DEPARTMENT of TREASURY and FINANCE First Home Owner Grant Act 2000
STATE REVENUE OFFICE ABN 25 628 526 128 13/86040[v5]
First Home Owner Grant
October 2016
Lodgement Guide and Application Form
NOTE: Read the ‘Terms Used’ for explanations of the terms used in this document.
To apply Applicants must:
Fully complete the application form and lodge with all relevant supporting documentation.
Be a natural person (i.e. not applying as a company or trust), at least 18 years of age.
Ensure at least one applicant is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident.
Be:
1. buying an established home for which the contract was signed on or after 1 July 2000 and before
1 July 2014; or
2. buying or building a new home for which the contract was signed on or after 1 July 2000; or
3. building a home as an owner-builder where building commenced on or after 1 July 2000. Building
commencement is taken to be the date that the foundations were laid.
Ensure each person holding a relevant interest in the property is an applicant.
Reside in the home as their principal place of residence for a continuous period of 6 months commencing
within 12 months of completion of the eligible transaction. To comply with the requirement of a principal
place of residence, the subject residence must be the place at which you usually eat and sleep – leaving
personal belongings at a vacant residence is insufficient to meet this condition.
Lodge an application within 12 months of completion of the eligible transaction.
Applicants and their spouse (including a partner) must:
Not have previously received a First Home Owner Grant in any State or Territory of Australia. If a grant was
received but later paid back together with any penalty you may be entitled to reapply when you purchase or
build your first home.
Not have previously owned a residential property anywhere in Australia prior to 1 July 2000.
Not have previously owned and occupied a residential property anywhere in Australia after 1 July 2000.
How to lodge your application
You can lodge your application with:
an approved agent who is providing finance for your home. A list of approved agents can be found on the
State Revenue Office website; or
at your nearest Service Tasmania shop.
NOTE: If you are not obtaining finance from a financial institution that has been approved to accept and process
applications (called an “approved agent”) you are required to lodge the application with Service Tasmania. If
you have any questions about this process please speak to your financial institution or the
State Revenue Office (phone (03) 6166 4400) about your options.
Your application will be processed and you will be advised of the outcome in writing within 14 days of lodging your
application.
First Home Owner Grant – Lodgement Guide
Which homes qualify?
A new or established dwelling including a house, flat, unit, townhouse or apartment anywhere in Tasmania that meets
local planning standards (subject to the dates outlined in the term Eligible Transaction).
Moveable dwellings may also qualify providing the moveable building has not been lived in previously.
How do I apply?
You can complete and lodge an application form with either an approved agent (financial institutions), or
Service Tasmania shops. You are only able to complete and lodge an application form with an approved agent when
you are obtaining finance from that approved agent. You may be required to lodge supporting documentation with
this application (see “Supporting Documentation” on the next page of this document).
Approved Agents - If applying through an approved agent, complete and submit your application form and
supporting documents directly to the agent. A complete list of financial institutions that are approved agents is
available on the SRO website. Alternatively, you can check with your local financial institution to see if they are an
approved agent for the First Home Owner Grant.
Service Tasmania Shop - If applying via a Service Tasmania shop, complete and submit your application with the
relevant supporting documentation.
When will the grant be paid?
The date the grant is paid depends on whether you are building or buying, and if you are applying through a financial
institution or Service Tasmania. The following table details the various scenarios.
Type of transaction
Applying through
Payment of grant
Purchase of existing home
Approved Agent
On date of settlement by financial institution.
Purchase of existing home
Service Tasmania
Within 14 days of lodging the application with proof settlement
has taken place. Payment made to your bank account by the
State Revenue Office.
Contract to build
Approved Agent
Following completion of the laying of foundations or on
completion of the home.
Contract to build
Service Tasmania
Within 14 days of lodging the application with proof of
completion. Payment made to your bank account by the State
Revenue Office.
Owner builder
Approved Agent or
Service Tasmania
Within 14 days of lodging the application with proof of
completion. Payment made to your bank account by the State
Revenue Office.
