I have completed the application form and I declare that all copies of documents attached in support of this application are a true copy of the original document.
I have not previously received and retained a grant under the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 (ACT) or under a corresponding Act in any State or other Territory, either alone or together with any other person or persons.
I have not owned a home or held a relevant interest in a residential property within Australia, either alone or together with any other person or persons, prior to 1 July 2000.
I have not owned and occupied a residential property within Australia in which I acquired a relevant interest, either jointly, separately or with some other person, on or after 1 July 2000 but before 1 January 2004.
I have not owned and occupied, for a continuous period of at least 6 months, a residential property within Australia in which I acquired a relevant interest, either jointly, separately or with some other person on or after 1 January 2004.
At the date of lodging this application, at least one applicant is an Australian citizen or a permanent resident. (From 17 February 2010, where there are joint applicants and at least one applicant will comply with the residency requirements, the non-complying applicants are exempted from the residency requirements.)
I will be residing in the home to which this application relates as my principal place of residence for a continuous period of at least 12 months, with the period of occupation starting within 1 year after the completion date of the eligible transaction.
I undertake to notify the Commissioner in writing of any notifiable event under the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 (ACT) within 14 days of its occurrence.
I declare that the total value of the property does not exceed the cap amount as at the commencement date of the eligible transaction for Contracts to Purchase and Contracts to build or as at the completion date of the eligible transaction for a home built by an Owner Builder.
I have read and understood the information in the guide prepared by the ACT Revenue Office relating to the conditions of eligibility. I accept that if the conditions of eligibility are not met, I may not be entitled to receive or retain the grant.
I authorise the ACT Revenue Office to access and exchange information about me to verify my eligibility for the First Home Owner Grant with the approved agent (where applicable), State, Territory and Australian Government agencies, and commercial organisations, as permitted by law.
I understand that information provided as evidence of identity with this application will be checked with the agencies that issued the original documents.
I understand that the approved agent is not authorised by the ACT Revenue Office to offer any advice or assistance on the conditions of eligibility for the grant, or on the completion of this application. I authorise the ACT Revenue Office to deposit the grant into the account nominated in section 5 (ensure account details are correct) or into the approved agent’s nominated account where applicable.
I authorise the approved agent to hold the grant until the 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.
I authorise the Commissioner to address all correspondence relating to this application to Applicant 1 at the address nominated.
I acknowledge that if I am not entitled to the grant I may be required to repay the grant, and may be liable for a penalty of up to the amount of the grant, and interest.
I further acknowledge that I may also be prosecuted under the Criminal Code 2002 (ACT) for making a false or misleading statement in or in connection with this application.