{"id":"C2014A00013","name":"Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014","slug":"farm-household-support-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-act-2014","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"13 of 2014","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":8475,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2014A00013-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"#### 1 Short title\n\n This Act may be cited as the Farm Household Support (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n```html\n

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

28 March 2014

2. Schedule 1

At the same time as section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences.

1 July 2014

3. Schedule 2, Part 1

At the same time as section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences.

1 July 2014

5. Schedule 2, item 140

At the same time as section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences.

However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 23 of Schedule 8 to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014 commences before the time section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences.

1 July 2014

6. Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 2

At the same time as section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences.

However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences at or before the time item 23 of Schedule 8 to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014 commences.

Never commenced

7. Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 3

The later of:

(a) immediately after the commencement of section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014; and

(b) immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Increased Employment Participation) Act 2014.

However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur.

1 July 2014

(paragraph (b) applies)

8. Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 4

26 February 2014.

26 February 2014

9. Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 5

A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.

However, if the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.

1 October 2014

(see F2014L00555)

10. Schedule 3, item 1

At the same time as section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences.

1 July 2014

11. Schedule 3, item 2

At the same time as section 1 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 commences.

28 March 2014

\n```\n\n> Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedule(s)","content":"#### 3 Schedule(s)\n\n 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.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeal of the Farm Household Support Act 1992\n\nFarm Household Support Act 1992\n\n1 The whole of the Act\n\nRepeal the Act.\n\nSchedule 2—Consequential amendments\n\nPart 1—Consequential amendments\n\nAged Care Act 1997\n\n1 Clause 1 of Schedule 1 (definition of income support payment)\n\nRepeal the definition, substitute:\n\n> income support payment means an income support payment within the meaning of subsection 23(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n2 Continuing application of provision\n\nDespite the amendment of the definition of income support payment in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Act 1997 made by this Schedule, that definition continues to apply in relation to a payment of farm household support or a drought relief payment under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 as if that amendment had not been made.\n\nAge Discrimination Act 2004\n\n3 Subsection 41(2AA)\n\nRepeal the subsection, substitute:\n\n (2AA) This Part does not make unlawful anything done by a person in direct compliance with section 8, 16 or 21, Division 8 of Part 2, or Part 5, of the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\nA New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999\n\n4 Paragraph 84(1)(b)\n\nOmit “Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n5 Subparagraphs 84A(1)(b)(ii), 92(1)(a)(i), 92A(1)(a)(i)\n\nOmit “Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n6 Continuing application of provisions\n\nDespite the amendments of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 made by this Schedule, that Act continues to apply in relation to debts due under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 as if those amendments had not been made.\n\nDairy Produce Act 1986\n\n7 Paragraph 119(2B)(b)\n\nOmit “2, or”, substitute “2.”.\n\n8 Paragraphs 119(2B)(c) to (e)\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\n9 Continuing application of provision\n\nDespite the amendments of section 119 of the Dairy Produce Act 1986 made by this Schedule, that section continues to apply in relation to the recording or disclosure of information or the production of a document for a purpose referred to in any of paragraphs 119(2B)(c) to (e) of that Act (as in force immediately before this item commences) as if those amendments had not been made.\n\n10 Clause 1 of Schedule 2\n\nOmit “and Part 9C of the Farm Household Support Act 1992” (first occurring).\n\n11 Clause 1 of Schedule 2\n\nOmit:\n\n• This Schedule and Part 9C of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 provide a framework for the implementation of the Dairy Industry Adjustment Program.\n\nsubstitute:\n\n• This Schedule provides a framework for the implementation of the Dairy Industry Adjustment Program.\n\n12 Clause 1 of Schedule 2\n\nOmit:\n\n(c) dairy exit payments (made under Part 9C of the Farm Household Support Act 1992);\n\n13 Clause 1 of Schedule 2\n\nOmit:\n\n• Dairy exit payments are available for farmers who choose to leave agriculture.\n\n14 Clause 1 of Schedule 2\n\nOmit:\n\n• The levy will be paid into a Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund, and DSAP payments, SDA payments, dairy exit payments and payments under the Dairy Regional Assistance Programme will be paid out of that Fund.