Australian citizen means an Australian citizen within the meaning of the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 of the Commonwealth;
S. 3(1) def. of Australia's Foreign Investment Policy inserted by No. 40/2014 s. 11.
Australia's Foreign Investment Policy means the document issued by the Commonwealth Treasurer known as Australia's Foreign Investment Policy as in force from time to time;
authorised investigation—see section 39;
authorised officer—see section 36;
building includes part of a building;
S. 3(1) def. of Chief Executive Centrelink inserted by No. 40/2014 s. 11.
Chief Executive Centrelink has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997 of the Commonwealth;
S. 3(1) def. of Chief Executive Officer of Housing Australia inserted by No. 10/2025 s. 14.
Chief Executive Officer of Housing Australia has the same meaning as CEO has in the Housing Australia Act 2018 of the Commonwealth;
S. 3(1) def. of Child Support Registrar inserted by No. 40/2014 s. 11.
Child Support Registrar means the Registrar within the meaning of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;
commencement date of an eligible transaction—see section 13(4);
Commissioner means Commissioner of State Revenue under the Taxation Administration Act 1997;
completed—for completion of an eligible transaction—see section 13(5);
comprehensive home building contract means a contract under which a builder undertakes to build a home on land from the inception of the building work to the point where the home is ready for occupation and if, for any reason, the work carried out under such a contract is not completed, includes any further contract under which the work is to be completed;
S. 3(1) def. of consideration amended by No. 42/2000 s. 8.
consideration—for consideration for an eligible transaction—see section 13(7);
corresponding law means an Act of another State, or a Territory, corresponding to this Act;
S. 3(1) def. of de facto spouse repealed by No. 27/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 3.1(b)).
S. 3(1) def. of domestic partner inserted by No. 27/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 3.1(a)), substituted by No. 12/2008 s. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 24.1), amended by No. 4/2009 s. 37(Sch. 1 item 14.1).
domestic partner of a person means—
(a) a person who is in a registered domestic relationship with the person; or
(b) a person to whom the person is not married but with whom the person is living as a couple on a genuine domestic basis (irrespective of gender);
eligibility criteria means the criteria for determining whether an applicant for a first home owner grant is eligible for the grant (see Division 2 of Part 2);
eligible transaction—see section 13(1);
S. 3(1) def. of family violence inserted by No. 24/2025 s. 13.
family violence has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;
first home owner grant means a grant authorised under section 17;
first home owner grant scheme means the scheme for payment of first home owner grants established under this Act;
S. 3(1) def. of guardian amended by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch. 1 item 16).
guardian of a person under a legal disability includes—
(a) a trustee who holds property on trust for the person under an instrument of trust or direction of a court or tribunal;
(b) an administrator for the person appointed in an administration order made under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019;
S. 3(1) def. of Help to Buy arrangement inserted by No. 10/2025 s. 14.
Help to Buy arrangement has the same meaning as in the Help to Buy Act 2024 of the Commonwealth;
home—see section 4;
S. 3(1) def. of IBAC Com-missioner inserted by No. 40/2014 s. 11.
IBAC Commissioner means the Commissioner appointed under section 20 of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;
S. 3(1) def. of new home inserted by No. 41/2013 s. 38, substituted byNo. 47/2020 s. 29.
new home means a home that has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence or for the provision of short term accommodation, and includes a substantially renovated home and a home built to replace demolished premises;
S. 3(1) def. of new residential premises inserted by No. 41/2013 s. 38.
new residential premises has the same meaning as in section 40–75 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth;
objector means a person who lodges an objection under section 26(1);
optionto purchase includes a right of pre‑emption or a right of first refusal;
owner—
(a) in relation to a home, has the meaning given by section 5(1);
(b) in relation to land, means a person who has a relevant interest in the land;
owner builder means an owner of land who builds a home, or has a home built, on the land without entering into a comprehensive home building contract;
S. 3(1) def. of partner inserted by No. 27/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 3.1(a)).
partner of a person means, subject to section 6, the person's spouse or domestic partner;
S. 3(1) def. of permanent resident substituted by Nos 10/2001 s. 3, 48/2025 s. 27.
permanent resident means the holder of a permanent visa within the meaning of section 30(1) of the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth;
S. 3(1) def. of principal beneficiary inserted by No. 50/2024 s. 34.
principal beneficiary, of a special disability trust, has the meaning given by—
(a) section 1209M(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth, in the case of a special disability trust within the meaning of section 1209L of that Act; and
(b) section 52ZZZWA(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth, in the case of a special disability trust within the meaning of section 52ZZZW of that Act;
relevant interest—see section 5;
S. 3(1) def. of residence requirement amended by Nos 113/2003 s. 13, 41/2013 s. 37(1).
residence requirement means the requirement that an applicant for a first home owner grant must occupy the home to which the application relates as the applicant's principal place of residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months commencing within the 12 month period immediately after the completion of the eligible transaction or a longer period approved by the Commissioner (see section 12);
residential property—land in Australia is residential property at a particular time if there is a building on the land lawfully occupied as a place of residence or suitable for occupation as a place of residence at that time;
S. 3(1) def. of special disability trust inserted by No. 50/2024 s. 34.
special disability trust means—
(a) a special disability trust within the meaning of section 1209L of the Social Security Act 1991 of the Commonwealth; or
(b) a special disability trust within the meaning of section 52ZZZW of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 of the Commonwealth;
S. 3(1) def. of special eligible transaction inserted by No. 84/2008 s. 14.
special eligible transaction—see section 13A;
S. 3(1) def. of spouse inserted by No. 27/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 3.1(c)).
spouse of a person means a person to whom the person is married;
S. 3(1) def. of taxation law amended by No. 84/2008 s. 17.
taxation law means—
(a) a taxing Act within the meaning of clause 2 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and any law of another State or Territory that corresponds to such a taxing Act; or
(b) any law of the Commonwealth relating to taxation;
terms contract has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Sale of Land Act 1962;
Tribunal means Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998.
S. 3(2) inserted by No. 27/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 3.2), substituted by No. 12/2008 s. 73(1)(Sch. 1 item 24.2).
(2) For the purposes of the definition of domestic partner in subsection (1)—
S. 3(2)(a) amended by No. 4/2009 s. 37(Sch. 1 item 14.2(a)).
(a) registered domestic relationship has the same meaning as in the Relationships Act 2008; and
S. 3(2)(b) amended by No. 4/2009 s. 37(Sch. 1 item 14.2(b)).
(b) in determining whether persons who are not in a registered domestic relationship are domestic partners of each other, all the circumstances of their relationship are to be taken into account, including any one or more of the matters referred to in section 35(2) of the Relationships Act 2008 as may be relevant in a particular case.