Australian Capital Territory
Duties (Community Housing) Declaration 2007 (No 1)
Disallowable instrument DI2007–250
made under the  
Duties Act 1999, section 73A (Transfers etc to entities for community housing)
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

Purpose
1.	The purpose of this instrument is to determine entities that are recognised as providers of community housing in the ACT for the purposes of the Duties Act 1999 (the Duties Act).
Summary
2.	Section 73A of the Duties Act allows the Minister to declare by disallowable instrument that an entity is a provider of community housing in the ACT.
3.	  For the purposes of the Duties Act, declared entities for community housing are:
•	Housing ACT; and
•	Community Housing Canberra.
4.	Transfers of certain residential property in the ACT are not dutiable where the property is transferred to declared entities for community housing.
New Determination
5.	This instrument is the first instrument contained under a new provision, section 73A of the Duties Act.

Authorised by the Treasurer