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1.1.A.58 Adjacent land

Usage

This definition applies to all payments subject to assets testing provisions.

Definition

The term 'adjacent land' describes the land surrounding the principal home that is held under the same title document.

Act reference: SSAct section 11A Principal home definition for the purpose of the assets test

Policy reference: SS Guide 4.6.8.20 Defining Title Document & Exceptions

Application

The term adjacent land applies to land assessed:

under the private land use test, AND
from 1 January 2007, under the extended land use test, for age pensioners and CP recipients of age pension age.

Act reference: SSAct section 11A(1)(a) Principal home, section 11A(3) Private land use test, section 11A(6) Extended land use test

Policy reference: SS Guide 4.6.8 Assessing land adjacent to the principal home

Last reviewed: 11 May 2020

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