Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 2014 - SECT 80

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 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

  (g)   at the time the person lodges the claim for the supplement, the person gives the Secretary, in a form approved by the Secretary:

  (i)   if the activity is advice or training--a declaration that the activity will be 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--evidence that the person has paid the service provider for the activity; and

  (h)   the total amount of activity supplement that the person has previously been paid is less than the maximum amount of activity supplement.

Qualification despite farm household allowance ceasing to be payable

  (3)   A person is qualified for an activity supplement for an activity if:

  (a)   the person qualifies for the activity supplement for the activity under subsection   (1) or (2); and

  (b)   before the supplement is paid, farm household allowance ceases to be payable to the person.