Advances - Initial, Additional and Further
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1 Introduction
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2 DSH Legislation
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Extension of Act to Norfolk Island
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Eligible person and spouse or de facto partner may be treated together as eligible person
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Applications for notices and certificates
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Certificates of entitlement: advances
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Criteria for issue of certificate of entitlement: joint ownership
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Criteria for issue of certificate of entitlement: advances other than widows' advances and advances for essential repairs
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Criteria for issue of certificate of entitlement: further advance
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Certificates of assignment
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Maximum amounts for which subsidy is payable
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Marriage of Two Eligible Persons-Each in receipt of an Advance
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Rate of interest on initial advances
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Rate of interest on additional advances
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Rate of interest on further advances
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Rate of interest on advances for essential repairs
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Interest rates reduced according to reduced Benchmark rate
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Reduction of certain single-tiered rates of interest
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Replacement of multi-tiered rates of interest with single rate
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Rates not altered for certain portfolio contracts of sale
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Maximum term of advances
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Dwelling-houses for incapacitated soldiers
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Veterans' Affairs (1995-96 Budget Measures) Legislation Amendment Act 1995
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SCHEDULE 1 to the Act
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3 Policy
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3.1 General Principles
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3.1.1 Assistance within Australia including Norfolk Island only
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3.2 Security Requirements
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3.3 Initial Subsidised Advance
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3.3.1 Amount, Interest Rate & Term
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3.3.2 Purposes
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3.4 Additional Advance
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3.4.1 Details of Benefit
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3.4.2 Purposes
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3.4.3 Conditions for Assistance
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3.4.4 Amount
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3.4.5 Interest Rate
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3.4.6 Term
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3.4.7 Top-up Facility
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3.5 Further Subsidised Advance
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3.5.1 Purposes
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3.5.2 When to Apply
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3.5.3 Issue of Certificate of Entitlement
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3.5.4 Amount
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3.5.5 Interest rate
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3.5.6 Term
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3.6 Inclusions
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3.6.1 Eligible Person and Spouse or De Facto Partner
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3.6.2 Joint Eligibles
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3.6.3 Two or More Eligibles-Nursing Services
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3.6.4 Tenants in Common
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3.6.5 Widows/Widowers with Own Entitlement
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3.6.6 Ownership of Another House
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3.7 Exclusions
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3.7.1 Purchase of Land
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3.7.2 Previous WSH/DSH Assistance
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3.7.3 War Service Land Settlement Scheme
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3.7.4 Cash Grants
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3.7.5 Ownership of Another House
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3.7.6 Intention to Occupy
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3.7.7 Home
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3.7.8 Marriage of Two Eligible Persons-Each in receipt of an Advance
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3.8 Miscellaneous
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3.8.1 Dwelling-houses for incapacitated soldiers
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