Commonwealth Numbered Acts

STATES AND NORTHERN TERRITORY GRANTS (RURAL ADJUSTMENT) AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 78, 1992 - SCHEDULE 3

                            SCHEDULE 3            Section 14

SCHEDULE TO BE ADDED AT THE END OF THE
PRINCIPAL ACT
                            "SCHEDULE 4           Section 4C

SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH
THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT is made the    day of    One
thousand nine hundred and ninety two. BETWEEN the Commonwealth of Australia
("the Commonwealth") of the one part; and the Australian Capital Territory of
the other part. WHEREAS:

                (A)  the Commonwealth, all the States and the Northern
                     Territory entered into an Agreement relating to rural
                     adjustment dated variously of December 1988 and January
                     1989 ("the Agreement");

                (B)  those parties have entered or are shortly to enter into
                     an Amending Agreement and a Further Amending Agreement in
                     relation to rural adjustment;

                (C)  assistance in relation to rural adjustment for the
                     Australian Capital Territory has been provided by the
                     Commonwealth hitherto without the government of the
                     Australian Capital Territory being a party to the
                     Agreement; and

                (D)  it is considered appropriate that the Australian Capital
                     Territory become a party to the Agreement as amended and
                     further amended by the Agreements referred to in Recital
                     (B) ("the amended Agreement"). NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as
                     follows:
1.  On and from the     day of        1992, the Australian
Capital Territory is to be a party to the amended Agreement. 2. In order that
financial assistance be payable thereunder on and from the date specified in
clause 1 of this Supplemental Agreement to the Australian Capital Territory by
the Commonwealth there are to be inserted the words

   (a)  "and the Australian Capital Territory" in sub-clauses 1(1) and 1(3) of
        the amended Agreement immediately after the words "of Australia"; and

   (b)  "or the Australian Capital Territory" in sub-clause 3(1) of the
        amended Agreement after the word " State" in the definition of both
        "farm enterprise" and "farmer". 3. The Australian Capital Territory
        agrees to use any financial assistance so provided by the Commonwealth
        in accordance with the terms and conditions set out therein. 4. The
        amended Agreement is, save for the foregoing, confirmed in all other
        respects. IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Supplemental Agreement has been
        signed for and on behalf of the Parties as at the day and year first
        above written SIGNED by the Honourable SIMON CREAN, Minister for
        Primary Industries and Energy of the Commonwealth of Australia SIGNED
        by the Honourable Minister for for the Australian Capital Territory