{"id":"F2018L01204","name":"Farm Household Support (Farm Assets Value Limit) Minister’s Rules 2018","slug":"farm-household-support-farm-assets-value-limit-minister-s-rules-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439745,"registerId":"F2018L01204-fast-fetch-1775955650179","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Farm Household Support (Farm Assets Value Limit) Minister’s Rules 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nFarm Household Support (Farm Assets Value Limit) Minister’s Rules 2018\n\nI, David Littleproud, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, make the following rules.\n\nDated 24 August 2018\n\nDavid Littleproud\n\nMinister for Agriculture and Water Resources\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Farm assets value limit—start of $5 million farm assets value limit\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Farm Household Support (Farm Assets Value Limit) Minister’s Rules 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument 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 \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 September 2018. 1 September 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Farm Household Support Act 2014.\n\n4  Farm assets value limit—start of $5 million farm assets value limit\n\n  For the purposes of subsection 34(3) of the Farm Household Support Act 2014, the day is 1 September 2018.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: setting a commencement date for a specific assets threshold. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 sections total","No defined terms section","Single operative provision (section 4) containing only a date specification","No cross-references beyond a single citation to the parent Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Total length under 500 words"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes 1 September 2018 as the date the Farm Household Support assets test rises to a $5 million farm-asset cap. That change expands eligibility for income support to more drought‑affected farming families who may have high asset values but limited cash flow. It therefore broadens the safety net for farmers applying for or receiving Farm Household Support."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not change the substantive scope or terms of the Farm Household Support Act 2014. It only specifies the day from which the $5 million farm assets value limit applies for the purposes of subsection 34(3) (section 4), and contains commencement formalities (section 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive provision: one rule fixing a commencement date (section 4).","Dependence on an external statutory provision: refers to subsection 34(3) of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 rather than restating the rule (sections 3 and 4).","Commencement mechanics formalised via a table and deemed start language (section 2), requiring attention to legislative commencement practice.","No substantive changes to threshold mechanics or definitions in this instrument—administrative effect only, but implementation requires the administering authority to apply the date in assessments."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the start date for applying a $5 million farm assets value limit used when assessing eligibility for Farm Household Support payments. It declares that, for subsection 34(3) of the Farm Household Support Act 2014, the relevant day is 1 September 2018. It affects farmers whose asset values are assessed under the Act and the agency administering payments, because the date determines when the $5 million threshold is applied."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-farm-assets-value-limit-minister-s-rules-2018","history":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-farm-assets-value-limit-minister-s-rules-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-farm-assets-value-limit-minister-s-rules-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-farm-assets-value-limit-minister-s-rules-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-farm-assets-value-limit-minister-s-rules-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/farm-household-support-farm-assets-value-limit-minister-s-rules-2018/documents"}}