Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 23, 2017) - SCHEDULE 1

Farm Household Support Act 2014

1  Subsection 5(1)

Repeal the following definitions:

                     (a)  definition of liquid assets test waiting period ;

                     (b)  definition of ordinary waiting period ;

                     (c)  definition of waiting period .

2  Subdivision C of Division 6 of Part 2 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Subdivision C -- Situations where allowance not payable (waiting period)

3  Section 39

Repeal the section, substitute:

39   Waiting period

                   Farm household allowance is not payable to a person while the person is subject to a newly arrived resident's waiting period (see sections 42 and 43).

4  Sections 40 and 41

Repeal the sections.

5  Subsection 42(1) (note)

Repeal the note.

6  Sections 44 to 47

Repeal the sections.

7  Subsection 93(1) (table items 14, 23, 24 and 25)

Repeal the items.

8  Application provision

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to the following:

                     (a)  a claim for farm household allowance that is made on or after the commencement of this item;

                     (b)  a claim for farm household allowance that was made before the commencement of this item, where no decision on the claim had been made before that commencement.