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First Home Owner Grant and Home Buyer Schemes Act 2000
9Criterion 2—Applicant to be Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
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9 Criterion 2—Applicant to be Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
S. 9(1) amended by No. 48/2025 s. 28(2).
(1) Subject to subsection (2), an applicant for a first home owner grant must be an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident.
S. 9(2) amended by No. 48/2025 s. 28(3).
(2) If an application is made by joint applicants and 1 of the applicants is an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident, it is not necessary for the other or others to be Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.
S. 10 (Heading) inserted by No. 27/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 3.4).