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27 Nov 2019
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Agriculture
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Amends the:
Farm Household Support Act 2014
to: provide that the rate of Farm Household Allowance (FHA) is not varied by the level of a person's income; and amend the FHA assets test so that all farm and non-farm assets (including water rights) will be subject to a combined single net value threshold of $5.5 million; and Farm Household Support Act 2014
and Farm Household Support Minister's Rule 2014 to: remove the requirement to have farm financial assessments conducted by a person prescribed by the minister's rules; specify that the amount of farm financial assessment supplement is the amount provided in the invoice for the farm financial assessment; require a person conducting a farm financial assessment to have appropriate qualifications or expertise; increase the maximum amount of activity supplement to $10 000; and extend the amount of activity supplement to include certain travel and accommodation costs associated with eligible activities.
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17 Oct 2019
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture
- Summary
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Amends the:
Farm Household Support Act 2014
and Farm Household Support Minister’s Rule 2014 to: increase access to the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) program for eligible farmers and their partners to four years in every specified ten year period; and broaden the circumstances in which the off-farm income offset can be applied and increase the upper limit of the offset from $80 000 to $100 000; and Farm Household Support Act 2014
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to: provide for a one-off lump sum payment of $7500 (single recipient) or $6500 (members of a couple) for FHA recipients who have been payable for 1460 days of payment by 30 June 2020; and provide the minister with a power to determine who may qualify for, and the amount of, future relief payments.
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04 Jul 2019
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture
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Amends the
Farm Household Support Act 2014
to: maintain the farm assets value limit for farm household assistance at $5 million; and ensure that allowable deductions are offset against the type of income to which they relate.
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06 Mar 2014
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture
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Introduced with the Farm Household Support Bill 2014, the bill: repeals the
Farm Household Support Act 1992
; and makes consequential and contingent amendments to 10 Acts and two proposed Acts.
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06 Mar 2014
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture
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Introduced with the Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2014, the bill replaces the Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment by providing for up to three years of financial assistance (the Farm Household Allowance) for eligible farmers and their partners in financial hardship without the need for a climatic trigger.
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16 Aug 2018
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture and Water Resources
- Summary
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Amends the:
Farm Household Support Act 2014
to increase the farm assets value limit to $5 million for the period 1 November 2018 to 30 June 2019; and Farm Household Support Act 2014
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to provide a two-part payment supplement to eligible farm household allowance recipients for the period 1 September 2018 to 1 June 2019.
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20 Jun 2018
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture and Water Resources
- Summary
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Amends the
Farm Household Support Act 2014
to extend the Farm Household Allowance program from three cumulative years to four cumulative years for each recipient.
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09 Feb 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture and Water Resources
- Summary
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Amends the
Farm Household Support Act 2014
to: provide that recipients of Farm Household Allowance (FHA) are not required to serve an ordinary waiting period or liquid assets waiting period (if applicable) before they can commence receiving the FHA; broaden the meaning of a ‘farm asset’ to include any asset which is used or held wholly or mainly for the purpose of a farm enterprise; specify water entitlement rights as a newly included class of farm asset; provide for the minster to make rules to exclude certain kinds of asset from the definition of a farm asset; and define the meaning of ‘water entitlement right’.
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08 Feb 2017
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Senate
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture and Water Resources
- Summary
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Amends the:
Fisheries Administration Act 1991
to: provide that the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) must have regard to the objective of ensuring that the interests of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishers are taken into account in the performance of its functions; provide an additional eligibility criteria for AFMA commissioners of expertise in matters relating to recreational or Indigenous fishing; provide restrictions on the appointment of commissioners who hold an executive position in a fishing representative organisation; increase the maximum size of management advisory committees from seven to ten (in addition to the Chair and the AFMA staff member); and require AFMA to try as far as practical to have memberships of commercial and recreational fishers on management advisory committees; and Fisheries Management Act 1991
to provide that the minister, AFMA and Joint Authorities established under the Act must have regard to ensuring that the interests of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishers are taken into account in the performance of their functions.
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13 Feb 2020
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management
- Summary
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Amends the
Farm Household Support Act 2014
to: remove the use of business income reconciliation for the purposes of determining a person’s rate of farm household allowance; and remove the 28 day time limit for conducting a farm financial assessment.
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