\n\nsubstitute:\n\n• The levy will be paid into a Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund, and DSAP payments, SDA payments and payments under the Dairy Regional Assistance Programme will be paid out of that Fund.\n\n15 Clause 2 of Schedule 2 (definition of dairy exit payment)\n\nRepeal the definition.\n\n16 Clause 2 of Schedule 2 (definition of dairy‑type grant)\n\nRepeal the definition.\n\n17 Clause 2 of Schedule 2 (definition of DEP scheme)\n\nRepeal the definition.\n\n18 Subclause 19(2) of Schedule 2\n\nOmit “, 52 and 53”, substitute “and 52”.\n\n19 Subclause 19(2) of Schedule 2 (note 4)\n\nRepeal the note.\n\n20 Clause 37L of Schedule 2\n\nOmit “, 52 and 53”, substitute “and 52”.\n\n21 Clause 37L of Schedule 2 (note 4)\n\nRepeal the note.\n\n22 Subparagraph 43(3)(d)(ii) of Schedule 2\n\nOmit “enterprise;”, substitute “enterprise.”.\n\n23 Paragraphs 43(3)(e) and (f) of Schedule 2\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\n24 Continuing application of provision\n\nDespite the amendments of clause 43 of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986 made by this Schedule, that clause continues to apply in relation to a recording or disclosure referred to in paragraph 43(3)(e) or (f) of Schedule 2 to that Act (as in force immediately before this item commences) as if those amendments had not been made.\n\n25 Clause 53 of Schedule 2\n\nRepeal the clause.\n\n26 Continuing application of provision\n\nDespite the repeal of clause 53 of Schedule 2 to the Dairy Produce Act 1986 by this Schedule, that clause continues to apply in relation to a decision referred to in paragraph 53(1)(b) of Schedule 2 to that Act (as in force immediately before this item commences) as if that repeal had not occurred.\n\n27 Paragraphs 78(f) and (fa) of Schedule 2\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\n28 Paragraphs 79(b), (ba), (j) and (ja) of Schedule 2\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\n29 Paragraph 80(a) of Schedule 2\n\nOmit “, SDA payments, dairy exit payments and dairy‑type grants”, substitute “and SDA payments”.\n\n30 Paragraphs 94(2)(b) and (ba) of Schedule 2\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\nIncome Tax Assessment Act 1936\n\n31 Subsection 79A(4) (definition of prescribed allowance)\n\nRepeal the definition, substitute:\n\n> prescribed allowance means so much of a payment under the Social Security Act 1991 or the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 as was included in the payment by way of remote area allowance.\n\n32 Subsection 160AAA(1) (paragraph (da) of the definition of rebatable benefit)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\nIncome Tax Assessment Act 1997\n\n33 Section 11‑15 (table item headed “social security or like payments”)\n\nOmit:\n\n| clean energy advance under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 | 53‑10 |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- |\n\n34 Section 11‑15 (table item headed “social security or like payments”)\n\nOmit:\n\n| exceptional circumstances relief, payment for ........ | 53‑10 and 53‑15 |\n| --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |\n| farmers hardship bonus under the Social Security Act 1991 | 52‑10 |\n| farm help income support..................... | 53‑10 and 53‑15 |\n\nsubstitute:\n\n| farm household allowance under the Farm Household Support Act 2014 | Subdivision 52‑A |\n| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------- |\n\n35 Section 13‑1 (table items headed “exceptional circumstances relief” and “farm help income support”)\n\nRepeal the items.\n\n36 Section 13‑1 (table item headed “primary production”)\n\nOmit:\n\n| exceptional circumstances relief payments see social security and other benefit payments | |\n| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n| farm help income support payments see social security and other benefit payments | |\n| farm household support see social security and other benefit payments | |\n\nsubstitute:\n\n| farm household allowance see social security and other benefit payments | |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n37 Section 13‑1 (table item headed “social security and other benefit payments”)\n\nOmit:\n\n| exceptional circumstances relief under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 | 160AAA(3) |\n| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |\n| farm help income support under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 | 160AAA(3) |\n\nsubstitute:\n\n| farm household allowance under the Farm Household Support Act 2014 see unemployment, sickness and other benefit payments under the Social Security Act 1991 | |\n| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |\n\n38 Paragraph 52‑10(1)(z)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n39 Subsection 52‑10(1H)\n\nRepeal the subsection.\n\n40 At the end of subsection 52‑10(3)\n\nAdd:\n\n> Note: A reference in this table to newstart allowance or youth allowance includes a reference to farm household allowance under the Farm Household Support Act 2014 (see Part 5 of that Act). Other payments referred to in this table (such as advance pharmaceutical supplement) might also be payable to a person who is receiving farm household allowance.\n\n41 At the end of section 52‑15\n\nAdd:\n\n> Note: A reference in this table to newstart allowance or youth allowance includes a reference to farm household allowance under the Farm Household Support Act 2014 (see Part 5 of that Act).\n\n42 At the end of subsection 52‑30(1)\n\nAdd:\n\n> Note: A reference in this table to newstart allowance or youth allowance includes a reference to farm household allowance under the Farm Household Support Act 2014 (see Part 5 of that Act).\n\n43 Section 53‑10 (table items 1A, 3 and 4)\n\nRepeal the items.\n\n44 Section 53‑10 (note 1)\n\nRepeal the note.\n\n45 Section 53‑15\n\nRepeal the section.\n\n46 Paragraph 118‑37(1)(d)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n47 Paragraph 393‑15(2)(d)\n\nOmit “393‑40(3), (3A)”, substitute “393‑40(3A)”.\n\n48 Paragraph 393‑15(2)(d)\n\nOmit “in exceptional circumstances or”.