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### sch.55-sec.3 Definitions for schedule
In this schedule—
applicant , in relation to assistance under the scheme or conditional approval for assistance under the scheme, means a person applying for the assistance or conditional approval.
approved battery system means a battery energy storage system that is included in the list of systems approved, for the purposes of the scheme, on the electricity department’s website.
approved installer means an installer of approved battery systems at residential premises who is included in the list of installers approved, for the purposes of the scheme, on the electricity department’s website.
Building Code of Australia see the Building Act 1975 , section 12 .
class 1a building —
means a class 1a building under the Building Code of Australia; and
includes a granny flat.
conditional approval application means an application under section 8 for conditional approval for assistance under the scheme.
electricity department’s website means the website of the department administering the Electricity Act 1994 .
granny flat means a small building on a lot that—
is capable of providing self-contained accommodation; and
is not—
a house, or other main building used for residential purposes, on the lot; or
a manufactured home.
house means residential premises on a lot, if the premises are—
a single detached dwelling; and
the main building on the lot used for residential purposes.
income earner , for an application for assistance under the scheme, means—
if the applicant has a spouse who is an individual owner of the residential premises to which the application relates—whomever of the applicant or the spouse had the higher taxable income for the most recently ended financial year; or
otherwise—the applicant.
individual owner , of residential premises, means an individual who is—
for a house—
the registered owner of the lot on which the house is located; or
if there is a home ownership lease over the lot on which the house is located under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 —the lessee under the lease; or
for a granny flat—
the registered owner of the lot on which the flat is located; or
the person who, under any arrangement, resides at the flat and has responsibility for making significant repairs or modifications to the flat; or
for residential premises, other than a house or granny flat, on a lot that is included in a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or on a building units plan or group titles plan registered under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 —the registered owner of the lot; or
for other residential premises—the person the authority is satisfied owns the premises on the basis of an arrangement or document evidencing that the person is the owner or is treated as the owner by the entity that owns the land on which the premises are located.
lot means—
a lot on a building units plan or group titles plan registered under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 ; or
a lot under the Land Title Act 1994 .
manufactured home means—
a manufactured home under the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 , section 10 ; or
a caravan that has been modified so that it may not be moved from its position using the means ordinarily used to transport the caravan.
notice of assessment means a notice of assessment issued under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cwlth) .
registered owner , of a lot, means—
for a lot on a building units plan or group titles plan registered under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 —the proprietor of the lot under that Act; or
for another lot—the registered owner of the lot under the Land Title Act 1994 .
residential premises means a class 1a building in Queensland.
scheme means the scheme set out in this schedule.
suitably installed , in relation to an approved battery system at residential premises, see section 4 .
taxable income , of an individual, means the individual’s taxable income within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cwlth) .
sch 55 s 3 ins 2023 SL No. 182 s 3
- (a) means a class 1a building under the Building Code of Australia; and
- (b) includes a granny flat.
- (a) is capable of providing self-contained accommodation; and
- (b) is not— (i) a house, or other main building used for residential purposes, on the lot; or (ii) a manufactured home.
- (i) a house, or other main building used for residential purposes, on the lot; or
- (ii) a manufactured home.
- (i) a house, or other main building used for residential purposes, on the lot; or
- (ii) a manufactured home.
- (a) a single detached dwelling; and
- (b) the main building on the lot used for residential purposes.
- (a) if the applicant has a spouse who is an individual owner of the residential premises to which the application relates—whomever of the applicant or the spouse had the higher taxable income for the most recently ended financial year; or
- (b) otherwise—the applicant.
- (a) for a house— (i) the registered owner of the lot on which the house is located; or (ii) if there is a home ownership lease over the lot on which the house is located under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 —the lessee under the lease; or
- (i) the registered owner of the lot on which the house is located; or
- (ii) if there is a home ownership lease over the lot on which the house is located under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 —the lessee under the lease; or
- (b) for a granny flat— (i) the registered owner of the lot on which the flat is located; or (ii) the person who, under any arrangement, resides at the flat and has responsibility for making significant repairs or modifications to the flat; or
- (i) the registered owner of the lot on which the flat is located; or
- (ii) the person who, under any arrangement, resides at the flat and has responsibility for making significant repairs or modifications to the flat; or
- (c) for residential premises, other than a house or granny flat, on a lot that is included in a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or on a building units plan or group titles plan registered under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 —the registered owner of the lot; or
- (d) for other residential premises—the person the authority is satisfied owns the premises on the basis of an arrangement or document evidencing that the person is the owner or is treated as the owner by the entity that owns the land on which the premises are located.
- (i) the registered owner of the lot on which the house is located; or
- (ii) if there is a home ownership lease over the lot on which the house is located under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991 or the Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991 —the lessee under the lease; or
- (i) the registered owner of the lot on which the flat is located; or
- (ii) the person who, under any arrangement, resides at the flat and has responsibility for making significant repairs or modifications to the flat; or
- (a) a lot on a building units plan or group titles plan registered under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 ; or
- (b) a lot under the Land Title Act 1994 .
- (a) a manufactured home under the Manufactured Homes (Residential Parks) Act 2003 , section 10 ; or
- (b) a caravan that has been modified so that it may not be moved from its position using the means ordinarily used to transport the caravan.
- (a) for a lot on a building units plan or group titles plan registered under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 —the proprietor of the lot under that Act; or
- (b) for another lot—the registered owner of the lot under the Land Title Act 1994 .