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There have also been five unsuccessful applications, two of which were not in the EC declared area and three that were unable to demonstrate adequately the impact of two or more exceptional seasonal events. Once the notifications are received, successful applicants are required to sign a Funding Agreement, so that payments can be made direct to farmers' nominated bank account within three to five days of receipt of the agreement. As of 15 May, six of the 41 successful applicants had signed the agreements. Agriculture Western Australia Chief Executive Officer Dr Graeme Robertson said he hoped there would be far more applications for the interest rate subsidy. Centerlink has approved more than 290 applications for social payments to date, so we anticipate that there are many more people who are in need of the EC interest rate support.