\n\n49 Subsections 393‑40(1) and (2) (note 1)\n\nOmit “(3),”.\n\n50 Subsection 393‑40(3)\n\nRepeal the subsection.\n\n51 Subsection 393‑40(4)\n\nOmit “(3) or”.\n\n52 Subsection 393‑55(2) (paragraph (d) of note 1)\n\nOmit “(3), (3A) and (4) (about repayment in exceptional circumstances or”, substitute “(3A) and (4) (about repayment”.\n\n53 Subsection 995‑1(1) (paragraph (a) of the definition of Agriculture Department)\n\nOmit “Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n54 Subsection 995‑1(1) (definition of Agriculture Minister)\n\nOmit “Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n55 Subsection 995‑1(1) (table item 2 in the definition of supplementary amount)\n\nRepeal the item.\n\n56 Application of amendments\n\nThe amendments of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 made by this Schedule apply in relation to payments made after this item commences, other than any such payment that relates to a day before this item commences.\n\nSmall Superannuation Accounts Act 1995\n\n57 Subsection 64(7) (paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definition of Commonwealth income support payment)\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\n58 Continuing application of provision\n\nDespite the amendment of the definition of Commonwealth income support payment made by this Schedule, that definition continues to apply in relation to a drought relief payment or an exceptional circumstances relief payment under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 as if that amendment had not been made.\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\n59 Subsection 23(1) (definition of Farm Household Support Act 1992)\n\nRepeal the definition.\n\n60 Subsection 23(1) (definition of officer)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n61 Subsection 547B(1)\n\nRepeal the subsection, substitute:\n\n (1) A person is excluded from the application of the youth allowance assets test if the person is independent but the person’s partner is receiving a payment of pension, benefit or allowance referred to in Module L.\n\n62 Section 547D\n\nOmit “Sections 547E to 547G”, substitute “Sections 547E and 547G”.\n\n63 Section 547F\n\nRepeal the section.\n\n64 Section 573A\n\nOmit all the words (including the paragraphs but not including the table) after “is receiving”, substitute “or has received a payment of pension, benefit, allowance or compensation referred to in the table at the end of this section.”.\n\n65 Section 573C\n\nOmit “Sections 573D and 573E apply”, substitute “Section 573D applies”.\n\n66 Section 573E\n\nRepeal the section.\n\n67 Part 2.18 (heading)\n\nRepeal the heading, substitute:","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2.18","sectionType":"part","heading":"—Training and learning bonus","content":"## Part 2.18—Training and learning bonus\n\n68 Division 1 of Part 2.18 (heading)\n\nRepeal the heading.\n\n69 Division 2 of Part 2.18\n\nRepeal the Division.\n\n70 Paragraph 916D(3)(e)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n71 Paragraph 916D(5)(e)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n72 Subparagraph 919(2)(a)(ii)\n\nRepeal the subparagraph.\n\n73 Subsection 1061ZK(6)\n\nRepeal the subsection.\n\n74 Paragraph 1067G‑F3(b)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n75 Point 1067G‑G2\n\nOmit “Subject to point 1067G‑G3, the”, substitute “The”.\n\n76 Subpoints 1067G‑G3(1) and (2)\n\nRepeal the subpoints.\n\n77 Point 1071A‑4 (definition of exceptional circumstances relief payment)\n\nRepeal the definition.\n\n78 Point 1071A‑4 (definition of farm help income support)\n\nRepeal the definition.\n\n79 Subsections 1130B(2) and 1131(2)\n\nOmit “Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n80 Subsection 1185K(5) (paragraph (b) of the definition of income)\n\nOmit “or”.\n\n81 Subsection 1185K(5) (paragraph (c) of the definition of income)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n82 Subsection 1185Y(5) (definition of income)\n\nRepeal the definition, substitute:\n\n> income, in relation to a person, has the same meaning as in subsection 8(1), except that, in addition to any amount that is not income of the person because of subsection 8(4), (5), (7A) or (8), any payment to the person under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act is not income of the person for the purposes of this section.\n\n83 Paragraph 1223ABAAB(1)(a)\n\nOmit “, farmers hardship bonus”.\n\n84 Paragraphs 1223ABAAB(2)(f) and (g)\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\n85 Section 1227A\n\nRepeal the section.\n\n86 Section 1230B\n\nOmit “1227A,”.\n\n87 Section 1231AA\n\nOmit “, 1231A”.\n\n88 Paragraph 1231AA(a)\n\nOmit “sections 1231 and 1231A”, substitute “section 1231”.\n\n89 Paragraph 1231(1)(aa)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n90 Section 1231A\n\nRepeal the section.\n\n91 Subsection 1233(1)\n\nOmit “1227A or”.\n\n92 Paragraph 1234A(1)(a)\n\nOmit “Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n93 Continuing application of provisions\n\nDespite the amendments or repeals of the following sections of the Social Security Act 1991 by this Schedule, those sections continue to apply in relation to payments made under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 as if those amendments or repeals had not occurred:\n\n (a) section 573A;\n (b) section 916D;\n (c) section 1227A;\n (d) section 1230B;\n (e) section 1231;\n (f) section 1231A;\n (g) section 1233;\n (h) section 1234A.\n\nSocial Security (Administration) Act 1999\n\n94 Subsection 10(4)\n\nRepeal the subsection.\n\n95 Section 12AB (heading)\n\nRepeal the heading, substitute:","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"12AB","sectionType":"section","heading":"Economic security strategy payment and training and learning bonus","content":"#### 12AB Economic security strategy payment and training and learning bonus\n\n96 Section 12AB\n\nOmit “, training and learning bonus or farmers hardship bonus”, substitute “or training and learning bonus”.