52BFarm help advice and training scheme

52B Farm help advice and training scheme

(1) The Minister may, by written instrument: (a) formulate a scheme under which farmers and their families are provided with assistance for the purpose of doing one or more of the following: (i) obtaining advice to assist farmers to assess their long‑term prospects; (ii) obtaining training; (iii) obtaining software needed for the purpose of, or as a result of, advice or training under the scheme; (iv) developing an activity plan; and (b) provide for the implementation and regulation of the scheme. The scheme is to be known as the farm help advice and training scheme and a grant is to be known as the farm help advice and training grant. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the scheme may deal with: (a) the circumstances in which people are eligible to receive assistance; and (b) the procedure for applying for assistance; and (c) a limit on the amount of assistance to be provided; and (d) the types of advice or training for which assistance may be provided; and (e) the people (including their qualifications or expertise) who may provide the advice or training; and (f) the form in which the assistance is provided. (3) The scheme must: (a) set out guidelines for the giving of directions under subsection 13A(1), or under the farm help re‑establishment grants scheme, requiring people to obtain advice; and (b) provide for assistance to people for the purpose of complying with such directions; and (c) provide a method for determining the consequence, for the payment of farm help scheme payments, of a person not complying with such a direction; and (d) provide for assistance to people for the purpose of obtaining advice on financial outlook; and (e) provide for assistance to people for the purpose of developing an activity plan. (4) An instrument under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument.