Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00163:section:80:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00163
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 80 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 80822–83571

80  Qualification for the activity supplement

Activities already undertaken
 (1) A person is qualified for the activity supplement for an activity if:
 (a) the person undertakes the activity for the purposes of the activity test; and
 (b) at the time the person begins to undertake the activity, farm household allowance is payable to the person; and
 (c) the activity is specified in a financial improvement agreement that is in force in relation to the person; and
 (d) the activity is undertaken in accordance with the financial improvement agreement; and
 (e) either:
 (i) the activity is prescribed in, and complies with any conditions prescribed in, rules made for the purposes of section 83 (determination of eligible activities); or
 (ii) the activity is approved, in writing, by the Secretary; and
 (f) if the activity is training or advice—the activity is undertaken in accordance with section 20 (training and advice to be provided by appropriately qualified person); and
 (g) the person makes a claim for the supplement within the period of 2 months beginning on the day the invoice relating to the activity is provided by the service provider for the activity; and
 (h) at the time the person lodges the claim for the supplement, the person gives the Secretary evidence or a declaration in a form approved by the Secretary that:
 (i) if the activity is training or advice—the activity is undertaken in accordance with section 20; and
 (ii) if the person elects under section 81 for the supplement to be paid directly to the person—the person has paid the service provider for the activity; and
 (i) the total amount of activity supplement that the person has previously been paid is less than the maximum amount of activity supplement.

Future activities
 (2) A person is qualified for the activity supplement for an activity if:
 (a) a person will undertake the activity for the purposes of the activity test; and
 (b) farm household allowance is payable to the person; and
 (c) the activity is specified in a financial improvement agreement that is in force in relation to the person; and
 (d) either:
 (i) the activity is prescribed in rules made for the purposes of section 83 (determination of eligible activities); or
 (ii) the activity is approved, in writing, by the Secretary; and
 (e) it is reasonable to assume that:
 (i) the activity will be undertaken in accordance with the financial improvement agreement; and
 (ii) the activity will comply with any conditions prescribed in rules made for the purposes of section 83; and
 (iii) if the activity is advice or training—the activity will be undertaken in accordance with section 20 (training and advice to be provided by appropriately qualified person); and
 (f) the person