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FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 1992

Table of Provisions

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Interpretation  
  • 4 Certificate of inability to obtain finance  
  • 5 Grant period  
  • 6 Objects of this Act  
  • 7 Qualification for farm household support  
  • 8 Persons not qualified if they have received farm household support for 2 years etc.  
  • 9 Farm household support not payable in certain situations  
  • 10 Assets test-allowance not payable if assets value limit exceeded  
  • 11 Full-time students  
  • 12 Multiple entitlement exclusion  
  • 13 Commonwealth funded employment program exclusion  
  • 14  
  • 15 Form of claim  
  • 16 Lodgment of claim  
  • 17 Claimant must be Australian resident and in Australia  
  • 18 Secretary to determine claim  
  • 19 Grant of claim  
  • 20 Date of effect of determination  
  • 21 Maximum fortnightly rate of farm household support-to be determined by Secretary  
  • 22 Maximum fortnightly rate-how worked out  
  • 23 Declaration by applicant or recipient  
  • 24 Applicable rate  
  • 25 Commencement of farm household support  
  • 26 Support to be by way of loan  
  • 27 Rate at which farm household support payable  
  • 28 Instalments  
  • 29 Amount of instalments  
  • 30 Rounding off instalment  
  • 31 Instalment to be paid to person or nominee  
  • 32 Method of payment  
  • 33 Where instalment payable on public holiday etc.  
  • 34 Former RAS (Part C) beneficiary not required to make a claim under Part 3 but may do so  
  • 35 Application  
  • 36 Qualification for farm household support  
  • 37 Certain provisions of Act not applicable  
  • 38 Commencement of farm household support  
  • 39 Amount of instalment of farm household support  
  • 40 Farm household support taken not to have ceased to be payable  
  • 41 Secretary may require notice of the happening of an event or a change in circumstances  
  • 42 Secretary may require recipient to give particular information relevant to payment of farm household support  
  • 43 Automatic termination-social security benefit etc. payable  
  • 44 Automatic termination-recipient complying with section 41 notification obligations  
  • 45 Automatic termination-recipient not complying with section 41 notification obligations  
  • 46 Automatic termination-failure to provide section 42 statement  
  • 47 Termination-determination by Secretary that recipient no longer in need of farm household support  
  • 48 Termination-at request of recipient or if recipient ceases to be qualified  
  • 49 Termination-death of recipient  
  • 50 Repayment of farm household support  
  • 51 Agreement  
  • 52 Person entitled to grant on sale of farm within grant period  
  • 53 Delegation of powers  
  • 54 General power to obtain information  
  • 55 Farm household support to be inalienable  
  • 56 Recovery of overpayments  
  • 57 Appropriation  
  • 58 Regulations  
  • 59 When Act ceases to have effect  
  • 60 Amendments of the Social Security Act 1991  

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