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Defence Service Homes Act 1918

No. 43, 1918

Compilation No. 31

Compilation date: 15 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 10, 2025

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Defence Service Homes Act 1918 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 15 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Interpretation
4AAA Regular Serviceman
4AAB National Serviceman
4AA Extension of Act to Norfolk Island
4AB Joint ownership
4A Eligible person and spouse or de facto partner may be treated together as eligible person
4BA Election to surrender eligible status
4BB Revocation of election to surrender eligible status
4B Approval of Bank agreement
4C Compensation for acquisition of property
4D Exclusion of Consumer Credit Codes in relation to subsidised advances
4E Application of the Criminal Code
Part II—Administration
6 Delegation by Minister
6A Delegation by Secretary
6B Transfer of portfolio assets to the Bank
6C Dealings relating to vested portfolio assets
6D Transfer of certain other assets to Commonwealth
Part III—Notices of eligibility, certificates of entitlement and certificates of assignment
15 Applications for notices and certificates
16 Notice of eligibility
17 Certificate of entitlement: advances
17A Criteria for issue of certificate of entitlement: joint ownership
18 Criteria for issue of certificate of entitlement: advances other than widow or widower