1States Grants (Dwellings for Aged Pensioners) Act 1969

States Grants (Dwellings for Aged Pensioners)

No. 87 of 1969

An Act to grant Financial Assistance to the States in connexion with the provision of Self-contained Dwellings for certain Aged Pensioners.

[Assented to 27 September 1969]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the States Grants (Dwellings for Aged Pensioners) Act 1969.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Interpretation.

3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“approved building scheme” means a building scheme approved by the Minister under the next succeeding section;

“building scheme” includes—

(a) the purchase of land, with or without a building;

(b) the planning, erection, alteration or extension of a building;

(c) the development or preparation of land for the erection or extension of a building;

(d) the installation of water, electricity or other services; and

(e) the provision of fixtures, fittings and appliances (other than furniture and furnishings) in or in connexion with a building;

“eligible pensioner” means a person who—

(a) is in receipt of an age pension under Part III. of the Social Services Act 1947–1969 and is a person to whom section 30a of that Act applies; or

(b) is in receipt of a service pension under section 84 of the Repatriation Act 1920–1969 and is a person to whom section 98a of that Act applies;

“self-contained dwelling” means a dwelling that contains living, sleeping, cooking, bathing and sanitary acilities that are not shared with another dwelling;

“the period in relation to which this Act applies” means the period that commenced on the first day of July, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-nine, and ends on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-four;

“the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Act.

Power of Minister to approve building schemes.

4.—(1.) Subject to this section, the Minister may, for the purposes of this Act, by instrument in writing, approve a building scheme in connexion with the provision of self-contained dwellings for eligible pensioners.

(2.) The Minister may, in pursuance of the last preceding sub-section, approve a building scheme formulated before the commencement of this Act (including a scheme formulated before the commencement of the period in relation to which this Act applies) but he shall not approve a building scheme if the erection, alteration or extension of any building in pursuance of the scheme was begun before the commencement of that period.