\n\n97 Subsection 47(1) (paragraph (hv) of the definition of lump sum benefit)\n\nRepeal the paragraph, substitute:\n\n (hv) activity supplement; or\n (hw) farm financial assessment supplement; or\n\n98 Section 47C (heading)\n\nRepeal the heading, substitute:","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"47C","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payment of economic security strategy payments and training and learning bonuses","content":"#### 47C Payment of economic security strategy payments and training and learning bonuses\n\n99 Subsection 47C(2)\n\nOmit “or farmers hardship bonus”.\n\n100 After section 47C\n\nInsert:","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"47CA","sectionType":"section","heading":"Payment of activity supplement or farm financial assessment supplement","content":"#### 47CA Payment of activity supplement or farm financial assessment supplement\n\n The following payments are to be paid to a person on the date the Secretary considers to be the earliest date on which it is reasonably practicable for the payment to be made to the person:\n (a) activity supplement;\n (b) farm financial assessment supplement.\n\n101 At the end of subsection 66(1)\n\nAdd:\n\n ; (m) farm household allowance in relation to a person who has reached pension age.\n\n102 Subsection 106B(4) (subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition of listed automatic issue health care card)\n\nOmit “apprentice; or”, substitute “apprentice.”.\n\n103 Subsection 106B(4) (paragraph (c) of the definition of listed automatic issue health care card)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n104 Section 123TC (paragraph (a) of the definition of household stimulus payment)\n\nOmit “Division 1 of”.\n\n105 Section 123TC (paragraph (b) of the definition of household stimulus payment)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n106 Paragraph 126(1)(c)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n107 Subsection 127(3)\n\nAfter “decision made”, insert “personally”.\n\n108 Subsection 127(3)\n\nOmit “under the Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “under or in relation to the Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n109 Paragraph 129(1)(c)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n110 Paragraph 129(4)(d)\n\nAfter “decision made”, insert “personally”.\n\n111 Paragraph 129(4)(d)\n\nOmit “under the Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “under or in relation to the Farm Household Support Act 2014”.\n\n112 Paragraph 140(1)(d)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n113 Paragraphs 144(c) and (j)\n\nRepeal the paragraphs.\n\n114 Paragraph 175(1)(a)\n\nOmit “or under the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n115 Subsection 175(2)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n116 Paragraph 175(5)(b)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n117 Paragraph 178(1)(a)\n\nOmit “or under the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n118 Section 193\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n119 Paragraph 194(a)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n120 Section 201A (paragraphs (b) and (c) of the definition of officer)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n121 Paragraph 202(1)(b)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n122 Paragraph 202(2)(d)\n\nOmit “, the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n123 Paragraph 203(1)(b)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n124 Subsection 203(3)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n125 Paragraph 204(1)(b)\n\nOmit “, the family assistance law or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”, substitute “or the family assistance law”.\n\n126 Subsection 204(3)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n127 Subsection 206(4)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n128 Section 207\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992” (first occurring).\n\n129 Section 207\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992,” (second occurring).\n\n130 Paragraph 208(1)(a)\n\nOmit “or the Farm Household Support Act 1992”.\n\n131 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1\n\nInsert:\n\n> activity supplement has the meaning given by the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\n132 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1 (definition of Agriculture Minister)\n\nOmit “1992”, substitute “2014”.\n\n133 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1\n\nInsert:\n\n> farm financial assessment supplement has the meaning given by the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\n> farm household allowance has the meaning given by the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\n134 Continuing application of provisions\n\n(1) Despite the amendments of sections 193 and 194 of the Social Security Administration Act made by this Schedule, those sections continue to apply in relation to a debt owed under or as a result of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 as if those amendments had not been made.\n\n(2) Despite the amendments of Division 3 of Part 5 of the Social Security Administration Act made by this Schedule, that Division continues to apply in relation to information or things acquired or obtained for the purposes of, or in relation to, the Farm Household Support Act 1992 as if those amendments had not been made.\n\nVeterans’ Entitlements Act 1986\n\n135 Subsection 49J(5) (paragraph (b) of the definition of income)\n\nOmit “or”.\n\n136 Subsection 49J(5) (paragraph (c) of the definition of income)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\n137 Subsection 49Y(5) (paragraph (b) of the definition of income)\n\nOmit “or”.\n\n138 Subsection 49Y(5) (paragraph (c) of the definition of income)\n\nRepeal the paragraph.\n\nPart 2—Contingent amendments\n\nDivision 1—Amendments if this Act commences before the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014\n\nMinerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\n140 Paragraph 1231(1AA)(b)\n\nOmit “, farmers hardship bonus”.