When do I have to move in and for how long?
Applicants must live in the home as their principal place of residence for 6 continuous months
commencing within 12 months of completion of the eligible transaction. To comply with the requirement of
a principal place of residence, the subject residence must be the place at which you usually eat and sleep -
leaving personal belongings at a vacant residence is insufficient to meet this condition.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to satisfy the Commissioner that they have met the residency requirement.
Applicants may be required to verify this later by providing documentation supporting their period of declared
residence.
Should you move out of the home or sell it after a period of less than 6 months, you must contact the SRO within
14 days to advise of your change of circumstances. Under normal circumstances you will be required to repay the
grant.
First Home Owner Grant – Supporting Documentation
The following documentation must be submitted with the completed application form. Failure to supply the documents will result in
delays in payment.
The following documents are to be lodged when applying through a Service Tasmania shop. Please do not send original
documents.
Office Use Only
Purchase of an existing home
A signed copy of the contract for sale and purchase
Provided
Comprehensive home building contract
A signed copy of the building contract
Provided
Owner builder
Proof of commencement of construction (i.e .commencement of laying of foundations)
Provided
Office Use Only
Purchase of an existing home
Copy of the land title in the applicant’s name(s)
Memorandum of Transfer signed by the vendor, together with confirmation from Solicitor/Approved Agent that
settlement has been completed
Provided
Contract to build a new home
Certificate/Permit of Completion or Occupancy
Provided
Owner builder
Certificate/Permit of Completion or Occupancy
Provided
Office Use Only
If lodging with an Approved Agent – The checks conducted by the Approved Agent will meet the Proof of Identity
requirements.
If lodging with SRO, via Service Tasmania – the following evidence must be submitted with your application:
Proof of identity
Each applicant and their spouse must provide a document from each of the four categories (four documents per
person). A single document cannot be used for more than one category.
Preferred documents are shown below. For more information on acceptable documents, please contact the SRO direct.
Certified copies of original documents are required for Proof of identity purposes (for persons who can certify
copies, refer to Terms Used)
Category 1* – Evidence of applicant’s right to be in Australia (provide one document)
If an Australian citizen:
Australian Passport, or
Australian birth certificate issued by Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages or
Citizenship Certificate
If a New Zealand citizen:
Current passport
NOTE: New Zealand citizens must be living in Australia at time of application
If a citizen of another country:
Current passport, and
Permanent residency certificate or permanent residency visa
NOTE: At least one applicant must have Permanent Residency or Citizenship of Australia
Provided
Category 2* – Linkage between Identity and Person (photo and preferably signature) (provide one document)
Australian Drivers Licence (current)
Passport (current)
Firearms Licence (current)
TAS photo identification card, including Australian, Tasmanian or Local Government employees
Provided
Category 3* – Evidence that applicant resides in Australia (provide one document)
Medicare Card
Motor Vehicle Registration
Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs Card
Debit/credit card, including a Bank/Credit Union or Building Society
Provided
Category 4* – Evidence of applicant’s residential address (provide one document)
Utility documents of residential address (e.g. bills for electricity, gas, telephone, water etc)
Insurance Policy with current residential address
Statement of account, including a Bank/Credit Union or Building Society
* Not required if application is lodged through an Approved Agent
NOTE: Evidence of a change of name is required if the name on any of the documents presented is different to the name of
the applicant (e.g. marriage certificate, change of name certificate or deed poll)
Provided
First Home Owner Grant – Terms Used
Applicant
A person applying for a grant who, on completion of the purchase of a home or
construction of a new home, will own or have a relevant interest in the land on which
the home is built.
Approved agent
An organisation approved by the SRO (including a financial institution) that processes
applications for the First Home Owner Grant.
Certified copy
A true copy of an original document that has been sighted by an acceptable person* and
noted as follows: ‘I certify that I have sighted the original document and this is a
true copy of it’. This certification must have the certifier’s Name, Title, Registration
number (where applicable) and be signed and dated.
