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In this Act:

Appropriation Act means an Act appropriating money for expenditure out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

designated housing agreement means an agreement that:

(a)

is entered into between the Commonwealth and one or more States; and

(b)

relates to any or all of the following:

(i)

housing;

(ii)

homelessness;

(iii)

housing affordability matters; and

(c)

is expressed to be a designated housing agreement for the purposes of this Act; and

(d)

is entered into before or after the commencement of Part 3B.

estimated population of a State has the meaning given by section 7.

Federation Reform Fund means the Federation Reform Fund established by section 5 of the Federation Reform Fund Act 2008.

first indexation amount has the meaning given by subsections 8A(2) and (3).

general interest charge means the charge worked out under Part IIA of the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

GST has the same meaning as in the GST Act.

GST Act means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

GST Imposition Acts means the following Acts:

(a)

the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Customs) Act 1999;

(b)

the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—Excise) Act 1999;

(c)

the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition—General) Act 1999;

(d)

the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition (Recipients)—Customs) Act 2005;

(e)

the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition (Recipients)—Excise) Act 2005;

(f)

the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax Imposition (Recipients)—General) Act 2005.

GST law has the same meaning as in the GST Act.

GST refund provision means a provision of a Commonwealth law the effect of which is to require the Commonwealth to refund some or all of an amount of GST that has been paid, whether or not the provision also applies in relation to other kinds of tax.

GST revenue has the meaning given by section 6.

GST revenue sharing relativity for a State for a payment year has the meaning given by section 8.

housing affordability matter means a matter that is likely to affect the affordability of housing.

Intergovernmental Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations that took effect on 1 January 2009, as amended from time to time.

Note:

The Intergovernmental Agreement on Federal Financial Relations provides an overarching framework for financial transfers between the Commonwealth and the States and related collaboration on policy development and service delivery.

luxury car tax law has the meaning given by section 27‑1 of the A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax) Act 1999.

National Health Reform Agreement means the National Health Reform Agreement agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments on 2 August 2011, as amended from time to time.

payment year means:

(a)

the financial year starting on 1 July 2009; and

(b)

each succeeding financial year.

These are described by a figure referring to 2 years (for example, the 2009‑10 payment year is the payment year starting on 1 July 2009).

pool top‑up has the meaning given by section 8A.

primary housing agreement means an agreement that:

(a)

is entered into between the Commonwealth and one or more States; and

(b)

relates to any or all of the following:

(i)

housing;

(ii)

homelessness;

(iii)

housing affordability matters; and

(c)

is expressed to be a primary housing agreement for the purposes of this Act; and

(d)

is entered into before or after the commencement of Part 3B.

second indexation amount has the meaning given by subsections 8A(4) and (5).

skills and workforce development agreement means:

(a)

the National Skills Agreement that was entered into between the Commonwealth and the States and that took effect on 1 January 2024, as amended from time to time; or

(b)

if the agreement referred to in paragraph (a) ceases to have effect—an agreement, as amended from time to time, that:

(i)

is entered into between the Commonwealth and one or more States; and

(ii)

relates to skills or workforce development, or both; and

(iii)

is expressed to be a skills and workforce development agreement for the purposes of this Act; and

(iv)

is entered into before or after the commencement of this paragraph.

State includes the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

supplementary housing agreement means an agreement that:

(a)

is entered into between the Commonwealth and a single State; and

(b)

relates to any or all of the following:

(i)

housing;

(ii)

homelessness;

(iii)

housing affordability matters; and

(c)

relates to:

(i)

a single financial year; or

(ii)

each of 2 consecutive financial years; or

(iii)

each of 3 consecutive financial years; or

(iv)

each of 4 consecutive financial years; or

(v)

each of 5 consecutive financial years; and

(d)

is expressed to be a supplementary housing agreement for the purposes of this Act; and

(e)

is entered into before or after the commencement of Part 3B.

temporary energy bill relief agreement means an agreement that:

(a)

is entered into between the Commonwealth and one or more States; and

(b)

relates to the delivery by the State or States of temporary relief from high energy bills for households and small businesses; and

(c)

provides that the State or States must not deliver that relief to a household or small business unless criteria specified in the agreement in relation to the household or small business are met; and

(d)

is expressed to be a temporary energy bill relief agreement for the purposes of this Act; and

(e)

is entered into on or after 9 December 2022.

wine equalisation tax law has the meaning given by section 33‑1 of the A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999.

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