3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1)  In this Act –

adoption means the adoption under section 4(1)(a) or (b) ;

amendment matters means –

(a) matters relating to the provision of Commonwealth financial assistance for the purpose of assisting individuals to buy a home, where the financial assistance is provided under a Help to Buy arrangement that –

(i) relates to residential property located in a State; and

(ii) is entered into while the State is a participating State; and

(b) without limiting paragraph (a) , matters relating to –

(i) entering into Help to Buy arrangements that satisfy the conditions mentioned in that paragraph; and

(ii) administering Help to Buy arrangements of that kind; and

(iii) monitoring compliance with Help to Buy arrangements of that kind; and

(iv) doing anything incidental or conducive to anything mentioned in this paragraph;

amendment reference means the reference of matters under section 6(1) ;

Commonwealth Help to Buy Act means the Help to Buy Act 2024 of the Commonwealth;

express amendment, of the Commonwealth Help to Buy Act, means the direct amendment of the text of that Act (whether by insertion, omission, repeal, substitution or relocation) by another Commonwealth Act, or by an instrument under a Commonwealth Act, but does not include the enactment of a Commonwealth Act that has, or will have, a substantive effect other than as part of the text of the Commonwealth Help to Buy Act;

Help to Buy arrangement has the same meaning as in the Commonwealth Help to Buy Act;