📜 First Home Owner Grant Amendment Bill 2009
Assented toLABill 2118 March 2009
This Bill amends the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 to implement the First Home Owners Boost scheme, limit the grant to properties under a certain value, and improve administrative arrangements.
Impact
First home buyers in Western Australia are affected. The bill provides a temporary boost to the grant amount, but also limits eligibility based on property value. This aims to stimulate the housing market.
Key Changes
["Introduces the First Home Owners Boost scheme, providing additional grant amounts.", "Limits the availability of the grant based on property value ($750,000 or $1,000,000 depending on location).", "Makes minor amendments to improve administrative arrangements."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA Second Reading MovedLA18 Mar 2009
- LA IntroducedLA18 Mar 2009
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA2 Apr 2009
- LA Consideration in DetailLA7 Apr 2009
- LA AmendedLA7 Apr 2009
- LA Third ReadingLA8 Apr 2009
- LC Second Reading MovedLC3 July 2009
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC16 Sept 2009
- LC Third ReadingLC23 Sept 2009
- LC AmendedLC11 Nov 2009
- Royal Assent17 Nov 2009
Affected Sectors
housingfinanceconstruction
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