5Prescribed programs

5 Prescribed programs

For the purposes of section 424E of the Act, each program mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table: (a) is prescribed; and (b) has the description mentioned in column 2 of the item and the purpose mentioned in column 3 of the item.

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="4" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Prescribed programs</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.86%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:33.76%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:38.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.86%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Program</span></p></td><td style="width:33.76%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Description of the program</span></p></td><td style="width:38.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:12pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">Purpose of the program</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:8.86%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span>Support for Research and Development Extension Program</span></p></td><td style="width:33.76%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To provide funding to organisations involved in research and development extension to demonstrate and encourage the adoption of best practice farming systems, to inform options for sheep producers and other sheep supply chain participants who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea.</span></p></td><td style="width:38.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To support sheep producers and other sheep supply chain participants to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by developing and disseminating options for other market opportunities for sheep products.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.86%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:12pt"><span>Shearing Industry Transition Program</span></p></td><td style="width:33.76%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To provide funding to an industry organisation to help shearing contractor businesses to offer a broader range of seasonally complementary agricultural and other regional work to their employees and to individual shearers who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea.</span></p></td><td style="width:38.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To support shearers and the employees of shearing contractor businesses to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by diversifying employment opportunities.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.86%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>Farm Business Transition Program</span></p></td><td style="width:33.76%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To provide funding to enable sheep producers who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea to:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17pt; text-indent:-17pt; line-height:normal"><span>(a) access advice on, and to apply, research and development innovations and extension activities; and</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17pt; text-indent:-17pt; line-height:normal"><span>(b) invest in on</span><span>‑</span><span>farm infrastructure and alternative farming systems and practices.</span></p></td><td style="width:38.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To support sheep producers to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by enhancing their ability to make changes to their business operations to meet the requirements of the domestic supply chain.</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:8.86%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:18.56%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>Livestock Transport Industry Transition Program</span></p></td><td style="width:33.76%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To provide funding to enable livestock transport businesses and livestock transport related businesses who are, are likely to be, or will be negatively affected by the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea to:</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17pt; text-indent:-17pt; line-height:normal"><span>(a) access advice and training relating to other transport</span><span>‑</span><span>related activities, and</span></p><p style="margin-top:3pt; margin-left:17pt; text-indent:-17pt; line-height:normal"><span>(b) invest on a co</span><span>‑</span><span>funded basis in asset modification or acquisition to enable their engagement in other transport</span><span>‑</span><span>related activities.</span></p></td><td style="width:38.82%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:3pt; line-height:normal"><span>To support livestock transport businesses and livestock transport related businesses to prepare for, adapt and respond to the phasing out of the export of live sheep by sea by enhancing their ability to make changes to their business operations to transition to other transport</span><span>‑</span><span>related activities.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>