*Examples of an acceptable person include a legal practitioner, justice of the peace (JP),
commissioner for declarations, magistrate, notary public, police officer, dentist,
pharmacist, certified practising accountant, member of parliament, medical practitioner,
lending officer and public servants (with five years’ service).
Commissioner
Means the Commissioner of State Revenue.
Completion of the
eligible transaction
In the case of a contract for the purchase of a home, an eligible transaction is completed
when settlement takes place. In the case of a contract to have a home built, or the
building of a home by an owner builder, an eligible transaction is completed when the
building is ready for occupation as a place of residence. This means when a certificate of
occupancy has been issued by the local council.
Contract to build
A comprehensive home building contract where a builder agrees to build a home, from
the time the building starts to when it is finished and is ready for occupation.
Consideration
The purchase price or cost of construction of the home.
Eligible transaction
1. A contract for the purchase of an established home, entered into on or after
1 July 2000 and before 1 July 2014;
2. A contract for the purchase of a new home, or a contract to build a home, entered
into on or after 1 July 2000; or
3. The commencement of construction of a home as an owner builder on or after
1 July 2000.
Established home
A home that has been previously occupied and is lawfully fit for occupation or previously
sold as a residence.
Home
Is a building, affixed to land, that may be lawfully used as a place of residence and is, in
the Commissioner’s opinion, suitable for use as a place of residence.
Natural person
A person (does not include a company or trust).
New home
A home that has not previously been occupied or sold as a place of residence or a home
that has been substantially renovated and considered new residential premises under
S40-75(1)(b) of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 and has not been
occupied or sold as a place of residence since those substantial renovations were
completed.
First Home Owner Grant – Terms Used
Notifiable event
You are required by law to notify the Commissioner in writing within 14 days of
becoming aware of a notifiable event. Failing to occupy the home for which you receive
the grant as your principal place of residence for at least six continuous months,
commencing within 12 months of the date of completion of the eligible transaction, is a
notifiable event.
For example, the Commissioner must be notified:
- within 14 days, if you have not commenced occupying the home as your
principal place of residence by the end of the 12 month period allowed to do so;
or
- within 14 days of the date on which it first becomes apparent to you that the
requirement to occupy the home as your principal place of residence will not be
complied with.
Off the plan
A contract for the purchase of the home on a proposed lot in an unregistered plan of a
subdivision of land.
SRO
Means the State Revenue Office.
Owner builder
An owner of land who builds a home, or has a home built, on the land without entering
into a contract to build.
Owner
A person who has a relevant interest in land on which a home is built.
Permanent resident
A person who holds a permanent residency visa (under Section 30 of the
Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth) or a New Zealand citizen who is the holder
of a special category visa (under Section 32 of the Migration Act 1958).
Principal place of
residence
The home you primarily reside in. The home you receive the grant for must be occupied by
all applicants for a continuous period of 6 months commencing within 12 months of the
completion of the eligible transaction. To comply with the requirement of a principal
place of residence, the subject residence must be the place at which you usually eat and
sleep – leaving personal belongings at a vacant residence is insufficient to meet this
condition.
Related or
associated party
A person is related to or associated with another party when:
(ii) one is the spouse/partner of the other, or
(iii) they are related by blood, marriage or adoption, or
(iv) they are a shareholder or director of the other party, being a company, or
(v) they are a beneficiary of a trust for which the other party is a trustee.
Relevant interest
In the context of this application, a person with a “relevant interest” may be described as
someone who will have a legal entitlement to occupy the home being bought or
constructed. Usually this will be the person(s) registered as proprietor on the Title. Each
person acquiring a ‘relevant interest’ must be an applicant on this form.
Residential property
Land in Australia on which there is a home which is lawfully occupied as a place of
residence and suitable for occupation as a place of residence. These include houses,
townhouses, units, flats, converted warehouses and fixed moveable homes.
Spouse/Partner
A person is a spouse/partner of another if they are legally married to each other or they
are in a significant relationship. The full definition of a significant relationship is contained
in the Relationships Act 2003 but briefly, it is considered to be a relationship between two
adults that are not married to each other, but are in a relationship similar to that of a
married couple. A significant relationship is not limited to couples of the opposite sex.
