Help to Buy (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2026
9Declaring certain matters to be excluded matters
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9 Declaring certain matters to be excluded matters
(1) The following matters are declared to be excluded matters for the purposes of section 41A of the Commonwealth Help to Buy Act in relation to the Help to Buy program:
(a) the pre-completion duty concession under Division 2C of Part 5 of Chapter 2 of the Duties Act 2001;
(b) the first home buyer duty exemption under Division 2 of Part 6 of Chapter 2 of the Duties Act 2001 ;
(c) the first home owner grant scheme under the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 ;
(d) a scheme, program or arrangement, whether temporary or otherwise, relating to the purchase of land that –
(i) provides financial assistance to individuals towards the purchase of residential property; and
(ii) is operated by, or on behalf of, the State or Homes Tasmania, within the meaning of the Homes Tasmania Act 2022 ;
(e) any other matter prescribed as an excluded matter;
(f) the administration and governance, including by the exercise of compliance functions, of the concessions, exemptions, schemes, programs, arrangements or other matters referred to in this subsection.
(2) The declaration of a matter to be an excluded matter under subsection (1) for the purposes of section 41A of the Commonwealth Help to Buy Act applies only to the extent to which the excluded matter would, but for this section, be inconsistent with the Commonwealth Help to Buy Act in relation to the Help to Buy program.