Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 1992 - SECT 46

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a person who is receiving farm household support, exceptional circumstances relief payment or farm help income support is given a notice under section 42 requiring the person to give the Department a statement; and

                     (b)  the notice relates to the payment of that support or that exceptional circumstances relief payment, as the case requires, in respect of a period specified in the notice; and

                     (c)  the person does not comply with the notice;

the support or the exceptional circumstances relief payment, as the case requires, subject to subsection (2), ceases to be payable to the person as from the first day in that period.

             (2)  If the Secretary is satisfied that, in the special circumstances of the case, it is appropriate to do so, the Secretary may determine in writing that subsection (1) does not apply to the person from a day specified in the determination.

             (3)  The day specified under subsection (2) may be before or after the making of the determination.