The Act
First Home Owner Grant Act 2000
First Home Owner Grant – Guide to Completing the Application
The First Home Owner Grant application form has seven sections. These sections are to be completed as follows:
Section 1 – Eligibility Criteria
Answer Questions 1 to 7 by ticking the relevant Yes or No box. The answers are designed to establish that the
applicant(s) for the grant meet the eligibility criteria.
All persons with a “relevant interest” in the property, and any spouse/partner of these persons, are to be
considered when answering these questions.
All decisions relating to the eligibility of an applicant are made by the Commissioner, therefore any further
information required should be sought from the SRO.
Section 2 – Applicant Details
Detail the number of persons with a “relevant interest” (refer to ‘Terms Used’). All persons who have, or will
have, a “relevant interest” in the property must record their details in this section.
If there are more than two applicants, an additional application will need to be completed and attached to the
application form.
If an applicant has a spouse/partner, there are two options. If your spouse/partner is an applicant, they are to be
recorded within this section. If your spouse/partner is not an applicant, they are required to complete the details
in Section 3 of the application form.
Please nominate a postal address for correspondence to be sent on behalf of all applicants.
Section 3 – Spouse/Partner Details
This section is to be completed by the applicant in relation to their spouse/partner who has not already been
specified as an applicant (and therefore will have no “relevant interest” in the residential property).
Section 4 – Property and Transaction Details
Provide the current title (Volume and Folio numbers) details of the property. These numbers can be obtained
from the Transfer document, a title search, or it is sometimes included on the Contract for Sale and Purchase. If
the title number is unavailable, enter the parent title number.
Provide the expected date of occupancy as owner of the home. Estimate this date if you are unsure. To be
eligible for the grant all applicants must move into the home and maintain it as their principal place of residence
for a continuous period of six months, commencing within 12 months of purchase or completion (if a new
home).
Section 5 – Payment Details
Applicants must complete this section only if applying through Service Tasmania.
You are able to nominate an account to receive funds electronically (EFT), including an account of a person who
is not an applicant.
Payment of the grant will be made into the nominated bank account. Provide details of the name of financial
institution, account name, BSB, and account number. Failure to provide correct details may cause delays in
payment of the grant.
Due to processing restrictions, payment cannot be made into a credit card account.
If you are applying through an approved agent, the agent will record all your payment details.
First Home Owner Grant – Guide to Completing the Application
Section 6 – Declaration by Applicant
The Declaration must be signed by all applicants, who must have read and understood all details as completed on the
application form.
Section 7 – Declaration by Spouse/Partner
If an applicant’s spouse/partner is not an applicant, this Declaration must be signed by the spouse/partner, who must
have read and understood all details as completed on the application form as much as they relate to them.
Supporting Documentation
Please supply the required documents with your application. Failure to produce the relevant documentation may
result in delays in processing.
Administrative Penalties
The SRO, in administering the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000, conducts ongoing investigations to ensure that
applicants comply with the conditions of the Act. If applicants receive the grant when they are not entitled to it or
do not comply with the residency requirement, then administrative penalties and interest may be imposed. The
amount of any administrative penalty that may be applied is dependent on the circumstances of each case and is in
addition to having to pay back the grant. In some circumstances the administrative penalty applied can be equal to
the amount of the grant received.
Criminal Offences and Prosecutions
Dishonestly, intentionally or negligently providing false or misleading information, omitting any matter from a
statement that makes a statement false or misleading or providing a document that is false or misleading
is a criminal offence. Upon identification the Commissioner may refer such matters to Tasmania Police for
investigation. Subject to the outcomes of any investigation, Tasmania Police may commence prosecution action in
respect of such offences. Substantial fines may be imposed by a court where an applicant is found guilty and convicted
of an offence. Criminal proceedings may be commenced in addition to the imposition of an administrative penalty
(refer above).
