Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2008 (Qld)

Queensland Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2008 Subordinate Legislation 2008 No. 110 made under the Rural and Regional Adjustment Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of schedule (Approved assistance schemes). . . . . . 2

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2008 [s 1] 1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2008 . 2 Regulation amended This regulation amends the RuralandRegionalAdjustmentRegulation 2000. 3 Amendment of schedule (Approved assistance schemes) (1) Schedule, section 115, definition defined disaster area , after ‘relief’— insert— ‘and recovery’. (2) Schedule, section 115, definition natural disaster relief arrangements , after ‘relief’— insert— ‘ and recovery ’. (3) Schedule, section 120(1), after ‘scheme’— insert— ‘for an eligible natural disaster for which the natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements were activated before 13 January 2008’. (4) Schedule, section 120(2), after ‘scheme’— insert— ‘for an eligible natural disaster mentioned in subsection (1)’. (5) Schedule, section 120— insert— ‘(3) The total amount lent to an applicant under the scheme for any 1 eligible natural disaster for which the natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements were activated on or after 13 January 2008 must not be more than $250000.’. Page 2 2008 SL No. 110

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2008 [s 3] (6) Schedule, section 121(3) and (4)— omit. (7) Schedule, part 11— insert— ‘126A Provision about particular applications ‘(1) This section applies in relation to an application for assistance under the scheme— (a) that is for an eligible natural disaster for which the natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements were activated on or after 13 January 2008; and (b) that was made before the commencement; and (c) even if the application has been decided by the authority before the commencement. ‘(2) Despite section 120 as in force before the commencement, the total amount lent to the applicant under the scheme in relation to the eligible natural disaster must not be more than $250000. ‘(3) If the application has been decided by the authority before the commencement, the applicant may make a further application for assistance under the scheme in relation to the eligible natural disaster. ‘(4) In this section— commencement means the day this section commences.’. (8) Schedule, section 127— insert— ‘ natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements means the funding arrangements agreed between the Commonwealth and the State for providing financial assistance to communities affected by natural disasters. Editor’s note — At the commencement of this definition, the funding arrangements were described in the document called ‘Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements Community Recovery Package Guidelines 2007’ published by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department and available on that department’s website at < 2008 SL No. 110 Page 3

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2008 [s 3] (9) Schedule, section 131(2), ‘scheme must’— omit, insert— ‘scheme for an eligible natural disaster for which the natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements were activated before 13 January 2008 must’. (10) Schedule, section 131— insert— ‘(3) Subject to subsection (1)(b), the total amount lent to an applicant under the scheme for any 1 eligible natural disaster for which the natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements were activated on or after 13 January 2008 must not be more than $250000.’. (11) Schedule, section 132(3) and (4)— omit. (12) Schedule, part 12— insert— ‘135A Provision about particular applications ‘(1) This section applies in relation to an application for assistance under the scheme— (a) that is for an eligible natural disaster for which the natural disaster relief and recovery arrangements were activated on or after 13 January 2008; and (b) that was made before the commencement; and (c) even if the application has been decided by the authority before the commencement. ‘(2) Despite section 131 as in force before the commencement, the total amount lent to the applicant under the scheme in relation to the eligible natural disaster must not be more than $250000. ‘(3) If the application has been decided by the authority before the commencement, the applicant may make a further application for assistance under the scheme in relation to the eligible natural disaster. Page 4 2008 SL No. 110

Rural and Regional Adjustment Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 2008 [s 3] ‘(4) In this section— commencement means the day this section commences.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Governor in Council on 1 May 2008. 2 Notified in the gazette on 2 May 2008. 3 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4 The administering agency is the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. © State of Queensland 2008 2008 SL No. 110 Page 5