\n\nDivision 2—Amendments if this Act commences after the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\n141 Paragraph 1231(1AA)(b)\n\nOmit “, training and learning bonus or farmers hardship bonus”, substitute “or training and learning bonus”.\n\nDivision 3—Amendments contingent on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Increased Employment Participation) Act 2014\n\nFarm Household Support Act 2014\n\n142 Section 95 (after table item 1)\n\nInsert:\n\n| 1A | paragraph 861(1)(a) | the words “(but not farm household allowance, as it applies because of Part 5 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014)” were inserted after “the following”. |\n| --- | ------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nDivision 4—Amendments relating to interim farm household allowance\n\nIncome Tax Assessment Act 1997\n\n143 Section 11‑15 (table item headed “social security or like payments”)\n\nInsert:\n\n| interim farm household allowance | 53‑10 |\n| -------------------------------- | ----- |\n\n144 Section 53‑10 (table item 4D)\n\nRepeal the item, substitute:\n\n| 4D | Transitional Farm Family Payment or Interim Farm Household Allowance | The program known as the Transitional Farm Family Payment program or as the Interim Farm Household Allowance | Only so much of the payment as is included:(a) in lieu of clean energy advance; or(b) by way of clean energy supplement;is exempt |\n| --- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\n145 Subparagraph 919(2)(a)(iii)\n\nOmit “program; and”, substitute “program;”.\n\n146 At the end of paragraph 919(2)(a)\n\nAdd:\n\n (iv) a payment of interim farm household allowance under the program administered by the Commonwealth known as the Interim Farm Household Allowance program; and\n\nDivision 5—Amendments relating to repeal of references to interim farm household allowance and transitional farm family payment\n\nIncome Tax Assessment Act 1997\n\n147 Section 11‑15 (table item headed “social security or like payments”)\n\nOmit:\n\n| interim farm household allowance................ | 53‑10 |\n| ------------------------------------------------ | ----- |\n\n148 Section 11‑15 (table item headed “social security or like payments”)\n\nOmit:\n\n| transitional farm family payment................ | 53‑10 |\n| ------------------------------------------------ | ----- |\n\n149 Section 53‑10 (table item 4D)\n\nRepeal the item.\n\nSocial Security Act 1991\n\n150 Subsection 919(2) (heading)\n\nRepeal the heading, substitute:\n\n Qualification—ABSTUDY payment\n\n151 Paragraphs 919(2)(a) and (b)\n\nRepeal the paragraphs, substitute:\n\n (a) a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme that includes an amount identified as living allowance is payable to the person in respect of a period that includes that day; and\n (b) the person is under pension age on that day.\n\nSchedule 3—Transitional provisions\n\n1 Transitional application of section 40 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014\n\nSection 40 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 applies, after the commencement of this item, as if the reference to an income support payment in paragraph 40(1)(a) of that Act included a reference to:\n\n (a) a transitional farm family payment made under the program known as the Transitional Farm Family Payment program; and\n (b) a payment of interim farm household allowance made under the program known as the Interim Farm Household Allowance program; and\n (c) a payment of interim income support made under the program known as the Interim Income Support program; and\n (d) an exceptional circumstances relief payment under the Farm Household Support Act 1992.\n\n2 Transitional rules\n\n(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to:\n\n (a) the amendments or repeals made by this Act; or\n (b) the enactment of this Act or the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\n(2) Rules made for the purposes of subitem (1) may provide that the following Acts have effect with any modifications prescribed by the rules:\n\n (a) the Farm Household Support Act 2014;\n (b) the Social Security Act;\n (c) the Social Security Administration Act.\n\n(3) Without limiting subitem (1), the rules may deal with the transition of a person from a payment made under the executive power of the Commonwealth to farm household allowance.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does precisely what its title says — it makes consequential amendments to other legislation and transitional provisions to support the replacement of the Farm Household Support Act 1992 with the 2014 Act. There is no evidence of scope creep; all amendments are directly connected to the changeover in the farm household support payment system, including the introduction of farm household allowance and the removal of legacy payment types."},"complexity_factors":["Amends at least 14 separate pieces of legislation simultaneously, requiring the reader to cross-reference multiple Acts","Complex staggered commencement provisions — different schedules start on different dates, and some provisions are contingent on whether other unrelated legislation (the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal Act) commences first","Some provisions never commenced at all (Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 2), adding confusion for readers trying to determine what is in force","Numerous 'saving provisions' (carve-outs preserving the old law for specific purposes) that operate in parallel with the new amendments — the old and new law coexist for different purposes","Retrospective commencement of one provision (Division 4, dated 26 February 2014, before Royal Assent on 28 March 2014)","Contingent amendments that only apply depending on the timing of other legislation, creating conditional logic that is difficult to follow without reading those other Acts","The interaction between multiple welfare payment types (farm household allowance, interim farm household allowance, transitional farm family payment, exceptional circumstances relief) during transition requires careful tracking","Highly technical tax law amendments across both the 1936 and 1997 Income Tax Assessment Acts, including table item restructuring and exemption provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is housekeeping to implement the Farm Household Support Act 2014: it repeals the 1992 law, updates references across several tax, social security, veterans and aged‑care laws, and ensures the new payment names (farm household allowance, activity supplement, farm financial assessment supplement) are recognised.