FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 2014

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Object of this Act  
• 4 Simplified outline of this Act  
• 5 Definitions  
• 6 Meanings of specified 10 year period and meets the 4 years or less requirement  
• 6A Norfolk Island  

PART 2--FARM--HOUSEHOLD ALLOWANCE

Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

• 7 Simplified outline of this Part  

Division 2--Basic qualifications of farmers and their partners for farm household allowance

• 8 Qualification of farmers for farm household allowance  
• 9 Qualification of farmers' partners for farm household allowance  
• 10 Grace period for farmers' partners  
• 11 Persons with temporary incapacity exemption may be taken to meet the labour requirement  
• 12 Persons not qualified if Secretary determines that they do not effectively control farm enterprises  
• 13 Determination of matters relating to qualification for farm household allowance  

Division 3--Financial improvement agreements

• 14 Requirement to enter financial improvement agreement  
• 15 Terms of financial improvement agreement  
• 16 Approval of requirements  
• 17 Variation, cancellation and review  
• 18 Notification of circumstances preventing or affecting compliance  

Division 4--The activity test

• 19 The activity test  
• 20 Training and advice to be provided by appropriately qualified person  
• 21 Determining whether work is unsuitable  

Division 5--Exemptions from the activity test

• 22 Determination of exemption by Secretary  
• 23 Essential farm activities  
• 24 Domestic violence etc.  
• 25 People with disabled children  
• 26 Inclusion in prescribed class  
• 27 Exemption where requirement for person to satisfy the activity test would be unreasonable  
• 28 Special circumstances  
Subdivision B--Automatic general exemptions
• 29 Members of Defence Reserves  
• 30 Prenatal and postnatal exemption  
Subdivision C--People temporarily incapacitated
• 31 Temporarily incapacitated person exempt from the activity test  
• 32 Time limit for exemption--end of person's maximum exemption period  

Division 6--Payability

• 33 Assets value limit  
• 35 Meaning of farm assets and non - farm assets  
• 35A Meaning of water entitlement right  
• 36 Meaning of value of assets  
• 36A Valuing a water entitlement right  
Subdivision B--Situations where allowance not payable (general)
• 37 Farm household allowance not payable if allowance rate nil  
• 38 Multiple entitlement exclusion  
Subdivision C--Situations where allowance not payable (waiting period)
• 39 Waiting period  
• 42 Newly arrived resident's waiting period  
• 43 Duration of newly arrived resident's waiting period  
Subdivision D--Other situations where farm household allowance not payable
• 48 Seasonal workers  

Division 7--Overseas portability

• 49 Division does not affect need for qualification  
• 50 Persons to whom Division applies  
• 51 Farm household allowance portable  
• 52 Amounts added to rate  
• 53 Meaning of allowable absence and portability period  
• 54 Secretary may extend the portability period  

Division 8--Rate of farm household allowance

• 55 How to work out the rate of a person's farm household allowance  
• 56 Maximum basic rate  
• 57 Pension supplement does not apply  
• 58 Energy supplement  
• 59 Pharmaceutical allowance  
• 59A Income reduction  
Subdivision B--Persons who have not turned 22
• 60 How to work out the rate of a person's farm household allowance  
• 61 Maximum basic rate  
• 62 Energy supplement  
• 63 Pharmaceutical allowance  
• 64 Youth disability supplement does not apply  
• 65 Student income bank does not apply  
• 65A Income reduction  
Subdivision C--Income test
• 66 Deemed income from financial assets  
• 67 Allowable deductions from ordinary income  

Division 9--Compliance with obligations in relation to farm household allowance

• 71 Qualification failures  
• 72 Consequences of qualification failures  
• 73 Conduct failures  
• 74 Consequences of conduct failures  
• 75 Revoking a determination relating to a conduct failure  
• 76 Reasonable excuses  
• 77 Day of determination  
• 78 Relationship with section 80 of the Social Security Administration Act  

PART 3--ACTIVITY--SUPPLEMENT

• 79 Simplified outline of this Part  
• 80 Qualification for the activity supplement  
• 81 Electing method of payment  
• 82 Amount of activity supplement  
• 83 Determination of eligible activities  

PART 4--FARM--FINANCIAL ASSESSMENTS

Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

• 84 Simplified outline of this Part  

Division 2--Farm financial assessments

• 85 Requirement to have farm financial assessment conducted  
• 86 Requirement for farm financial assessment to be conducted by independent person who has appropriate qualifications or expertise  

Division 3--Farm financial assessment supplement

• 87 Qualification for farm financial assessment supplement  
• 88 Electing method of payment  
• 89 The amount of farm financial assessment supplement  

PART 4A--FHA--SUPPLEMENT

• 89A Simplified outline of this Part  
• 89B Qualification for FHA supplement  
• 89C Amount of FHA supplement  

PART 4B--RELIEF--PAYMENTS

• 89D Simplified outline of this Part  
• 89E Qualification for relief payment  
• 89F Amount of relief payment  

PART 5--APPLICATION--AND MODIFICATION OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACT

Division 1--Introduction

• 90 Simplified outline of this Part  
• 91 Purposes of this Part  
• 92 Further modification of the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act  

Division 2--Application and modification of the Social Security Act

• 93 Application of the Social Security Act  
• 94 Certain provisions do not apply  
• 95 Modification of particular provisions  
• 96 Application of Division 10 of Part 2.11 and Division 9 of Part 2.12 (bereavement payments) of the Social Security Act  
• 97 References to youth allowance and jobseeker payment  

Division 3--Application and modification of the Social Security Administration Act

• 98 Certain provisions do not apply  
• 99 Modification of particular provisions  

PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

• 100 Simplified outline of this Part  
• 101 Delegation of powers  
• 102 Delegation by Secretary: references to the Secretary and the Department  
• 102A Debt waiver--farm household allowance paid for days occurring on or after 1 July 2015 and before 1 July 2020  
• 103 Approval of forms  
• 104 Annual report  
• 105 Appropriation  
• 106 Rules