All applications undergo a rigorous review where applicants are checked for former home ownership
in Tasmania and interstate. Other checks into spouse/partner status, council records, title details and
finance particulars are undertaken on a routine basis.
Personal Information Protection Statement
Personal information is collected by the Commissioner of State Revenue and used for the purpose of administering the
First Home Owner Grant Act 2000. You are required to provide this information under the relevant provisions of that
Act.
Your personal information may only be disclosed in accordance with the provision of the FHOG Act, and will be
managed in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act 2004. You may access your personal information on
request to the Commissioner of State Revenue. A fee may be charged for this service.
Enquires
In writing:
Telephone:
(03) 6166 4400
First Home Owner Grant, State Revenue Office, GPO Box 1374, HOBART TAS 7001
Facsimile:
(03) 6173 0217
In person:
Email:
fhogs@treasury.tas.gov.au
Service Tasmania Shops
Website:
www.sro.tas.gov.au
13/86040[v5] 18 June 2015
DEPARTMENT of TREASURY and FINANCE First Home Owner Grant Act 2000
STATE REVENUE OFFICE ABN 25 628 526 128
First Home Owner Grant
October 2016
Application Form
NOTE:
This application will not be accepted unless fully completed and signed in ink and all required supporting
evidence is lodged.
Read the lodgement guide for explanations of the terms used in this application.
Applications must be lodged within 12 months of completion of the eligible transaction.
There are significant penalties for making a false or misleading statement, as well as possible
prosecution.
Please answer all questions and tick [] the appropriate boxes.
Office use only
UIN
Application reference
Application received by
Date lodged
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Section 1 – Eligibility criteria
NOTE:
Eligibility is determined at the date of lodgement of this application.
All applicants and their spouses/partners must be considered when answering eligibility questions.
Eligibility checklist
1.
Is this the first time each applicant and/or their spouse/partner will receive a grant under the
First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 in any State or Territory of Australia?
Yes
No
2.
Is each applicant and their spouse/partner a person who has never owned a residential property,
either jointly, separately or with some other person before 1 July 2000 in any State or Territory of
Australia?
NOTE: Applicants are not eligible for a grant if they or their spouse/partner have held a relevant interest in
residential property prior to 1 July 2000, even if they have never occupied the property.
Yes
No
3.
Is each applicant and their spouse/partner a person who has never owned and occupied a
residential property in which they acquired a relevant interest (other than the property to which this
application relates) on or after 1 July 2000 in any State or Territory of Australia?
Yes
No
4.
Is each applicant a natural person (e.g. not a company) and at least 18 years of age?
Yes
No
5.
Is at least one applicant a permanent resident or Australian citizen?
Yes
No
6.
Will all applicants be occupying the home as their principal place of residence for a continuous period
of six months commencing within 12 months of completion of the eligible transaction?
Yes
No
7.
Has each applicant on or after 1 July 2000:
and before 1 July 2014, entered into a contract for the purchase of a established home in
Tasmania; OR
entered into a contract for the purchase of a new home in Tasmania; OR
entered into a contract to have a home built in Tasmania OR
in the case of an owner builder, commenced construction of a home in Tasmania?
(i.e. completed the laying of foundations) OR
in the case of a contract for a moveable dwelling, entered into a contract for a building that
has not previously been lived in.
Yes
No
Determination of eligibility
If you answered ‘YES’ to ALL of the above questions, you may be entitled to receive the First Home Owner Grant
subject to the written decision being made by the Commissioner.
Please attach additional information (where applicable) to support your eligibility for the First Home Owner Grant.
Section 2 – Applicant details
NOTE:
It is essential that ALL applicants complete this section.
If there are more than two applicants, please complete and attach an additional application form
Each applicant must sign the Declaration by applicant at Section 6.
Number of applicants
How many people will have a relevant interest in the property?
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Section 2 – Applicant details (cont.)
Related or associated party transactions
Are any of the applicants or their spouse/partner related to or associated with the vendor or builder?