\n\nIt protects farmers mid‑transition by preserving existing debts, payments and entitlements, clarifies tax treatment, and lets the Minister make instruments to address any remaining transitional issues."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"retroactive_impossibility","section":"Section 2, Commencement Table, Row 8 (Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 4)","severity":"high","reasoning":"An Act cannot logically or legally impose obligations or effects before it receives Royal Assent and comes into existence as law. Division 4 deals with substantive amendments relating to interim farm household allowance tax treatment under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. Backdating these provisions to 26 February 2014 — while the Act only received Royal Assent on 28 March 2014 — creates a retroactive fiction that persons and agencies were subject to these provisions before they existed. While retrospective legislation is not unconstitutional per se in Australia, the practical absurdity is that compliance with these provisions on 26 February 2014 was literally impossible as the provisions did not exist. There is also no saving or transitional provision addressing the gap period.","confidence":0.92,"description":"Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 4 is specified to have commenced on 26 February 2014 — over a month BEFORE the Act received Royal Assent on 28 March 2014. This means provisions of the Act are deemed to have operated before the Act legally existed."},{"type":"other","section":"Section 2, Commencement Table, Row 6 (Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 2) — Column 3 states 'Never commenced'","severity":"low","reasoning":"Including 'Never commenced' in a commencement table is a drafting curiosity. The table exists to specify when provisions commence; a provision that never commenced has no legal effect and arguably need not appear. Its inclusion creates a minor logical oddity — the table is used to record the non-occurrence of a legal event — but this is a known and accepted Australian drafting practice for transparency. The severity is low because it causes no practical legal harm, but it is logically anomalous for a commencement table to record non-commencement as a positive entry.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The commencement table includes a row for Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 2 with the column 3 entry 'Never commenced', yet the table purports to record actual commencement dates. A provision that never commenced is not law, yet it is listed in the operative commencement table of an Act as if its non-commencement is itself a legally operative fact."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule 2, items 86-91 (sections 1227A, 1230B, 1231AA, 1231A of Social Security Act 1991)","severity":"low","reasoning":"Items 87 and 88 amend section 1231AA to remove references to section 1231A. Item 90 repeals section 1231A. If the sections all commence simultaneously, the amendments to remove cross-references to 1231A are redundant (since the target section is repealed anyway). If there is any sequencing issue, amending a cross-reference to a section that no longer exists could create interpretive confusion. Similarly, item 86 amends section 1230B to remove reference to 1227A, while item 85 repeals 1227A. These are not strictly contradictions but reflect poor drafting economy and potential for confusion if commencement of individual items were ever disputed.","confidence":0.6,"description":"Item 86 omits '1227A,' from section 1230B, item 87 omits ', 1231A' from section 1231AA, and item 88 substitutes a reference to 'sections 1231 and 1231A' with 'section 1231' in paragraph 1231AA(a) — all while items 85 and 90 separately repeal sections 1227A and 1231A entirely. Amending provisions of sections that are simultaneously being repealed, or amending cross-references to sections being repealed, is internally redundant and potentially contradictory."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule 2, items 62-63 and 65-66 read with item 93 (continuing application)","severity":"medium","reasoning":"The continuing application savings in item 93 are selective. Sections 547F and 573E are repealed by items 63 and 66 respectively, but are not listed in item 93's savings provision. If recipients of Farm Household Support Act 1992 payments had rights or obligations under those sections, those rights and obligations are extinguished immediately upon commencement with no transitional protection, unlike the sections listed in item 93. Whether this is intentional policy or an oversight is unclear, but it creates a logical inconsistency in the transitional scheme — some repealed provisions are preserved for legacy payments, but not others dealing with similar matters.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Items 62-63 repeal sections 547F of the Social Security Act 1991, and items 65-66 repeal section 573E. However, item 93 (continuing application) lists sections 573A, 916D, 1227A, 1230B, 1231, 1231A, 1233, and 1234A as continuing to apply in relation to payments under the Farm Household Support Act 1992 — but conspicuously does NOT include sections 547F or 573E. This creates an asymmetry: some repealed provisions are preserved for transitional purposes, others are not, with no apparent policy rationale for the omission."