15Claim for payment

15 Claim for payment

(1) A payment right in respect of a dairy farm enterprise must not be granted to an entity unless the entity, or a person acting on behalf of the entity, makes a claim for the payment right during the DSAP claim period or a further period after the end of the DSAP claim period allowed by the DAA for the claim to be made.

(2) The DAA may allow a further period after the end of the DSAP claim period for a claim to be made only if 1 or more units in another payment right relating to the enterprise are cancelled under section 35 or 36.

(3) An entity may make a claim under subsection (1) even if it has not received a formal invitation to make a claim.

(4) For this section:

(a) a claim must be made in writing, and state the type of payment right being claimed; and

(b) a claim must contain sufficient information to enable the DAA to determine the eligibility of the entity for the type of payment right claimed and the face value of that payment right; and

(c) a claim must be signed:

(i) if the entity is a company — by the company’s public officer;

(ii) if the entity is an individual under the age of 18 — by a parent or guardian of the entity;

(iii) otherwise — by or on behalf of the entity; and

(d) a claim must be sent by post, or delivered by hand, to the DAA; and

(e) if an entity posts a claim to the DAA, the claim is taken to be made on the day that it is posted.