Rural Assistance Act 1989 (NSW)

Rural Assistance Act 1989 No 97

An Act to enable the provision of rural assistance; to constitute the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority and to specify its functions; and for other purposes.

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act This Act may be cited as the Rural Assistance Act 1989.

2 Commencement (1) Except as provided by subsection (2), this Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation. (2) Clause 3 of Schedule 3, and section 58 in its application to that clause, commence on the date of assent.

2A Object of Act The object of this Act is to promote the efficient delivery of programs of assistance to farmers and other persons engaged in rural industries, and to other persons as provided by this Act.

3 Definitions (1) In this Act— Authority means the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority constituted by this Act. Board means the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority Board constituted by this Act. Crown Lands Acts means— (a) the Crown Land Acts within the meaning of the Crown Land Management Act 2016, or (b) such Acts as may be prescribed by the regulations. farm means the land on which a farmer engages in a farming operation. farmer means a person who is engaged in a farming operation and includes a person who owns land cultivated under a share-farming agreement and the personal representatives of a deceased farmer. farming operation means— (a) a farming (including dairy farming, poultry farming and bee farming), pastoral, horticultural or grazing operation, or (b) any other operation prescribed for the purposes of this definition. officer includes an employee. (2) In this Act— (a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and (b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty. (3) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.