Yes No
Applicant 1 (Contact applicant)
Applicant 2
Title
Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr
Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr
First name
Middle name(s)
Family name
Name on birth First name
certificate Middle
(if different from above) name(s)
Family name
Note: Evidence of Change of Name is required if lodging application directly with Service Tasmania or the SRO (eg. marriage certificate, change of name
certificate, deed poll)
Date of birth
D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y
Have you ever used any name
other than the name(s) declared
above?
Yes –
list name(s) below
No
Yes –
list name(s) below
No
Place of birth State/Territory
Country
Occupation
Daytime telephone number
( )
( )
Email address
Current residential address
Street no.
Street no.
Street name
Street name
Suburb/Town
Suburb/Town
State
Postcode
State
Postcode
Address for service of notices
(if different from above)
Suburb/Town
Suburb/Town
State
Postcode
State
Postcode
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Applicant 1 (Contact applicant)
Applicant 2
Do you have a spouse/partner?
Yes
No
Yes
No
If you have a spouse/partner, will
your spouse/ partner have a
relevant interest in the home?
Yes – your
spouse/partner must
complete the details in
Applicant 2 above
No – you must
complete Section 3 –
spouse/partner details
Yes – your
spouse/ partner must
complete the details
in Applicant 1 above
No – you must
complete Section 3 –
spouse/partner details
Tick the States and/or Territories
in which you have lived
NSW
ACT
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
NSW
ACT
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
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Section 3 – Spouse/partner details
NOTE:
This schedule must be completed where the spouse/partner of an applicant has not been specified as an
applicant in Section 2 of the application
Applicant’s spouse/partner must sign the spouse/partner declaration at Section 7
Spouse/partner of applicant 1
Spouse/partner of applicant 2
Title
Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr
Mr Mrs Miss Ms Dr
First name
Middle name(s)
Family name
Name on birth certificate First name
(if different from above) Middle
name(s)
Family name
Date of birth
D D M M Y Y Y Y D D M M Y Y Y Y
Place of birth State/Territory
Country
Has your spouse/partner ever
used any name other than the
name(s) declared above?
Yes – list
name(s) below
No
Yes – list
name(s) below
No
Daytime telephone number
( )
( )
Tick the States and/or Territories
in which your spouse/partner has
lived
NSW
ACT
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
NSW
ACT
NT
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC
WA
Section 4 – Property and transaction details
Address of the property
Lot no. (only use lot no. if street no. is not allocated)
Unit/Street no.
Street name
Suburb/Town
State Postcode
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Section 4 – Property and transaction details (cont.)
Date when occupation as a principal place of residence commenced
or is intended to commence (if not known estimate)
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Purchase or construction price
$
Title details
Volume:
Folio:
Transaction details
What type of transaction does this application refer to?
Established home New home
Date of contract
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Date of settlement
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Contract to build
Date of building contract
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Commencement of building date
(when laying the foundations for the home commences)
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Construction completion date
(when the building is ready for occupation as a place of residence)
NOTE: If lodging with an approved agent, please estimate
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Owner builder (including moveable buildings)
Date the foundations commenced being laid
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Date the foundations were completed.
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Construction completion date
(when the building is ready for occupation as a place of residence)
NOTE: If lodging with an approved agent, please estimate
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Off the plan
Date of contract
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Commencement of building date
(when laying the foundations for the home was completed)
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Construction completion date
(when the building is ready for occupation as a place of residence)
NOTE: If lodging with an approved agent, please estimate
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Approved agent and SRO use only
All evidence sighted Name of person sighting the evidence ______________________________
Payment eligibility date
2
0
(Enter settlement, completion or first draw down date, date the
foundations were laid only)
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Section 5 – Payment details
NOTE:
If applying with SRO via Service Tasmania, the grant will be paid by EFT into the account nominated below.
If you are applying with an approved agent, please DO NOT complete the account details below as the grant will
be paid through the approved agent.
Name of financial institution and branch
Account name (e.g. John & Jan Citizen)
BSB number (must have 6 numbers)*
Account number (maximum of 9 numbers)*
* DO NOT include dashes or spaces
Approved agent use only
Applicant reference
Section 6 – Declaration by applicant
1. I have completed the application form and attached all relevant documents in support of
this application.
