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Queensland Government - Queensland Revenue Office
Queensland Government - Queensland Revenue Office

Supporting documents for the regional home building boost grant

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    When you apply for the regional home building boost grant, you will need to provide documentation to support your application and claim. The documents depend on the type of transaction you have entered.

    Examples of documents are listed here. To avoid delays, it’s a good idea to make sure you have these ready before you start your claim.

    Buying a new home

    For new builds, including off-the-plan and manufactured and kit homes, the documents you must provide with your application and claim include:

    If there is no written contract, or the purchase of the new home is between related persons, you also need to supply:

    • the stamped Titles Queensland Form 1 Transfer, lodged with Titles Queensland
    • evidence that consideration has been paid by the applicants and received by, or on behalf of, the seller
    • statement from the seller confirming the home has not been previously occupied or sold as a place of residence
    • an independent third party valuation or market appraisal of the new home, dated within 12 months of the date the application for the grant is lodged.

    Renovated homes

    Documents you must provide with your application and claim include:

    Building a home

    Documents you must provide with your application and claim include:

    • your contract to build, signed and dated by the builder and applicants (including any special conditions or annexures)
    • registration confirmation statement or current titles search that shows the applicants as the registered owners (available from Titles Queensland)
    • final inspection certificate issued by your local council or private building certifier
    • one of the following, dated no more than 12 months from the date of the contract to build
      • independent third party valuation or market appraisal of the unencumbered value of the land, including any existing structures that were there before the date of the contract to build (e.g. home or shed)
      • stamped contract to purchase the vacant land (if the dutiable value is displayed)
      • stamped Titles Queensland Form 1 Transfer, lodged with Titles Queensland, for the vacant land (if the dutiable value is displayed).

    Building your own home (owner-builder)

    As an owner-builder, the documents you must provide with your application and claim include:

    • registration confirmation statement or current titles search that shows the applicants as the registered owners of the land on which the home is built (available from Titles Queensland)
    • first inspection report (Form 16) that shows the build’s commencement date (the date the footings or foundations are certified)
    • a detailed list of the construction costs
    • copies of receipts equal to the grant amount
    • evidence of value of the land as at the date of commencement of the build
    • final inspection certificate issued by your local council or building certifier.

    Identification

    All applicants with a relevant interest (or share) in the new home must provide copies of identification documents. These documents do not have to be certified.

    All applicants are required to provide one document in each category:

    Category 1

    For persons born in Australia:

    • Australian birth certificate or extract
    • current Australian passport.

    For persons born overseas:

    • Australian citizenship certificate
    • current passport and visa
    • certificate of residence from Department of Home Affairs.

    Category 2

    • Australian driver licence
    • Passport
    • Australian firearm licence
    • Australian proof of age card

    Category 3

    • Medicare card
    • Concession or Department of Veterans’ Affairs card
    • Motor vehicle registration
    • Debit or credit card of a financial institution

    Category 4

    • Utility bill (electricity, gas) showing residential address
    • Statement of account from a financial institution
    • Insurance policy with residential address

    All non-applicant spouses are required to provide one document in each category:

    Category 1

    For persons born in Australia:

    • Australian birth certificate or extract
    • current Australian passport.

    For persons born overseas:

    • Australian citizenship certificate
    • current passport and visa
    • certificate of residence from Department of Home Affairs.

    Category 2

    • Australian driver licence
    • Passport
    • Australian firearm licence
    • Australian proof of age card

    Additional evidence

    If you declared a change of name or if your marital status has changed (or if any of the proof-of-identity documents above show different names for the applicants or spouses), you need to provide evidence of how or why the name changed.

    Reason Evidence required
    Marriage Copy of certificate
    Divorce Copy of certificate or decree nisi
    Widowed Copy of death certificate of spouse
    Registered relationship Copy of certificate or copy of termination certificate
    Separation Statutory declaration with the following information:

    • name, date of birth and current address (if known) of former spouse
    • date of marriage, date of registration of registered relationship or date de facto relationship began
    • date of separation
    • whether or not you currently reside with former spouse
      and
    • whether or not you intend to resume cohabitation
    Change of name Copy of certificate of change of name issued by government authority, or statutory declaration that sets out all names by which you have been known
    Last updated: 16 March 2023