15(2)) and the Duties Act (s73A) require checking other statutes for full effect.","Simple threshold rule (not more than 50% interest) but requires factual determination at transfer completion.","Low regulatory discretion — bright‑line eligibility creates predictable outcomes.","Modest administrative impact limited to shared‑equity arrangements and specified institutional partners."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation narrows the First Home Owner Grant Act’s application by excluding certain shared‑equity partners from the Act’s requirement to join a grant application. It applies where a shared‑equity partner will hold no more than a 50% interest and is a financial institution or an entity declared a provider of community housing (Duties Act s73A). It affects first‑home buyers using shared‑equity arrangements and the relevant institutions by removing a joining requirement and thereby reducing that specific compliance burden (Act s15(2); Reg 3)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 2008 regulation appears to have been more substantial, containing provisions about the 'first home owner boost' (a temporary additional payment during the GFC) and information sharing with the Tax Office. These were repealed in 2009 and 2018 respectively, leaving only the shared equity partner exception. The regulation has shrunk from a multi-purpose instrument to a single, narrow technical exception."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short — only 1 substantive provision (section 3) plus a name provision","No defined terms section — relies on definitions in the parent Act (First Home Owner Grant Act 2000)","Simple conditional structure: single test with two cumulative requirements (50% interest cap + specific entity type)","Minimal cross-referencing — only references to the parent Act and Duties Act 1999 for entity classification","No nested exceptions or complex temporal provisions","Most content is administrative (republication notes, endnotes, history tables) rather than substantive law"],"plain_english_summary":"This ACT regulation creates a narrow exception to the usual First Home Owner Grant rule that every legal owner must join an application: banks/financial institutions and declared community housing providers holding up to 50% land interest under shared‑equity arrangements do not have to be co‑applicants.  \n\nIt eases administration for shared‑equity homebuyers and those partners (and affects the ACT Revenue Office), recognising these partners function like lenders or social housing providers rather than typical co‑owners."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/first-home-owner-grant-regulation-2008","history":"/api/acts/first-home-owner-grant-regulation-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/first-home-owner-grant-regulation-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/first-home-owner-grant-regulation-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/first-home-owner-grant-regulation-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/first-home-owner-grant-regulation-2008/documents"}}