2. I declare that I have not previously received and retained the grant under the
First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 or a corresponding Act in another State or Territory, either alone or
together with any other person or persons.
3. I declare that I have not owned a home or had a relevant interest in a residential property within Australia
prior to 1 July 2000.
4. I declare that I have not owned and occupied a residential property within Australia in which I acquired a
relevant interest on or after 1 July 2000.
5. I declare that at the date of lodgement of this application that at least one applicant for the grant is a
permanent resident or an Australian citizen.
6. I will be residing in the home that is the subject of this application as my principal place of residence for a
continuous period of six months commencing within 12 months of completion of the
eligible transaction.
7. I declare that the contract referred to in this application does not replace an earlier contract entered into by
the applicant for the purchase or construction of the same, or a substantially similar, home.
8. I undertake to notify the Commissioner of any notifiable event in writing relevant to the requirements under
the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 within 14 days from the occurrence of that
notifiable event.
9. I have read and understood the information prepared by the SRO relating to the conditions of eligibility.
I accept that if the conditions are not met, I may not be entitled to receive or retain the grant.
10. I authorise the SRO to access and exchange information about me to verify my eligibility for the
First Home Owner Grant with the approved agent (where applicable), other State, Territory and
Australian Government agencies and commercial organisations as permitted by law.
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Section 6 – Declaration by applicant (cont.)
11. I understand that the approved agent is not authorised by the SRO to offer any advice or assistance on the
conditions of eligibility for the grant, or on the completion of this application.
12. I authorise the approved agent to hold the grant until completion of the eligible transaction and to repay the
grant to the Commissioner if the transaction is not completed within 28 days of the
date specified.
13. I authorise the Commissioner to address all correspondence relating to this application to
Applicant 1 at the address nominated.
14. I acknowledge that making statements or providing documents that are false or misleading in relation to this
application is a serious offence, and that I may be prosecuted or liable to penalties and be required to repay
the grant.
15. I authorise the SRO to deposit the grant into the account nominated in Section 5, the Trust account
nominated in my Solicitor’s or Conveyancer’s Undertaking, or into the approved agent’s nominated account
when lodged with the approved agent.
NB: (ensure account details are correct)
I declare that I have read and understood the above information and that the information provided in this application
is true and correct.
Applicant 1
Applicant 2
Name
Signature
Date
2
0
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Before me (signature of witness)*
Full name and address
of witness
Name
Name
Street no.
Street name
Street no.
Street name
Suburb/Town
Suburb/Town
State Postcode
State Postcode
*Witness must not be an Applicant or spouse/partner of an applicant and must not be related to the applicant.
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Section 7 – Declaration by spouse/partner
1. I declare that the spouse/partner details in Section 3, in so far as they relate to me, are true
and correct.
2. I declare that I have not previously received and retained the grant under the
First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 or a corresponding Act in another State or Territory, either alone or
together with any other person or persons.
3. I declare that I have not owned a home or had a relevant interest in a residential property within Australia
prior to 1 July 2000.
4. I declare that I have not owned and occupied a residential property within Australia in which I held a
relevant interest on or after 1 July 2000.
5. I authorise the SRO to access and exchange information about me that may affect the applicant’s eligibility
for the First Home Owner Grant with the approved agent (where applicable), other State, Territory and
Australian Government agencies and commercial organisations as permitted by law.
6. I acknowledge that making statements or providing documents that are false or misleading in relation to this
application is a serious offence and that I may be prosecuted and/or liable to administrative penalties.
Applicant 1
Applicant 2
Name
Signature
Date
2
0
2
0
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
D
D
M
M
Y
Y
Y
Y
Before me (signature of witness)*
Before me (signature of witness)*
Full name and address
of witness
Name
Name
Street no.
Street name
Suburb/Town
Suburb/Town
State Postcode
State Postcode
*Witness must not be an Applicant or spouse/partner of an applicant and must not be related to the applicant.
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