Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HOUSING ASSISTANCE ACT 1989 No. 7 of 1990 - SECT 3

3. In this Act:

"1984 Act" means the Housing Agreement Act 1984;

"advance" means an advance under section 17;

"grant" means a payment authorised under section 5;

"grant year" means the financial year commencing on 1 July 1989 or any later
financial year commencing before 1 July 1999;

"housing agreement" means an agreement made under subsection 4 (1), being,
where the agreement has been varied under subsection 4 (2), the agreement as
so varied;

"priority provision", in relation to a housing agreement, means a provision of
the agreement that is substantially in accordance with clause 36 of the form
in Schedule 1;

"specific assistance" means specific housing assistance referred to in a
housing agreement;

"specific grant" means a grant for specific assistance;

"State" includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory;

"State Minister", in relation to a State with which the Commonwealth has made
a housing agreement, has the same meaning as in that agreement;

"untied grant" means a grant other than a specific grant.