Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund Act 2012
4APrincipal place of residence
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4A Principal place of residence
(1) For the purposes of this Act, land is not taken to be occupied as a principal place of residence unless there is a building affixed to the land (including a home unit) that—
(a) is designed and constructed primarily for residential purposes; and
(b) may lawfully be used as a place of residence.
(2) If land with a land use classification of primary production has a building affixed to it that—
(a) is designed and constructed primarily for residential purposes; and
(b) is occupied by the owner as the owner's principal place of residence—
the land to which the building is affixed is taken to be used exclusively for residential purposes by the owner.
(3) In determining whether land is a person's principal place of residence, account must be taken of every place of residence of the person, whether in Victoria or elsewhere.