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was not payable to the person; and

    (c) the amount so paid is recoverable as a debt due to the Commonwealth under section 56 of the Farm Household Support Act 1992;

the amount so paid may be deducted from one or more instalments of drought relief payment payable to the person under that Act.

(2) If a deduction is made from an instalment of drought relief payment, the instalment is taken to have been paid in full to the person.

82. Transitional—set-off of pre-commencement "drought relief payment"

(1) This item applies if, after 21 September 1994 and before the commencement of this item, a person was paid an amount described as "drought relief payment" out of money appropriated under an Appropriation Act.

SCHEDULE—continued

(2) The amount is to be deducted from one or more instalments of drought relief payment payable to the person under the Farm Household Support Act 1992.

(3) If a deduction is made from an instalment of drought relief payment, the instalment is taken to have been paid in full to the person.

83. Transitional—farm household support claim forms

An approval in force under paragraph 15(b) of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 immediately before the commencement of this item has effect, after that commencement, as if it had been given under subparagraph 15(b)(i) of that Act.

PART 2—HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

84. Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (aa) of the definition of "dependant"):

  After "4D" insert "or 5DA".

85. Subsection 3(13):

  After "5D" insert ", 5DA".

86. After section 5D:

  Insert:

Disadvantaged persons, being persons in receipt of drought relief payment

Original declaration

  "5DA.(1) If:

     (a) drought relief payment is payable to a person in respect of a period (the 'DRP period') beginning on or after 1 October 1994; and

     (b) there is no declaration in force under this section in respect of the person;

the Secretary must declare the person to be a disadvantaged person within the meaning of this section in respect of a period specified in the declaration. The specified period is to be a period of 12 weeks beginning at the start of the DRP period.

Subsequent declarations

  "(2) If:

     (a) a declaration (the 'original declaration') under this section is in force in respect of a person; and

SCHEDULE—continued

     (b) drought relief payment is payable to the person immediately before the end of the period specified in the original declaration;

the Secretary must declare the person to be a disadvantaged person within the meaning of this section in respect of a period specified in the declaration. The specified period is to be a period of 12 weeks beginning at the end of the period specified in the original declaration.

Declarations to be in writing