},{"type":"other","section":"Schedule 3, item 2(2) — Transitional Rules power","severity":"high","reasoning":"The power in Schedule 3 item 2(2) allows the Minister to prescribe 'modifications' to three Acts of Parliament via legislative instrument. While Henry VIII clauses (subordinate legislation modifying primary Acts) are not unprecedented in Australian law, they are constitutionally and legally controversial. The provision contains no express limitation — such as 'only to the extent necessary for transitional purposes' — on what modifications can be made. This creates a logical absurdity: Parliament enacts primary legislation defining rights and obligations, but then grants the executive unfettered power to modify those very Acts by subordinate instrument. The scope is particularly broad given it covers three substantial Acts. This undermines the rule of law principle that Parliament, not the executive, makes law.","confidence":0.82,"description":"Subitem 2(2) empowers the Minister to make rules that modify the Farm Household Support Act 2014, the Social Security Act, and the Social Security Administration Act — by legislative instrument. This means a Minister can effectively amend primary legislation by subordinate instrument, with no express limitation on the scope of modification."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Section 2, Commencement Table, Row 5 (Schedule 2, item 140)","section_b":"Section 2, Commencement Table, Row 6 (Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 2)","confidence":0.78,"description":"Rows 5 and 6 create mutually exclusive commencement conditions based on the timing of item 23 of Schedule 8 to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Act 2014 relative to section 3 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014, but use asymmetric triggering language that produces a logical gap. Row 5 says item 140 does NOT commence if item 23 of the MRRT Act commences BEFORE section 3 of the FHS Act. Row 6 says Division 2 does NOT commence if section 3 of the FHS Act commences AT OR BEFORE item 23 of the MRRT Act. This means if both provisions commence simultaneously, item 140 commences (because the MRRT item did not commence 'before') but Division 2 also does not commence (because FHS Act s3 commenced 'at or before'). Both items 140 and Division 2 are designed as alternatives — one for if this Act commences before the MRRT Act, one for after — but the simultaneous commencement scenario is handled inconsistently, with item 140 applying but Division 2 not, potentially leaving a gap where neither alternative amendment fully operates."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Schedule 2, item 93(c) — section 1227A continues to apply","section_b":"Schedule 2, item 86 — section 1230B amended to omit '1227A'","confidence":0.72,"description":"Item 93(c) preserves section 1227A of the Social Security Act 1991 for payments under the Farm Household Support Act 1992, treating it as if it still exists. Item 93(d) also preserves section 1230B. However, item 86 amends section 1230B to remove the reference to '1227A'. If section 1230B is preserved in its amended form (without the 1227A reference) under item 93(d), the cross-reference between 1230B and 1227A is severed — yet both are meant to be preserved as a functional unit for legacy payments. The amendment strips 1230B of its reference to 1227A precisely at the moment both are meant to continue operating together for legacy purposes."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"Schedule 2, item 56 — application of amendments to Income Tax Assessment Acts","section_b":"Section 2, Commencement Table, Row 8 — Schedule 2, Part 2, Division 4 commences 26 February 2014","confidence":0.68,"description":"Item 56 provides that the Income Tax Assessment Act amendments 'apply in relation to payments made after this item commences, other than any such payment that relates to a day before this item commences.' This suggests a forward-looking application from commencement. However, Division 4 (items 143-146) amends the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 and is deemed to have commenced on 26 February 2014 — before Royal Assent. If the application rule in item 56 governs Division 4, it would apply from 26 February 2014, but this pre-dates the Act's existence. If item 56 does not govern Division 4 (as Division 4 is in Part 2 rather than Part 1), then there is no application provision for Division 4's ITAA amendments, leaving uncertainty about their temporal reach."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"Schedule 2, item 2 — Farm Household Support Act 1992 definition of income support payment continues to apply","section_b":"Schedule 1, item 1 — Farm Household Support Act 1992 is repealed in its entirety","confidence":0.58,"description":"Schedule 1 repeals the entire Farm Household Support Act 1992. Item 2 of Schedule 2 preserves the application of the (now repealed) definition of 'income support payment' from clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Aged Care Act 1997 as if the amendment substituting a new definition had not been made — effectively requiring reliance on a definition sourced from a repealed Act. Similarly, items 6, 9, 24, 26, 58, and 93 all preserve the operation of provisions that depend on or reference the Farm Household Support Act 1992, which has been repealed. While savings provisions routinely preserve the effect of repealed provisions, the Act nowhere re-enacts or definitively preserves the substantive content of the 1992 Act's relevant definitions and provisions — it merely says they 'continue to apply as if' the repeal had not occurred, relying on a statutory ghost."