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Conveyancing Act 1919
66QMeaning of “residential property”
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#### 66Q Meaning of “residential property”
66Q Meaning of “residential property”
> > (1) For the purposes of this Division, residential property is—
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> > > (a) land on which are situated (or in the course of construction) not more than two places of residence, and no other improvements, or
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> > > (b) vacant land on which the construction of a single place of residence alone is not prohibited by law, or
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> > > (c) a lot or lots (including a proposed lot or lots) under the [Strata Schemes Development Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-051), comprising not more than one place of residence alone, whether constructed or in the course of construction, and including any place used or designed for use for a purpose ancillary to the place of residence.
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> > (2) Residential property does not however include—
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> > > (a) land or a lot that is used wholly for non-residential purposes, or
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> > > (b) land that is more than 2.5 hectares in area (or such other area as may be prescribed).
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> > (3) For the purposes of this section, place of residence means a building or part thereof used, or currently designed for use, as a single dwelling only, and includes outbuildings or other appurtenances incidental to any such use.
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> **s 66Q:** Ins 1987 No 192, sec 3. Subst 1990 No 21, Sch 1 (3); 1996 No 139, Sch 2.8 \[2\] (am 1997 No 55, Sch 2.18 \[1\] \[2\]). Am 2015 No 51, Sch 9.5 \[5\].