18Grants

18 Grants

Grants to persons or bodies other than a State or Territory (1) A designated Minister may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, make a grant of financial assistance to a person or body in relation to acute housing needs.

Note: See also section 22 (constitutional limits).

(2) Subsection (1) does not authorise the making of a grant of financial assistance to a State or Territory. Grants to a State or Territory (3) A designated Minister may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, make a grant of financial assistance to a State or Territory in relation to any of the following: (a) acute housing needs; (b) social housing; (c) affordable housing. Other matters (4) A grant under subsection (1) or (3) may be made by way of the reimbursement, or partial reimbursement, of costs or expenses. (5) Subsection (4) does not limit subsection (1) or (3). (6) Subsections (1) and (3) do not authorise the making of a loan. (7) A grant under subsection (1) must not be made to a person or body unless the person or body has applied for the grant. (8) A grant under subsection (1) or (3) must not be made before 1 July 2023.