Farm Help Re-establishment Grant Scheme Amendment 2004 (No. 1) (Cth)
Farm Help Re-establishment Grant Scheme Amendment 2004 (No. 1)
I, WARREN ERROL TRUSS, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, make this Scheme Amendment under subsection 52A (1) of the Farm Household Support Act 1992.
Dated 16 June 2004
WARREN TRUSS
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Name of Scheme Amendment
This Scheme Amendment is the Farm Help Re-establishment Grant Scheme Amendment 2004 (No. 1).
Commencement
This Scheme Amendment commences on 1 July 2004.
Amendment of Farm Help Re-establishment Grant Scheme 1997
Schedule 1 amends the Farm Help Re-establishment Grant Scheme 1997.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(section 3)
[1] Subsection 2.1 (2)
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of the Act.
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of the Act, and the support must be payable to him or her.
[2] Subsection 2.1 (5)
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$45 000
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$50 000
[3] Section 2.2
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30 June 2004.
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30 June 2007.
[4] Section 2.3, notes 1 to 4
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Note For how to make a claim for farm help income support, see section 16 of the Act.
[5] Section 2.4
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2.4 When advice is to be obtained (Act s 52A)
For subsection 52A (3) of the Act, if a person applies for a re-establishment grant the Secretary must direct the person to obtain advice as specified in the direction unless the Secretary has given the person a direction under subsection 13A (1) of the Act.
Note Subsection 52A (3) of the Act provides that a direction for this section must be consistent with the guidelines in the farm help advice and training scheme.
[6] Subparagraph 3.2 (1) (b) (i)
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(i) if the person, or the person’s partner, has received farm help income support — the person or the partner last received farm help income support; or
[7] Paragraph 3.2 (1) (baa)
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30 June 2005;
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30 June 2008;
[8] Paragraph 3.2 (1) (ea)
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[9] Paragraph 3.2 (1) (f)
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$167 500;
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$175 000
[10] Subparagraph 3.2 (1) (g) (vi)
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(vi) an exit grant under either of the following, delivered by Centrelink on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry:
(A) the package known as the Sugar Industry Reform Program 2002;
(B) the package delivered on or after 2 March 2004 and known as the extension to the Sugar Industry Reform Program 2002; and
[11] Subsection 3.2 (1), note
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Note for subparagraph (g) (vi)
Information about the Sugar Industry Reform Program can be found on the Internet at: or from:
Food and Agriculture Group
Field Crops, Horticulture and Wine Branch
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
GPO Box 858
CANBERRA ACT 2601.
[12] Section 3.3
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30 September 2005:
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30 September 2008:
[13] Section 3.5
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$45,000,
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$50 000,
[14] Subsection 3.6 (1)
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$45 000,
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$50 000,
[15] Subsection 3.6 (2)
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(2) For a grant to which section 3.2 applies, if the value of the person’s assets, at the time when the Secretary determines that the person qualifies for a grant, is more than $100 000 but less than $175 000, the amount payable is:
where:
N is the value (in dollars) of the person’s assets.
FHIS is the total amount (in dollars) of:
(a) any payments of farm help income support paid to the person; and
(b) any payments of farm help income support paid to the person’s partner.
[16] Subsection 3.6 (3), formula
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$45 000
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$50 000
[17] Subsection 3.6 (4)
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less than $167 500,
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less than $175 000,
[18] Subsection 3.6 (4), formula
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$45 000
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$50 000
[19] Subsection 3.9 (1)
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(1) It is a condition of a re-establishment grant decided by the Secretary before 1 July 2004 that the person who receives it, and the partner of the person, must each undertake not to become a farm owner or operator again within 5 years after receiving the re-establishment grant.
[20] Subsection 3.9 (2)
after
paid to the person
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, or the partner of the person,
[21] Subsection 3.9 (3)
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(3) A person who has been paid an amount of re-establishment grant forfeits that amount if, despite an acknowledgment given under paragraph 3.2 (1) (da), the person, or the person’s partner, becomes a farm owner or operator.
[22] Paragraph 4.2A (c)
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(c) to the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), but only if the information:
[23] Subparagraph 4.2A (c) (ii)
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AFFA
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DAFF
[24] Section 4.3, heading
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4.3 Transitional — applications before farm help scheme payment commencement day
[25] After section 4.3
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4.4 Transitional — applications before 1 July 2004
(1) This section applies in relation to a claim made before 1 July 2004 by a person for a grant under this Scheme.
(2) Despite any other provision of this Scheme:
(a) the maximum amount that may be paid to the person under this Scheme is $45 000; and
(b) if the sale of the person’s farm enterprise is completed within 3 months of the application, the person is not required to obtain advice on financial outlook or develop an activity plan.
(3) For subsection 52A (3) of the Act, if the Secretary gave the person a direction (other than a direction under subsection 13A (1) of the Act) to obtain advice as specified in the direction, the direction must be given no more than 3 months after the day on which the application is approved.
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