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Drought Relief Payment Act 1994

No. 125 of 1994

An Act to amend the Farm Household Support Act 1992, the
Health Insurance Act 1973, the Income Tax Assessment Act
1936 and the Social Security Act 1991, and for related
purposes

[Assented to 18 October 1994]

  The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Short title

  1. This Act may be cited as the Drought Relief Payment Act 1994.

Commencement

  2. This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Amendments

3. The Acts specified in the Schedule are amended in accordance with the applicable items in the Schedule, and the other items in the Schedule have effect according to their terms.

                         SCHEDULE Section 3

PART 1—FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 1992

Division 1—Amendments

1. Title:

  Repeal the title, substitute:

"An Act relating to:

     (a) the provision of income support to primary producers without a long-term productive, sustainable and profitable future in the sector; and

     (b) the provision of relief payments to primary producers who are in exceptional circumstances due to extreme drought".

2. Subsection 3(1):

  Insert:

" 'family payment'

'RAS authority' ".

3. Section 6:

  Add at the end:

  "; and (c) to provide financial assistance to farmers who:

        (i) are experiencing difficulty in meeting living expenses; and

       (ii) are in exceptional circumstances due to extreme drought.".

4. Part 2 (heading):

  Add at the end "OR DROUGHT RELIEF PAYMENT".

5. Division 1 of Part 2 (heading):

  Add at the end "for farm household support".

6. After Division 1 of Part 2:

  Insert:

"Division 1A—Qualification for drought relief payment

Qualification for drought relief payment

Qualification

"8A.(1) A person is qualified for drought relief payment in respect of a period if:

  (a) the period begins on or after 1 October 1994; and

SCHEDULE—continued

  (b) throughout the period:

       (i) the person:

          (A) is a farmer; and

          (B) is at least 18; and

          (C) is an Australian resident; and

          (D) is in Australia; and

        (ii) a drought exceptional circumstances certificate issued in respect of the person has effect.

Certificate

"(2) For the purposes of this section, a drought exceptional circumstances certificate issued in respect of the person is a certificate that:

  (a) is called a drought exceptional circumstances certificate; and

     (b) was issued to the person by a RAS authority on or after 7 October 1994 under a memorandum of understanding between the RAS authority and the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industries and Energy; and

     (c) relates to the farm enterprise, or any of the farm enterprises, in respect of which the person is a farmer.".

7. Division 2 of Part 2 (heading):

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

8. Before paragraph 9(a):

  Insert:

  "(aa) drought relief payment is payable to