Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HELP TO BUY ACT 2024 (NO. 124, 2024)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

           Division 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of this Act  
   4.      Simplified outline of this Act  

           Division 2--Definitions

   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Meaning of Help to Buy arrangement  
   7.      Meaning of shared equity arrangement  

           Division 3--Other matters

   8.      Crown to be bound  

   PART 2--HELP--TO BUY FUNCTIONS OF HOUSING AUSTRALIA

           Division 1--Participating States and Territories

   9.      Purpose of this Division  
   10.     Help to Buy functions of Housing Australia--participating States and Territories  
   11.     Help to Buy powers of Housing Australia--participating States and Territories  
   12.     Limitations on Help to Buy powers of Housing Australia--participating States and Territories  
   13.     Reporting--participating States and Territories  

           Division 2--Cooperating States

   14.     Purpose of this Division  
   15.     Help to Buy functions of Housing Australia--cooperating States  
   16.     Help to Buy powers of Housing Australia--cooperating States  
   17.     Limitations on Help to Buy powers of Housing Australia--cooperating States  
   18.     Reporting--cooperating States  

           Division 3--Withdrawn States

   19.     Purpose of this Division  
   20.     Help to Buy functions of Housing Australia--withdrawn States  
   21.     Help to Buy powers of Housing Australia--withdrawn States  
   22.     Limitations on Help to Buy powers of Housing Australia--withdrawn States  
   23.     Reporting--withdrawn States  

   PART 3--HELP--TO BUY PROGRAM DIRECTIONS

   24.     Help to Buy Program Directions  
   25.     Matters covered by Help to Buy Program Directions  
   26.     Limits on Help to Buy Program Directions  

   PART 4--FINANCE

   27.     Provision of contributions by Commonwealth  
   28.     Payment of returns to Commonwealth  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Provisions relating to the constitutional basis of this Act etc.

              Subdivision A--General provisions

   29.     Simplified outline of this Division  
   30.     Definitions  
   31.     Versions of this Act  

              Subdivision B--Definitions of primary, residual and amendment matters

   32.     Meaning of primary matters  
   33.     Meaning of residual matters  
   34.     Meaning of amendment matters  

              Subdivision C--Definitions of participating, cooperating and withdrawn States

   35.     Meaning of participating State  
   36.     Meaning of cooperating State  
   37.     Meaning of withdrawn State  

              Subdivision D--Constitutional basis of provisions relating to withdrawn States

   38.     Constitutional basis of provisions relating to withdrawn States  

           Division 2--Interaction with other laws

              Subdivision A--Interaction with other Commonwealth laws

   39.     Interaction with the Housing Australia Act 2018  
   40.     Application of the Lands Acquisition Act 1989  

              Subdivision B--Interaction with State and Territory laws

   41.     Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws  
   41A.    When Help to Buy program does not apply--exclusion by law of State or Territory  
   42.     Avoiding inconsistency with State and Territory laws  
   42A.    Declarations and regulations  
   42B.    Excluded provisions  
   42C.    Preservation of Commonwealth entitlement and security  
   42D.    Modification of Help to Buy program  

           Division 3--Other matters

   43.     Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
   44.     Matters to be included in annual reports  
   45.     Review of operation of Help to Buy program  

           Division 4--Legislative instruments

   46.     Approval of States and Territories required for regulations and other legislative instruments  
   47.     Regulations  

   PART 6--APPLICATION--AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Provisions relating to this Act as originally enacted

   48.     Consultation may occur wholly or partly before commencement