Queensland Consolidated Acts

FIRST HOME OWNER GRANT AND OTHER HOME OWNER GRANTS ACT 2000 - SECT 22

22 Payment in anticipation of compliance with residence requirements

(1) The commissioner may authorise payment of a first home owner grant in anticipation of compliance with the residence requirements if the commissioner is satisfied each applicant intends to comply with the residence requirements.

(2) If a first home owner grant is paid in anticipation of compliance with the residence requirements, the payment is made on condition that, if the residence requirements are not complied with, the applicants must within 14 days after the relevant date—

(a) give written notice of that fact to the commissioner; and

(b) repay the amount of the grant.

(3) For subsection (2) , the relevant date is the earlier of the following—

(a) the end of the period allowed for compliance with the residence requirements;

(b) the date on which it first becomes apparent that the residence requirements will not be complied with during the period allowed for compliance.

(4) For a joint application, each applicant is individually liable to comply with the requirements under subsection (2) (a) and (b) but compliance by any 1 or more of them must be regarded as compliance by both or all.

(5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a condition mentioned in subsection (2) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.