Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00882:reg:78
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00882
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 78
Character Range: 335400–336519

78  Interest charges in relation to residential investment property
 (1) This regulation applies to a provision of credit that is provided or intended to be provided wholly or predominantly:
 (a) to purchase, renovate or improve residential property for investment purposes; or
 (b) subject to subregulation (3), to refinance credit that has been provided wholly or predominantly to purchase, renovate or improve residential property for investment purposes.
 (2) For section 30A of the Code, Division 3 of Part 2 of the Code applies to the provision of credit as if section 29 of the Code were omitted.
Note: Section 30A of the Code provides, among other things, that the regulations may provide that Division 3 of Part 2 of the Code applies in relation to a provision of credit covered by subparagraph 5(1)(b)(ii) or (iii) of the Code as if specified provisions were omitted as specified in the regulations.
 (3) For paragraph (1)(b), this regulation does not apply if, at the time the credit contract is entered into, the predominant use of the residential property is for personal, domestic or household purposes.