Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 1992 No. 241 of 1992 - SECT 3

3.(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears, the following
definitions have the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1991:

"asset"

"Australian resident"

"Commonwealth funded employment program"

"job search allowance"

"member of a couple"

"newstart allowance"

"officer"

"partner"

"pension age"

"prescribed educational scheme"

"service pension"

"social security pension"

"social security benefit".

(2) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"applicable rate" has the meaning given by section 24;

"certificate of inability to obtain finance" has the meaning given by section
4;

"decision" has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act
1975 ;

"Department" means the Department of Social Security;

"exempt assets", in relation to a person who is a farmer, means:

   (a)  any right or interest of the person in the land used for the purposes
        of the farm enterprise in relation to which the person is a farmer; or

   (b)  any farm plant and machinery, farm livestock or other asset essential
        for the effective running of the farm enterprise; or

   (c)  any rights of the person under an insurance policy in relation to the
        person's life or under a superannuation scheme;

"farm enterprise" means an enterprise carried on within any of the
agricultural, horticultural, pastoral, apicultural or aquacultural industries;

"farmer" means a person who:

   (a)  has a right or interest in the land used for the purposes of a farm
        enterprise; and

   (b)  contributes a significant part of his or her labour and capital to the
        farm enterprise; and

   (c)  derives a significant part of his or her income from the farm
        enterprise;

"finance institution" means:

   (a)  a bank; or

   (b)  any other prescribed institution, being an institution that makes
        finance available to farmers;

"former RAS (Part C) beneficiary" means a person who:

   (a)  immediately before the commencement of this Act was receiving Part C
        assistance by way of loans under a RAS scheme; and

   (b)  is, and has continuously been from the commencement of this Act,
        receiving farm household support;

"grant period" has the meaning given by section 5;

"maximum fortnightly rate", in relation to a person, means the rate determined
by the Secretary under Division 1 of Part 4 to be the maximum fortnightly rate
at which farm household support may be paid to the person;

"RAS scheme" means a scheme of assistance established and operated by a State
or Territory under the agreement between the Commonwealth and that State or
Territory executed on behalf of the Commonwealth under section 4 of the States
Grants (Rural Adjustment) Act 1988;

"sale of a farm" means a transaction as a result of which the rights or
interests of a person in:

   (a)  a farm enterprise; and

   (b)  the land used for the purposes of the farm enterprise; are transferred
        to another person;

"Secretary" means the Secretary to the Department of Social Security.