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Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance Measures) Act 2008
No. 39, 2008
An Act to amend the Farm Household Support Act 1992, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Improved access to exceptional circumstances relief payment
Part 1—Amendments Farm Household Support Act 1992 Social Security Act 1991
Part 2—Application and transitional provisions
Part 3—Validation of certain past payments
Schedule 2—Portability of exceptional circumstances relief payment Farm Household Support Act 1992
Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance Measures) Act 2008
No. 39, 2008
An Act to amend the Farm Household Support Act 1992, and for other purposes
[Assented to 24 June 2008]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance Measures) Act 2008.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Improved access to exceptional circumstances relief payment
Part 1—Amendments
Farm Household Support Act 1992
1 Subparagraph 6(1)(b)(i) Omit all the words after "farm enterprises", substitute ", or on farmers, farm enterprise workers, or their families; and".
2 Section 6C Before "Exceptional", insert "(1)".
3 At the end of section 6C Add:
(2) Exceptional circumstances relief payment is not payable to a person who qualifies for the payment under subsection 8A(7) in respect of any period that is after 30 June 2009, or such later day as is prescribed.
4 At the end of section 8A Add:
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