}]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act replaces the prior Farm Household Support Act 1992 with the Farm Household Support Act 2014 (Schedule 1, item 1) and redirects statutory references, payment names and tax/social security treatment to the new farm household allowance (see Schedule 2, e.g. items replacing references and reclassifying payments). It preserves specified legacy effects for existing debts and records (continuing‑application items in Schedule 2) and grants the Minister power to make transitional rules to manage transfers from interim or legacy payments into the new scheme (Schedule 3, item 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Wide cross‑legislative amendments: alters many Acts (Social Security Act 1991, Income Tax Assessment Acts, Aged Care Act, Veterans’ Entitlements Act, Social Security Administration Act, Dairy Produce Act, etc.) creating extensive interdependencies (see Schedule 2, multiple items).","Full repeal of prior framework: repeals the Farm Household Support Act 1992 (Schedule 1, item 1), requiring many consequential edits across law.","Contingent commencements and non‑commencement possibilities: multiple provisions start only if or unless other Acts commence first (Commencement table; Schedule 2, items relating to MRRT and other Acts).","Transitional savings and continuing‑application clauses preserve legacy treatment for specified debts, payments and records (e.g. Schedule 2 continuing application items such as items 2, 6, 9, 56, 134).","Ministerial discretion to make transitional rules by legislative instrument (Schedule 3, item 2), enabling delegated rulemaking to adjust saving/application provisions.","Detailed tax and benefit reclassifications altering exemption, table entries and notes in income tax Acts and social security tables (Schedule 2, items 31–56, 143–149).","Multiple commencement dates and proclamation triggers create administrative sequencing risk (commencement table rows and Schedule 2 references)."],"plain_english_summary":"Mechanically, this Act repeals the Farm Household Support Act 1992 and updates dozens of federal laws so the new Farm Household Support Act 2014 (and its farm household allowance) replaces the old scheme. It fixes commencement dates, sets transitional savings for existing debts and information, and lets the Minister make legislative rules to manage movement from legacy payments to the new allowance. It affects farm payment recipients, social security and tax administration, and departmental compliance processes because statutory references, income tests and tax treatment are shifted to the new scheme."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: facilitating the transition from the 1992 Farm Household Support Act to the 2014 Act. While it touches many other Acts, these are purely consequential amendments (updating cross-references) rather than an expansion of substantive scope. The contingent amendments and transitional provisions are complex but remain within the boundaries of the original policy intent—managing the machinery of legislative change."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing: Amends 12+ separate Acts including the Income Tax Assessment Acts, Social Security Act, Veterans' Entitlements Act, and Aged Care Act","Complex commencement provisions: 11 different commencement triggers with conditional logic (e.g., 'if X commences before Y, then Z does not commence at all')","Nested contingent amendments: Division 2 contains amendments that only apply if this Act commences before/after another Act (Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal Act)","Multiple transitional layers: Deals with three different legacy programs (Transitional Farm Family Payment, Interim Farm Household Allowance, Interim Income Support) plus the old 1992 Act payments","Savings provisions: Contains numerous 'continuing application' clauses that preserve old law for existing recipients while applying new law to new recipients","Legislative instrument powers: Grants the Minister broad power to make transitional rules that can modify the operation of three major Acts","Fragmented structure: Schedules are split into Parts and Divisions with different commencement dates, requiring readers to cross-reference commencement tables constantly"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a 'clean-up' law that supports the introduction of a new welfare payment for struggling farmers. It does three main things:\n\n**1. Repeals the old law**\n- It scraps the *Farm Household Support Act 1992* (the old system that provided 'exceptional circumstances relief' and 'farm help income support').\n\n**2. Updates dozens of other laws**\n- It goes through many other Acts (tax law, social security law, aged care law, etc.) and replaces references to the old 1992 Act with references to the new *Farm Household Support Act 2014*.\n- It removes references to old payments that no longer exist (like 'dairy exit payments', 'farmers hardship bonus', and 'training and learning bonus').\n- It adds references to new payments like 'farm household allowance', 'activity supplement', and 'farm financial assessment supplement'.\n\n**3. Handles the transition**\n- It ensures people already receiving old payments (like transitional farm family payments or exceptional circumstances relief) don't get cut off abruptly.\n- It allows the Minister to make rules for how people move from old payments to the new 'farm household allowance'.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Farmers and their families who need income support during tough times (drought, financial hardship).\n- Government departments that administer these payments (Centrelink, Department of Agriculture).\n- Anyone dealing with tax or social security law where these payments are mentioned.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis Act is the 'plumbing' that makes the new farm household allowance system work. Without it, the new 2014 Act would sit in isolation, unable to interact properly with the tax system, social security system, or other government programs. It ensures continuity for farmers receiving support while switching from the old complex system to the new one."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-act-2014","history":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-act-2014/history","analysis":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-act-2014/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-act-2014/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-act-2014/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-act-2014/documents"}}