HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2021 (TAS)

HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2021

I make the following order under section 19(1) of the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020 .29 April 2021

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Minister for Finance

1Short titleThis order may be cited as the HomeBuilder Grants (Amendment of Act) Order 2021 . 2CommencementThis order is taken to have taken effect on 4 June 2020. 3Principal ActIn this order, the HomeBuilder Grants Act 2020 is referred to as the Principal Act. 4Section 13 amended (Eligible transaction for Tasmanian HomeBuilder grant) Section 13(1)(d) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "6 months" and substituting "18 months". 5Section 18 amended (Eligible transaction for Commonwealth HomeBuilder grant) Section 18(1)(c) of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "6 months" and substituting "18 months". 6Section 20 amended (Application for grant) Section 20 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection: (3A)  If the Commissioner requires further information under subsection (3)  – (a) the Commissioner may refuse to determine the application until the further information is provided as required; and (b) the application is taken to lapse if the further information is not provided before 1 May 2023.

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Notified in the Gazette on 30 April 2021

This order is administered in the Department of Treasury and Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the order) This order amends the

(a) increasing the period during which building must commence under certain eligible contracts; and (b) specifying that an application under the Act lapses if further information in support of the application is requested but not provided by a specified date.