Residential Land Rebate

Before proceeding with your application, please ensure you are eligible.

You must meet all the eligibility criteria to apply for a grant.

Ownership

1. Applicants must be the owner(s) of the land which is the subject of the rebate application and their name must be on the title (please note, a contract of sale or any evidence other than a property search by the Land Titles Office will not be accepted as evidence of ownership).
   
   
2. All interested parties (i.e. all title holders) must be named as applicants.
   
   
3. Applicants that are natural persons must be aged over 18 years.
   
   Eligible developments
   
   
4. The maximum number of lots that the rebate can be claimed for is 40.
   
   
5. A rebate may relate to multiple stages and/or developments, but cumulative funding may not exceed the maximum rebate allocation based on 40 lots.
   
   
6. Applicants are eligible for one rebate each under the program.
   
   
7. Only one rebate will be issued per development approval (i.e. per council permit).
   
   
8. The development must be on Tasmanian land zoned residential, which is land where residential use is classed as Permitted or No Permit Required.
   
   Eligible costs
   
   
9. There are two ‘eligible utilities’ for which the rebate can be claimed:
   
      (a) Tasmania’s electrical distribution network
   
      (b) Reticulated water and sewerage infrastructure
   
   
10. Applicants will be required to identify the lots which are the subject of the rebate in their application, which will hereafter be referred to as ‘rebate lots’.
    
    
11. ‘Eligible costs’ are those costs which have already been incurred and paid in full, and were:
    
       (a) incurred on or after 16 March 2021; and
    
       (b) directly related to design, construction or installation of infrastructure connecting rebate lots to eligible utilities. These include, but are not limited to, costs levied by TasNetworks and TasWater. Infrastructure on the rebate lots is not included – only connections up to the boundaries of the lots can be claimed.
    
    
12. Applicants can apply for rebates of up to $5 000 of eligible costs per eligible utility, per rebate lot, up to a maximum of 40 lots.
    
    Program administration
    
    
13. Developers will be required to apply for their entire rebate for all rebate lots in one application. Once submitted, no additional claims can be made.
    
    
14. To be eligible, the applicant must provide all information and evidence reasonably requested by the Department of State Growth (the Department). This will include evidence of a valid planning permit for each development from the appropriate local council/s.
    
    
15. Applications will only be accepted when they are complete and made using the approved form made available by the Department.
    
    
16. The program will close on 30 June 2023 or when the programs funding allocation has been expired, whichever occurs first. No further applications will be accepted after this time. Applications will be assessed on a first come, first served basis.