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9/28/2010
Leon, Solicitor
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the proof she will need is a utility account for the period she lived in it and the evidence that she moved back in within the 6 years after she moved out.
If she can show that she would be able to claim the exemption.
here is the ATO information
http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/36887.htm
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