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that payment, as the case requires".

22. Paragraph 14(2)(a):

  After "farm household support" insert "or drought relief payment".

23. Paragraph 14(2)(b):

After "farm household support" insert "or drought relief payment, as the case requires".

24. Paragraph 15(b):

  Omit the paragraph, substitute:

  "(b) be in accordance with a form approved in writing by:

        (i) in the case of a claim for farm household support—the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industries and Energy; or

        (ii) in the case of a claim for drought relief payment—the Secretary.".

25. Section 19:

  After "granted if" insert "the claim is for farm household support and".

26. Section 19:

  Add at the end:

"(2) The Secretary is to determine that the claim is to be granted if the claim is for drought relief payment and the Secretary is satisfied that:

  (a) the person is qualified for drought relief payment; and

     (b) no provision of this Act makes the payment not payable to the person.".

27. Paragraphs 20(2)(a), (3)(a) and (4)(a):

  After "farm household support" insert "or drought relief payment".

28. Part 4 (heading):

  Add at the end "OR DROUGHT RELIEF PAYMENT".

29. Division 1 of Part 4 (heading):

  Omit the heading, substitute:

SCHEDULE—continued

"Division 1—Rate of farm household support

"Subdivision A—Maximum fortnightly rate".

30. Section 22:

  Add at the end:

"(2) For the purposes of calculating a rate referred to in subsection (1), the value of assets that are exempt assets for the purposes of this Act is to be disregarded.".

31. Division 2 of Part 4 (heading):

  Omit the heading, substitute:

"Subdivision B—Applicable rate".

32. After section 24:

  Insert:

"Division 2—Rate of drought relief payment

Rate of drought relief payment—how worked out

"24A.(1) The rate at which drought relief payment is payable to a person is the sum of the following amounts:

     (a) the fortnightly rate at which job search allowance would be payable to the person if the person were entitled to receive job search allowance;

     (b) if the person is a member of a couple—the fortnightly rate at which partner allowance would be payable to the person's partner if the partner were entitled to receive partner allowance;

     (c) if the person is not in receipt of family payment—the fortnightly rate at which family payment would be payable to the person if the person were in receipt of family payment.

"(2) For the purposes of calculating a rate referred to in subsection (1), the value of assets that are exempt assets for the purposes of this Act is to be disregarded.".

33. Part 5 (heading):

  Add at the end "OR DROUGHT RELIEF PAYMENT".

34. Section 25:

  Add at the end:

SCHEDULE—continued

"(2) Drought relief payment becomes payable to a person on the day on