New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

REGIONAL RELOCATION GRANTS (SKILLS INCENTIVE) ACT 2011

- As at 1 January 2019
- Act 26 of 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Regional area--meaning
   4A.     Meaning of "eligible applicant"
   4B.     Joint applicants
   4C.     More than one grant cannot be paid

   PART 2 - REGIONAL RELOCATION GRANTS

           Division 1 - Regional relocation home buyers grant

              Subdivision 1 - General

   5.      Entitlement to grant
   6.      Amount of grant
   7.      One grant per transaction

              Subdivision 2 - Eligible home relocation

   8.      Eligible home relocation
   9.      Applicant must purchase a regional home
   10.     Date purchase is commenced
   11.     Purchase must be completed
   12.     (Repealed)
   13.     Maximum value of purchase
   14.     Purchase must be for whole parcel
   15.     Applicant must relocate from metropolitan area
   15A.    Deadline for construction of new home
   16.     Regional home must be used and occupied as principal place of residence
   17.     Land and home must be used for residential purposes only
   17A.    Purchase of long term lease of regional home can qualify as eligible home relocation

           Division 2 - Skilled regional relocation incentive

              Subdivision 1 - General

   18.     Entitlement to incentive
   19.     Amount of grant

              Subdivision 2 - Eligible employment relocation

   20.     Eligible employment relocation
   21.     Applicant must be employed in a regional job
   22.     Date regional job commenced
   22A.    Applicant must relocate from metropolitan area

              Subdivision 3 - Eligible self-employment relocation

   22B.    Eligible self-employment relocation
   22C.    Applicant must relocate from metropolitan area
   22D.    Applicant must establish or purchase a regional small business
   22E.    Grant must not have been paid
   22F.    Date applicant commences self-employment in regional small business
   22G.    Applicant must be self-employed in small business for at least 2 years
   22H.    Applicant must participate in approved program

   PART 3 - APPLICATION FOR GRANT

           Division 1 - Application for grant

   23.     Making of applications
   24.     All interested persons must join in application for home buyers grant
   25.     Provision of information

           Division 2 - Decision on application

   26.     Chief Commissioner to decide application
   26A.    Grant may be paid despite relocation being less than 100 kilometres
   27.     Payment in advance, subject to statutory conditions
   28.     Imposition of conditions by Chief Commissioner
   29.     Payment of grant
   30.     Power to correct decision
   31.     Notification of decision

   PART 4 - REPAYMENT OF GRANT

   32.     Power to require repayment from applicant
   33.     Charge on land for liability of applicant
   34.     Power to require repayment from non-applicant
   35.     Recovery from third parties
   36.     Payment by instalments
   37.     Write off of liabilities
   38.     Remission of amounts payable

   PART 5 - OBJECTIONS AND REVIEWS

           Division 1 - Objections

   39.     Objections
   40.     Time for lodging objection
   41.     Grounds for objection to be stated
   42.     Onus of proof on objection
   43.     Powers of Chief Commissioner on objection
   44.     Notice of determination of objection

           Division 2 - Reviews

   45.     Administrative reviews by Civil and Administrative Tribunal
   46.     Powers of Civil and Administrative Tribunal on administrative review

   PART 6 - ADMINISTRATION

           Division 1 - Administration generally

   47.     Administration
   48.     Delegation
   49.     Authorised officers

           Division 2 - Powers of investigation

   50.     Chief Commissioner may carry out authorised investigation
   51.     Powers in connection with authorised investigation
   52.     Power to require valuation or other evidence
   53.     Access to public records without fee
   54.     Use and inspection of documents
   55.     Obstruction or failure to comply

   PART 7 - CLOSURE OF SCHEME

   56.     (Repealed)
   57.     Incentive scheme closure date
   58.     (Repealed)

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   59.     Knowingly giving false or misleading information
   60.     Protection of confidential information
   61.     Evidence
   62.     Proceedings for offences
   63.     (Repealed)
   64.     Personal liability
   65.     Regulations
   66.     Repeal of Act
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)